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Think you're paying more for gas in Sanford? You're right
Is gasoline more expensive in Sanford than in other southern Maine towns? Some local motorists think so, and according to the Sanford News' informal survey of area service stations, they're right.
Maine cement truck crash kills 2
Police say a New Hampshire man and his mother were killed in a car crash in Alfred, Maine.
Driver Killed In Alfred Car Crash
One person is dead and another injured after the car they were riding in crossed the center line and hit a concrete truck on Route 111 in Alfred Thursday afternoon.
Kristen Gouveia, 23, of Hampton, N. H., was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license.
Double dose of dancing Lewiston Public Library will host a contra...
People of all ages will have a chance to shake a leg at the Lewiston Public Library this weekend, courtesy of two community folk dance events in Callahan Hall.
A year later, woman's killer unknown
Kelly Gorham was last seen alive one year ago today. Friends and family wondered for days what happened to the 30-year-old nursing student from Alfred, Maine.
President Bush arrives in Maine for the weekend
Over the years, Mackenzie Rowe has stood in her driveway on Route 99 and waved as President Bush passed through in his motorcade on his way to his parents' seaside home in Kennebunkport.
Suspect in negligent homicide allegedly drives car in pond
LEBANON : Maine State Police this morning arrested a Rochester, N.H. man after his car was found submerged in a swamp off the Center Road in Lebanon.
Naomi Burns, 75, died Monday, July 7, 2008, after a short illness and is at peace with the Lord.
Shelter programs trying to save money, go green
The York County Shelter Programs has formed a Green Team to address the soaring prices of energy for their Shelter and all their twenty-four housing units for previously homeless individuals and families.
Collins receives St. George Award
Dr. Thomas Collins received the American Cancer Society's St. George National Award from Andrew Prescott, President of the New England Board of Directors.
The Observer: Homelessness affects us all
It is said that "home is where the heart is," but where is the heart if there is no home? The experience of being homeless is hard for most of us to understand, but it is all too familiar to many.
Bartlett Pleads Not Guilty To Crash Charges
A Wells woman accused of causing a wrong-way crash on the Maine Turnpike has pleaded not guilty to 15 charges, including two counts of manslaughter and aggravated operating under the influence.
Kennebunk area calendar of events
The calendar is a compilation of events by local organizations, businesses or individuals.
Habitat for Humanity eyes Hemlock Avenue site for affordable home
There is a new house on a tree-lined road in Alfred, a small community in York County.
Sanford embraces native son Cote at polls
If it were up to voters in Sanford and its neighboring towns, Adam Cote would be the Democratic Party's candidate in the race for Maine's District 1 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in November.
The Holland children play in their yard - a car repair lot along Alfred's busy Route 4. Their father, Troy, watches diligently as they kick up dust.
South Berwick woman turns self in on burglary charge
A local woman was arrested for the third time in as many months when she turned herself into police last week in connection with a November break-in. Jamie L. Achilles, 31, of 21 High St., was charged with ...
Blaze scorches 5 acres off Hanson Ridge Road in Springvale
Memorial Day proved a hot one in more ways than the weather - a fire ripped through five acres of forest off Hanson's Ridge Road.