Exeter News

Ask area chefs about corn and they're ready to talk - it's not hard to see why, with the grain popping up all over the place, plump and ready for the table.

It matters, it doesn't matter. It matters, it doesn't ... After a few calls and comments regarding advertisement signage at Prescott Park, a stroll to the riverside confirmed: there's signage at the park.

Saturday, June 28. This KLB Tour takes you to several of the famed mansions of Newport and includes lunch at the LaForge Casino Restaurant.

“A bunch of miserable, miserable people”

A Surry couple bilked out of $300,000 by their bookkeeper left the Hancock County Courthouse Monday with the promise of $10,000 restitution. via Ellsworth American

“Paying back what she stole will hurt her more than anything else.”

Sitting next to one of her attorneys, Aaron Fethke, Cecelia White bows her head while listening to Hancock County District Attorney Michael Povich make his recommendations to Justice John Nivison in Hancock ... via Bangor Daily News

“Back in 2002, the state legislature was looking for greater enforcement, so a study committee was formed”

But only recently has the state begun implementing stricter measures to enforce that law, which resulted in a Kittery recycling station shutting down last year. via The Wire

“We feel it is a safety issue for the fields which is our livelihood”

The appeals board on Monday will hear James Crane's case that he violated the town's Shoreland Zoning Ordinance. via Sun-Journal

“Those GALs who are most actively involved in all aspects of the case promote the best outcomes for children and their adoptive, foster, kinship and biological families”

A Bangor attorney was honored Friday for her work representing children in the state's legal system by Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine. via Bangor Daily News

This is the weekend to expand your horizons - UNH wants to get colorful, singers are inspired by poetry, York will rock the schoolhouse, the Earth will be good, and a NFL veteran will talk about "Brotherly ... via Seacoast Online

“At some point, there will be a trial date.”

In December 2005, Cecelia White pleaded guilty to stealing more than $400,000 from two eastern Maine businesses while working as a bookkeeper for each one. via Bangor Daily News

Mexican art exhibits held in Exeter and Portland Two Mexican art exhibits are bringing balmy breezes to the Seacoast, reminding us of warmer climates. via The Wire

David A. Clukey, 41, of Garland has been arrested in connection with a suspicious fire at his biological father's home in Exeter last Saturday. via Bangor Daily News