BRUNSWICK — One of the few clues to the identity of a man found dead near a set of train tracks in Brunswick last Thursday was the presence of a catheter, a top official with the state medical examiner’s office said Tuesday. Mark Belserene, administrator of the state medical examiner’s office, said the man’s body has left […]

HARPSWELL — Five Maine fishermen are facing federal conspiracy charges after allegedly overharvesting thousands of pounds of sea scallops off the coast of New Jersey. Robert E. Hersey Jr., 41, of Harpswell, was among five men named in a Dec. 16 criminal complaint filed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA), which manages sea scallop […]

BATH — Since the Navy formally closed Brunswick Naval Air Station on May 31 — and, really, as the sailors slowly shipped out during the past six years — residents of the Midcoast region have noticed the dramatic void previously filled in many areas of the community by the sailors, officers and others affiliated with the Navy. But […]

WATERVILLE — A 20-month-old girl who vanished a week before Christmas after being put to bed in her father’s home was taken away and didn’t walk out on her own, investigators said Monday as they announced the largest reward ever offered in the state to help find a missing person. It marked the first time since […]

BATH — Law enforcement officials in Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties have a new tool to help in the fight against domestic violence in the form of new panic alarms. Wiscasset-based Northeast Security Systems donated four alarm units to the two counties and agreed to cover the cost of monitoring them, according to Steve Edmondson, domestic violence […]

PORTLAND — A Topsham woman has been charged with misusing tens of thousands of dollars from her brother-in-law’s veterans benefits account. In 2003, Marsha Jacobs, 64, was appointed the fiduciary of benefits from the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs to her brother-in-law. She allegedly used the money to build a $ 106,000 addition to her […]

It felt a little different celebrating Christmas on a Sunday. Some of us got to enjoy a three-day holiday too. Monday off was like an extra Christmas present. We got the opportunity to sleep in Monday morning, and a chance to make a hot breakfast. You also could take the whole family out for breakfast, […]

BOWDOINHAM — A 27-year-old Bowdoinham man was arrested on Christmas morning after allegedly stealing copper and metal from another Bowdoinham residence days before. Darrell Wilson, 27, of 786 Carding Machine Road, Bowdoinham, was arrested at his home just after 10 a.m. Sunday, Chief Deputy Brett Strout of the Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Office said today. Officers […]