It took just 30 seconds in Ohio and zero bullets in Texas for officers to stop two mass shooters this weekend, but not before 29 people were killed and about 50 injured in less than 24 hours. Officers gunned down the Ohio shooter at the doorstep of a bar-turned-hiding place in the middle of Dayton’s […]

BIDDEFORD — On Sunday afternoon, parents and children from all over the area gathered at the Family Fun Fest, formerly called the Bacon Street Festival, for an afternoon of free attractions in Biddeford.  From noon to 4 p.m., families enjoyed fun activities, like rock climbing and water sliding.  The event is part of National Night Out, […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — A small workshop class of three students spent the weekend at Arundel Farm Gallery, learning Japanese woodblock printmaking from New England artist Lisa Houck.  Japanese printmaking is an art form that was introduced to the United States and Europe in the 19th Century, Houck said. This is her second time leading a workshop at the gallery, having taught white […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Pamela Sue Martin, TV’s original Nancy Drew, has passed the torch to the actress playing the latest incarnation of the teenage sleuth. Martin will appear on The CW’s remake that blends mystery, suspense, a supernatural element and a bit of horror. She got her big break on “The Hardy Boys/Nancy […]

A slip off a Massachusetts dock last winter made Pete Haskell realize the value of a lifejacket. The retired Gloucester area marine supply manager owned a personal flotation device, of course, as the Coast Guard requires them on every boat, but like many fishermen, he kept it stashed safely aboard his skiff and rarely if […]

KENNEBUNK — Jeff Olson, Kennebunk resident and former member of the rock band Trouble, has released a track in honor of his neighbors’ daughter, Aspasia “Sia” Van Wyck, who was killed two years ago. The song, “Beginning of Sorrows (Remix-Aspasia)” is meant to be a memorial for Aspasia, Jeff Olson said, and a way for […]