York County News

An inmate in a minimum-security facility has barricaded herself in her room. She's beyond angry; she's raging.

"CHILLAX": Wells Public Library will host this monthly program for junior high students, which features games, crafts and food, at 2 p.m. Registration is not required.

The Eliot Conservation Commission has scheduled a 'Project Canopy' presentation at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov.

Cold weather may signal the end of mosquito season here in Maine, but researchers are still hard at work tracking the deadly virus they can carry.

Jason Alexander, 20, of High Street, Kennebunk was placed under arrest after he was stopped for a motor vehicle infraction on Spring Street.

He was taken to the York County Jail in lieu of cash bond. Monday, Nov. 2 4:22 p.m. Benjamin D. Marcellino, 20, of 73 Salt Marsh Drive, New Sharon, was issued a summons in the Route 109 area on a charge of criminal mischief for spray-painting graffiti on a railroad overpass.

A second adult in Penobscot County has died of swine flu, bringing Maine's overall tally to three.

Laura Snyder Smith photo Artist Paul Bonneau at the Grand Tasting and Showing at the Breakwater Inn and Spa in Kennebunkport as part of the Arts in the Inns festival on June 6, 2009.

Rich Goodenough, of York, poses with Brenda Davis, who is on a quest to stamp out hunger in Maine.

The American Legion Post 56 is holding a free Thanksgiving Day turkey dinner, starting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov.

Across the board, local voters agreed with their fellow Mainers in voting Tuesday on a variety of statewide issues, defeating the Taxpayer Bill of Rights and a decrease in excise taxes, and approving the medical marijuana law as well as the state transportation bond issue.

If you are foodie like me, you probably know a good bagel when you taste one: a shiny fist-sized bread ring that is crispy and immensely chewy giving way to a soft and flavorful interior.

Same-sex marriage supporters say they aren't giving up this week - or any time soon, despite an emotional veto that defeated a Maine law intended to allow couples to wed regardless of sex.

It was in the air, almost infectious, particularly in the southern tip of Maine where our readers live and work.

Photographer Daniel Limmer's exhibit now on display at the Kennebunk Free Library examines the rich colors and textures of both the people and architecture of New Orleans.

Police on Wednesday announced the Oct. 30 arrest of Craig Phillip Mavrikis, 45, of 11 Alvin Lane, on three counts of reckless violation of a protective order.

Although at 10:15 p.m. it's still too early to declare a statewide victor on the gay marriage law repeal effort, all of the local towns in the Herald readership area voted to keep the law on the books - by significant margins.

Southern York County schools will receive H1N1 flu virus vaccines for their at-risk students this week.

Twin brothers Michael, left, and Geoffrey Howe have developed an unmanned battlefield vehicle called the Ripsaw, seen behind them.

Submitted by Al_Diamon on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 12:42pm. Maine Humor As everyone knows, the town of York is in York County.