South Berwick News

The citizens of Kittery have spoken loud and clear! We do not want to continue considering tuitioning out our high school students as evidenced by the petition that was presented to the School Committee at their last meeting.

A new organization has formed to promote the local community and encourage small business owners, residents and town officials to work together.

Graphic novel book artist Jay Piscopo of Portland, right, hands a sketch to Devan Moretti of Eliot at the Second Annual Captin Eli Fun Day Saturday.

Former Army Capt. Mike Breen has been stationed in the mountains of Afghanistan, in those remote places we read about, those places where small groups of soldiers live in isolation and try to draw out and stop the Taliban who know the terrain so well.

Of all the honored guests who helped celebrate the Cocheco Valley Humane Society's 25th anniversary three were up for adoption and were a big hit with animal lovers Friday night.

A newly organized Town Council has approved the paving, lighting and widening of an existing pedestrian walkway from the municipal parking lot on Young Street to Central School.

Residents and outdoor enthusiasts have local teen John Spezia to thank for two new bridges in the 88-acre town forest.

Ron Satrape of Christian Life Church in Eliot, Maine, left, and Kim Moulton from River of Life Church in Haverhill, Mass., right, hold a "Yes on 1" banner at the driveway of Marshwood Middle School in Eliot on Tuesday.

3. The company was founded in a. 1953, b. 1973, c. 1981, d. 1968 4. The theater is located in a former: a. barn, b. pharmacy, c. grange, d. all of the above 5. Garrison Players' home was purchased in 1987.

Close See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now BOOKS NOVEMBER 6, 2009 From writing in the bathroom to dressing in character , 11 top authors share their methods for getting the story on the page By ALEXANDRA ALTER Richard Powers lounges in bed all day and speaks his novels aloud to a laptop computer with ...

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

In the wake of the repeal of Maine's gay marriage law at the polls Tuesday, Pastor Bob Emrich, of Stand for Marriage Maine, said it should now be clear to everyone in the nation that Maine is no different than the other 30 states that have upheld marriage as between a man and a woman.

As they exited the polling booths in southern York County towns today, voters were asked how they cast their ballot of Question 1, which calls for repeal of the state's same-sex marriage law.

South Berwick and Eliot voters were eager to go to the polls Tuesday morning to decide local races and state ballot questions dealing with gay marriage, Tabor, medical marijuana and cutting the state's motor vehicle excise tax.

Therese A. Buckley, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at her home in South Berwick. She was born Sept.

A Newington firefighter could face departmental discipline following a second arrest for alleged drunken driving.

A warm welcome to the crew and families of USS Helena was extended Wednesday at a reception hosted by South Berwick's USS Helena Committee and the local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Cowboys, dinosaurs, butterflies and princesses took over the downtown area Friday night as hundreds of families marched along Main Street for the annual Halloween parade.

Their level of frustration is very high: Some citizens want a larger library building, some expected the new library would already be built.

The town will join its neighboring towns in applying for a federal stimulus grant that would make funds available to residents and business owners for winterizing homes and improving energy efficiency.