South Berwick News

A local man found unresponsive on the floor of a motel room has been charged with a felony alleging police found a bag of methamphetamine near him.

On the eve of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Old Berwick Historical Society invites the public to an outdoor talk, "A South Berwick Soldier at Gettysburg and After," at 3 p.m. June 30 at the Old Fields Burying Ground.

The Maine Conservation Corps recently welcomed Wesley Ham, of Acton, to serve as an environmental steward and AmeriCorps volunteer at Vaughan Woods State Park in South Berwick.

Raised in South Berwick, Maine, and residing in Austin, Texas, Slaid Cleaves is no one's idea of a music-industry insider.

York County WIC has relocated its Limerick office from the Limerick Town Hall, where it has held clinics on Wednesdays since 2003, to the Village Smiles office, located at 26 Main Street.

Shae Horrigan, the leader of the Strategies for a Stronger Sanford Youth Council, has been awarded the 2013 York County Youth Spirit of Service Award.

Voters in Eliot and South Berwick have approved a $28.2 million budget for the 2013-2014 school year for Maine School Administrative District 35. That represents a 5 percent, or a $1.3 million increase over the current budget of $26.7 million.

In a time-honored tradition, police officers from southern York County joined colleagues from across the state in a torch run for Special Olympics Maine.

Monika O'Clair/Democrat photo Emmalyn Trivilino, 3, of North Berwick, Maine checks out her train ticket with mom Kristin at the Children's Museum of New Hampshire during the annual Train Day event Sunday.

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Transparency, accountability, and long-term planning are among the top issues for this year's candidates for the Selectman position.

Two local performers will be among the young musicians of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras to conclude the season with a performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 16, at Sanders Theatre at Harvard University.

In a time-honored tradition, police officers from southern York County joined colleagues from across the state in a torch run for Special Olympics Maine.

Norma Dowling of North Berwick, Maine, was the first in a line of many Thursday waiting to greet returning veterans from Afghanistan at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.

Citizens for Clean Air, a grass-roots organization, claims the Schiller Station coal-fired power plant in Portsmouth, N.H., is contaminating the air with harmful amounts of sulfur dioxide emissions.

Police service calls have recorded a 25 percent increase in 2012, and Chief Dana P. Lajoie says the hike in criminal activity continues to draw concern.

A city woman's dreams of becoming a special-education teacher have been put on hold, as she fights for her life against the neurological effects of Lyme disease.

Recognition of Marshwood High School's Top 10 and honor graduates, plus acceptance of technology grants for Eliot Elementary School, highlighted the Maine School Administrative District 35 board meeting Wednesday.

In a time-honored tradition, police officers from southern York County are joining their colleagues from across the state this week in a torch run for Special Olympics Maine.

Higginbotham/Democrat photo Nate Reppucci, 11, at left and Jonah Place, 11, race their homemade solar cars while Alexis Lacroix, 10, watches the festivities at the Great Works School in South Berwick.