Many of the dead seals that washed ashore in northern New England in the past few weeks tested positive for either avian influenza or phocine distemper virus, but it is still too soon to say if those viruses are the primary causes of the unusual die-off, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Researchers […]

Gov. Paul LePage has proposed $21.4 million in additional spending to improve the state’s overburdened child protection system, a significant investment that also is coupled with major reforms to how caseworkers do their jobs. Under the governor’s most far-reaching bill, An Act to Improve the Child Welfare System, the spending would include $8 million for […]

A Gorham man with a history of escaping from authorities has eluded police again this week, this time jumping out of a moving vehicle and fleeing officers in the Somerset County town of Caratunk, police said. Corey W. Paradise, 45, jumped, barefoot, out a window to escape capture on Aug. 4 in York, led Scarborough police on […]

AUGUSTA — Police are investigating at the scene where a body was found Thursday afternoon on Weeks Mills Road. “Detectives from the Augusta Police Department were following up leads on a missing person case and during the course of the investigation Detectives located an unidentified body,” Augusta police said in a news release sent about […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — There’s an old saying that a truly destitute man is not one without riches, but someone who has never partaken of lobster. With that in mind, Edward “Ed” Hutchins, a resident and selectman from Kennebunkport, will donate 100 lobsters to assist Habitat for Humanity York County in their fundraising efforts this weekend. Habitat […]

SACO — Cia Cafe is truly a place for all of your favorite things: coffee, ice cream and art. This is what their name stands for, and they do not disappoint to deliver quality products. Owners Jeannie and Bill Dunnigan have lovingly created a space in Saco for people to enjoy local coffee brews, food, […]

SANFORD — In a few weeks, bicyclists looking for new trails to explore and students headed to classes at the new Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center will be able to use the newly created Mousam River Bike Path. The new mile-long trail is an extension of the existing trail system that currently ends […]

ALFRED — When Alfred residents open their property tax bills, they’ll see the same figure they saw last year this time. That is because the mil rate — the amount of tax charged per $1,000 of property value — will remain at $15.90 this fiscal year, the same as last year. Selectmen set the tax […]