Acton News

SHAPLEIGH : Even at almost 100 years old, Bernadine Dunnells still remembers some details about the one-room schoolhouses she attended in Shapleigh nine decades ago.

An Acton, Maine, woman is facing multiple stalking charges, including one charge police allege stems from her driving past her ex-boyfriend in town and giving him "the finger." Nicole Dunbar, 38, of 860 H Road in Acton, appeared in Rochester District Court Tuesday via video feed from Strafford County jail to plead not guilty to three Class A ...

ACTON : A state hearing to decide whether Acton restaurant owner Patrick Hannon can keep his liquor license was completed Monday, but a decision is not expected for several weeks.

A fast-moving fire nearly destroyed a single-story three-bedroom home on Jamie Drive, located off Stoneham Road, on Saturday.

LEBANON : A 31-year-old Acton man suffered serious injuries Sunday morning after his pickup truck slammed into a tree on the Milton Mills Road in Lebanon, authorities said.

Rescuers responding to a crash in Lebanon said the truck involved was among the most badly damaged vehicles they had ever seen.

Mainers would see the sales tax on pet food go up from 5 percent to 6 percent under a proposal approved on a 12-1 vote by the Legislature's Agriculture, Forestry and Conservation Committee.

CTON, Maine - A parent from Revere, Mass., and 41 high school students are in hot water after police in Maine broke up an "after-prom" party in response to neighbor complaints about noise.

SHAPLEIGH : A memorial marker for a Revolutionary War veteran will be dedicated Saturday a ' 132 years after he was discharged from the Army and returned home to Maine.

SANFORD : It's obvious within minutes who's the alpha dog. [0] It's not Pace, the Doberman, despite his theatrics over another dog in heat.

Kennebunk music troupe, Merry Makers, is presenting "A Garland of May," a musical celebration of spring featuring English country music, dance, verse, and myth.

Area firefighters had to deal with three back-to-back fires, including a windswept blaze that began on a couch and destroyed a mobile home at 8 Hemlock St.

Ross Morrill, with his court-appointed lawyer, appeared in court Tuesday. Staff photo by Kelsey Brimmer A York County Superior Court judge ordered Tuesday that the Acton man accused of shooting and killing his father outside their home in Acton on Saturday undergo a mental health evaluation.

The man accused of killing his father over the weekend is expected to make his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon.

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State police said an Acton man was charged Saturday in connection with the shooting death of his father.

Variety is the name and mantra for Tim and Robin Belanger's new business - Variety Grill - that they opened at 806 Dow Highway in January.

ACTON : The owner of Big Daddy's Barbeque in Acton says he plans to appeal the denial of his liquor license to the Maine Liquor and Lottery Commission after selectmen unanimously voted against its approval Thursday.

Three early morning break-ins at area veterinary clinics, including one in Lebanon, have the York County Sheriff's Office searching for leads after someone stole $50 in cash from an Acton clinic.

YORK COUNTY : The York County Sheriff's Office and the Kennebunkport Police Department say they are investigating four burglaries at area veterinary clinics.