Man wanted after leading Maine state troopers on car chase arrested almost a...
A man who has been wanted since police say he led state troopers on a car chase last month was arrested Monday in New Hampshire. On March 17, Maine state troopers were asked to assist New Hampshire...
View ArticleKittery outlets eyed for affordable housing
KITTERY, Maine — The town’s working group on housing recently mailed letters to Route 1 and bypass property owners inviting them to join the conversation around affordable and workforce housing,...
View ArticlePolice shut down Old Orchard Beach parlor after neighbors say ‘they were...
An Old Orchard Beach massage parlor is shut down after suspected “criminal activity.” Police are remaining tight-lipped on the details on the suspected criminal activity that was happening inside at...
View ArticleHome for residents with intellectual disabilities has space while state’s...
KITTERY, Maine — Ten months after opening an independent and active home for young women with intellectual disabilities, nonprofit A House For ME still has two bedrooms to fill, and considering the...
View ArticleWells enacts emergency ordinance to block ‘Maine’s hottest new adult novelty...
WELLS, Maine — A proposed “adult novelty shop” on Route 1 sparked outcry from residents and business owners and led town officials to enact an emergency ordinance defining “adult business...
View ArticleKennebunk voters to consider partial ban on balloons
Kennebunk High School senior Will Jones has been a tireless advocate against pollution that harms marine life since he was six years old. His efforts to educate the community have led to a proposed...
View ArticleSaco contractor indicted on rare workplace manslaughter charge
A Saco-based contractor has been indicted on the rare charge of workplace manslaughter after a man working for him fell from a roof and died. The indictment from the Maine Attorney General’s office...
View ArticleTown, neighbors agree to assess health of beach road trees after outcry over...
KENNEBUNK, Maine — A new assessment of the condition of the Norway maple trees that line Parsons Beach Road will be done as early as next week, as town officials work with the Parsons Beach Association...
View ArticleTown eyes zoning change to allow renovation of landmark Ogunquit Playhouse
OGUNQUIT, Maine — The Select Board will hold a second public hearing next week on a proposed zoning change that would pave the way for a major renovation and expansion at the Ogunquit Playhouse. The...
View ArticleSenators say Portsmouth Naval Shipyard funds appear safe from diversion to...
U.S. senators from Maine and New Hampshire say they are encouraged by a new Defense Department memo that appears to maintain funding for projects at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Members of the...
View ArticleMaine woman stopped for allegedly not wearing her seat belt faces drug charges
A Naples woman faces multiple felony charges including possession of methamphetamine after she was stopped in Lebanon for allegedly not wearing her seat belt. Lilly Sprague, 41, was arrested April 5 on...
View ArticleMaine schools under pressure amid spike in youth homelessness
Note: This is part of a Maine Public series on youth homelessness “Finding A Way.” Maine is seeing a growing number of young people, from preschool through 12th grade, who are homeless or displaced....
View ArticleBar popular with Maine shipyard workers closes after nearly 30 years
KITTERY, Maine — A popular local hangout closed its doors Saturday, after more than 28 years in business. The Corner Pub at 4 Wallingford Square in the Foreside is no more. Owner Centula Abrams said...
View ArticleMaine man dies after his car crashed into boulders
A man has been killed in a single-car crash in Limerick. The Portland Press Herald reports that 54-year-old Ronald Lucier of Limerick was killed in a crash late Monday in town on Doles Ridge Road. York...
View ArticleState announces quarantine in hopes of slowing advance of tree-killing insect
AUGUSTA, Maine — Officials in Maine have announced a formal quarantine to slow the spread of a destructive, invasive forest insect found within trees in two areas of the state. The Maine Department of...
View ArticleSupport grows for dog park in York
YORK, Maine — Representatives of a local group and town officials recently started working together to explore creating a dog park in York. Kelly Krohn, the chairperson of Friends of York Dog Park, and...
View ArticleUNE announces employee salary freezes
The University of New England has announced that it will freeze employee salaries in the coming school year. School officials say the freeze is intended to keep tuition from rising more than the...
View ArticleBerwick families homeless after car crashes into apartment building
Seven Berwick families are without a home, after a car crashed into an apartment building last week. Brittney Heiseler said her family is one of them. “It was so loud,” she said of the crash. “It was...
View ArticleJudge rules Ogunquit recall vote can proceed
OGUNQUIT, Maine — The recall election of three members of the Select Board will take place on May 9, following a York County Superior Court Judge’s ruling Wednesday. A lawsuit — filed by Ogunquit...
View ArticlePatrick Dempsey talks about clown school rejection, upcoming roles during...
SANFORD, Maine — Patrick Dempsey — Hollywood star, Maine native, and advocate for people struggling against cancer — visited Sanford on Friday, April 12, taping two episodes of “The Nite Show with...
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