Arrests 2/14 at 10:40 p.m. Jarryd J. Leeks, 22, of Croquet Lane, Portland, was arrested on Route 77 by Officer Jeffrey Gaudette on a charge of operating under the influence. 2/15 at 11:48 p.m. Michael S. Tuttle, of Ocean Avenue, was arrested at his home by Sgt. Kevin Kennedy on charges of domestic violence criminal […]
February 2012
Posted inNation & World, News
Divers in Italy find 8 more cruise-ship bodies
Divers searching the capsized Costa cruise ship found eight more bodies Wednesday, including that of a missing 5-year-old girl. Seven people are still missing.
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‘Occupy’ to hold national conference in Philly
The group plans to convene during the week of July 2 to draft and ratify a “petition for a redress of grievances.”
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Head of Maine National Guard stepping down
Maj. Gen. John Libby has submitted his resignation. No reason was given.
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Scarborough gauges impact of Wentworth construction
SCARBOROUGH – A potential pinch in the pocketbook for Scarborough taxpayers is not the only impact to be felt from the new Wentworth Intermediate School, a $39.1 million construction project overwhelmingly approved by voters last November. The town is now maneuvering to skirt a $218,000 fine it could draw for filling 1.35 acres of wetlands […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Melting ice spells end of smelt season in Mid-Coast Maine
BRUNSWICK — Smelt season ended early this year for Deasy Edwards. Last Sunday afternoon, wearing a T-shirt and jeans, Edwards weaved around patches of thin ice as he pulled his smelt shack from the Androscoggin River near Baybridge Landing. Although he put his shack out less than a month ago, warm temperatures and rain forced […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
LOOKING BACK – 2/23
(Editor’s note: Looking Back is a weekly column including news items reported 10 years ago in The Current, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2011.) Issue of Feb. 21, 2002 Seniors in town want a pool, a gathering place, organized activities and a way to communicate with the town and each other. At least […]
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National black history museum breaks ground
President Barack Obama and former first lady Laura Bush join today in celebrating the start of construction on the National Mall.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Maine webseries ‘Ragged Isle’ wins 3 national awards
The Indie Soap awards honor the best in independent, scripted, serialized programming for the Web.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Bath Police Beat: Feb. 22
Arrests 2/12 at 11:40 a.m. Richard Hilton, 34, of Bluff Road, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Richard Ross on Bluff Road. 2/13 at 1:20 p.m. Travis Winchenbach, 19, of Tarbox Street, was arrested by Officer Richard Ross on Tarbox Street on a charge of violation of bail. 2/19 at 1 a.m. Sean Boynton, […]