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Mainers urged to avoid mosquito bites after West Nile is found in York County

Mosquitoes in York County have tested positive for West Nile virus and Mainers should take steps to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said. The positive test is the first direct confirmation this year that the disease is being carried by mosquitoes in Maine. The disease spreads in […]

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Judith C. St. Pierre

KITTERY — Judith Christie (Glover) St. Pierre, 75, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 13, at her home in Kittery. Judy (also adoringly known as Mom, Nana and Christie) was born into a large family in Rumford on Nov. 17, 1942, daughter of John E. Glover and Regina Mary (Perry) Glover. Judy attended Rumford schools, including Stephens […]

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Kittery nurse finds a lizard in her salad

KITTERY (AP) — A Maine woman who prepared a salad says she realized after a couple of bites her fork was stuck in a 3-inch lizard, minus the tail. After vomiting and getting over her shock, Michelle Carr, a nurse from Kittery, Maine, said she feared she could have ingested harmful bacteria. A biologist friend […]

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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: History and tech co-exist at Navy's oldest public shipyard

This October 2015 handout photo provided by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, shows the shipyard base in Kittery. Most Navy commanders don’t have to run everything by a historic preservation committee but that’s just one of the challenges Capt. David Hunt faces he continues the work of updating the nation’s oldest continuously operated public shipyard. KITTERY […]

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Maine-based Coast Guard cutter seizes more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine

KITTERY (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is home in Kittery, Maine, after seizing more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine valued at nearly $70 million. The Campbell returned Sunday after wrapping up a two-month patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Officials say the Campbell’s crew successfully disrupted three narcotics-smuggling operations. Campbell’s […]