BRUNSWICK — Curtis Memorial Library will host a gathering for crafters from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday and each subsequent Monday, except holidays. “Bring a project you’re working on and get ready to share, learn and have fun,” a release from the library states. The meetings will take place in the crafting corner on […]

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A discharged Marine private who slit his wrists in a suicide attempt is fighting his military conviction for deliberately injuring himself, arguing the punishment is inconsistent with the armed forces’ efforts to battle a rise in suicides during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s not clear how often the Marines […]

AUGUSTA — Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are considered the undisputed top contenders as Maine Republican Party caucuses to choose presidential favorites get under way in earnest this weekend across the state. The state GOP has asked local committees to caucus between Saturday and Feb. 11, and more than half of the gatherings are scheduled for […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — The Maine attorney general is warning churches and nonprofit social service agencies to closely scrutinize calls from people seeking help paying their rent. Attorney General William Schneider says his office has received several reports from church officials who have taken phone calls from people asking for money so they make their […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has announced that is forming a state chapter of an international ministry that supports people with what the church describes as same sex attraction. The group known as Courage helps members live chaste lives in accordance with the church’s teaching on homosexuality. The diocese said […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — U. S. Sen. Susan Collins has announced that she is engaged to a longtime friend who currently works as a political consultant in Washington. Collins says she and Thomas Daffron plan a private wedding ceremony in Maine this summer. No date has been set. The two met when they worked for […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The federal government says nearly 12,000 Maine residents who receive Medicare saved $6.3 million on their prescription drugs in 2011 due to changes in the health care overhaul law. The Department of Health and Human Services also says savings for people with Medicare will increase over time to nearly $4,200 by 2021 […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s game department says a black bear named Lugnut can be viewed live on a webcam. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and newly formed Wildlife Research Foundation are streaming video 24/7. It’s on the foundation’s website at www.wildliferesearchfoundation. org. The camera was placed in the den of Lugnut, who gave […]