BRUNSWICK — Town councilors narrowly rejected a proposal to send a letter asking the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) to build a planned layover facility in Brunswick that would comply with state noise and vibration standards. The rail authority is specifically exempt from sound regulation under Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) guidelines, but […]

BATH First-term state Rep. Michael Clarke, a Democrat from District 62, representing part of Bath, confirmed Monday that he will not seek re-election. Republican Kyle Rogers, a Bath city councilor, and two Democrats, Jennifer DeChant and Paul Johnson, have indicated interest in running for the seat. Clarke said Monday that he plans to retire as […]

CHARDON, Ohio A student wounded in an Ohio school shooting has been declared brain dead, authorities said today, the second reported fatality in an attack that began when a teenager opened fire in the cafeteria at a suburban Cleveland high school a day earlier. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office received word about Russell King […]

BRUNSWICK Two teenagers apparently fishing on ice in the Androscoggin River experienced a brief scare Monday night after a portion of the ice broke off, sending one boy into the river and the other floating downstream before he too got to shore. Brunswick police and Marine Warden Scott Couture from the Maine Warden Service responded […]

RICHMOND A small boom truck hit a cross support Monday morning as it passed under a railroad trestle bridge on Route 24 in Richmond, according to Richmond Police Chief Scott MacMaster. MacMaster identified the truck as a 1983 Ford owned by Fabian Oil in Oakland and driven by Clinton Bourgoin, 63, of 194 Water St., […]

FREEPORT — After a public information campaign regarding a proposed soccer arena project off Hunter Road, the Freeport Town Council will hold a special public hearing about the project tonight. The project has been a source of controversy and sparked the formation of a neighborhood coalition that is circulating a petition opposing a zoning change that […]