Kittery News

Lucille Anderson, of Kittery, waves a sign for GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul as singer Jessi McKinnon performs "God Bless the USA" at the start of the York County Republican Caucus in Sanford on Saturday.

AUGUSTA, Maine - A bill that would allow the New Hampshire-based COAST bus company to expand into southern York County was heard before the Legislature's Judiciary Committee Thursday.

With the view from Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine, points altered by the removal of the Memorial Bridge lift span Wednesday evening, the two-million pound portion of the bridge remains at the state pier, its temporary home until it is floated off to the Boston area.

Paul Violette, who led the Maine Turnpike Authority for 23 years, now has 60 days of freedom before he goes to jail for stealing from the agency to finance a lifestyle of world travel, fine restaurants and five-star hotels.

YORK, Maine - Firefighters responded early Thursday morning to a chimney fire at the former Creation in Wood building at 52 Route 1 near the Kittery town line.

SANFORD, Maine - Republicans from Kittery and South Berwick will caucus with the York County Republican Caucus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb.

John Huff / Democrat Photo The Memorial Bridge lift span is placed on the barge, ready for the float out on this evening.

Students in all three Maine school districts in southern York County fared significantly better than their peers statewide in New England Common Assessment Program testing.

YORK, Maine - York Hospital is in discussions with area towns to provide a regional ambulance service, and is receiving a variety of responses from wholehearted support to caution.

The likely time frame during which the Memorial Bridge lift span will be floated out has been expanded to as late as the night of Wednesday, Feb.

ELIOT, Maine - Richard L. Bond, 68, of Beech Ridge Road in Eliot, died Friday, Feb.

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On the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, the era of Memorial Bridge will move ever closer to its end.

YORK, Maine - Sunday's Republican caucus in York marks the first of the local caucuses in the southern Maine Seacoast area during this year's presidential election season.

On Saturday, March 17, The Fair Tide Thrift Store will host its Second Annual Prom Dress Revival from 11am to 5 pm.

The first major event associated with the demolition of the Memorial Bridge is scheduled to take place this Monday night.

Normand L. Ayotte, 78, of Rye, died peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at home, with his family at his side.

Students in all three Maine school districts in southern York County fared significantly better than their peers statewide in the New England Common Assessment Program.

PORTLAND, Maine - As state and federal lawmakers continue to resist raising taxes on gasoline, more and more toll roads will spring up to pay for infrastructure improvements, Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Peter Mills said Thursday.

It is with great respect and appreciation that we say goodbye to School Superintendent Henry Scipione and wish him well in his retirement.