BATH — The Bath Police Department charged a Bath man Tuesday night with drug trafficking after police searched his house. Lt. Stan Cielinski said Miles Burleson-Lesser, 19, of 14 Green St., was charged with aggravated trafficking in marijuana, a Class C felony, after law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at his home. A Bath Police […]

FREEPORT — The Freeport Community Library will be hosting four one-hour introductory training sessions on “ The Learning Express Library,” beginning Sunday. “The Learning Express Library” provides free online learning on more than 770 training topics, including computer software, test prep, job searches and skills improvement. Training sessions will be held at 10 a. m. […]

GEORGETOWN — The Georgetown Recreation Committee is accepting nominations for the 2012 Outstanding Citizen Award. The award will be announced and presented at the annual “Get To Know Your Neighbor Party” on March 18 at the Georgetown Community Center. This annual event is open to all Georgetown residents, and begins at 2 p.m. Nominations for […]

Arrests Namig Feyziyev, 27, of 690 Congress St., Portland, Feb. 10, 1:36 a.m., charged with operating after license suspension, on Pleasant Street. Matthew Peters, 34, of 12 Gilman Ave., Apt. 3, Feb. 9, 12:16 a.m., charged with criminal threatening and violation of conditions of release, on Gilman Avenue. Summonses Adam Eugene, 26, of 247 Preble […]

BATH — Supporters of a project to revive a historic building on Bath’s waterfront have turned to an international audience in an effort to raise $ 18,000 for electrical upgrades. The Bath Freight Shed Alliance has a long-term goal of purchasing the Commercial Street building and performing hundreds of thousands of dollars of upgrades, but for […]

DURHAM — Police blamed slippery road conditions for a crash in which a pickup truck struck a house Tuesday night on Pinkham Brook Road. The incident, reported at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, occurred at 82 Pinkham Brook Road, according to Lt. Glenn Holt of the Androscoggin County Sheriff ’s Department. Dillon Peacock of Yarmouth was driving a […]

WISCASSET — A man accused of a brutal domestic violence attack on his girlfriend Monday morning will remain in jail on $100,000 cash bail following his initial court appearance Wednesday in Wiscasset District Court. Matthew T. Wycoff, 28, is charged with Class A elevated aggravated assault, which is the highest assault charge possible under Maine law. […]

BATH — Bath police are on the trail of a man who allegedly used someone else’s credit card to buy a television, then left the state. Lt. Stan Cielinski said someone hired a man to provide care and run errands for that person’s mother. The person provided a Walmart credit card to the man to purchase […]