WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday the federal government will resume executing death-row inmates for the first time since 2003, ending an informal moratorium even as the nation sees a broad shift away from capital punishment. Attorney General William Barr instructed the Bureau of Prisons to schedule executions starting in December for five men, all […]

WELLS – Just a few months after she was born, Zachary and Stacey Donnell tucked their daughter, Norah, into her stroller, and took her out for her first foray on a lobster boat. She started spending more time on the boat when she was 5. “We’d go out as a family,” her mother Stacey, said. […]

ALFRED – After deliberating for about three hours in a case of an assault charge involving a Buxton town selectwoman, the court declared a mistrial after a hung jury on Thursday. Buxton Selectwoman Jean Harmon was on trial Thursday at  York County Superior Court for allegedly assaulting Solid Waste Manager Gregory Heffernan on Oct. 3. […]

SPRINGVALE – Whether you’re interested in blueberries or apples, fresh vegetables, or locally grown mushrooms, or merely taking a leisurely walk and seeing some sights on the way, you can do all those things on Sunday at the annual Springvale Farm Walk. The event coincides with the state’s annual Open Farm Day, a day where […]