BATH — The National Marine Fisheries Service on Tuesday listed Atlantic sturgeon in the Gulf of Maine — and the Kennebec River — as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act. The service will now develop regulations to protect the fish. In addition to listing the Gulf of Maine sturgeon as threatened, four other […]

BRUNSWICK — How do you “sweep the clouds away” from Afghan skies dotted with drones and missiles and try to make “everything A-OK” for young children in a wartorn land? How do you answer “Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?” in any of South Africa’s 11 official languages? Charlotte […]

HARPSWELL — On Thursday night, the Harpswell Board of Selectmen will take its first look at hard figures from a proposal to support an in-town paramedic from Mid Coast Hospital. The proposal comes as part of a full budget review that will continue through mid- February in preparation for the March 10 annual town meeting, according […]

TAMPA, Fla. — Barreling out of Florida with money and momentum on his side, Republican presidential front- runner Mitt Romney said today that the bare- knuckled nomination fight thus far has toughened him up for contests to come. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is regrouping after a significant loss and faces serious disadvantages in the next states […]

BATH — A celebration of Japanese culture and Bath’s sister-city relationship to Tsugaru City in Japan will run from Thursday through Sunday at various venues throughout the city. Many events are free or “pay what you wish,” and all are open to the public. Events start Thursday with a free drop-in sake tasting from 5 p.m. […]

FREEPORT — A 49-year-old man was charged last week with possession of nine oxycodone pills during a traffic stop on Main Street. Timothy Scott O’Hara, of Freeport, was charged with possession of a scheduled drug and operating under the influence, though Freeport Police Lt. Susan Nourse said that results of a drug recognition test are still […]

BRUNSWICK — A 54-year-old woman was treated and released at Mid Coast Hospital on Monday afternoon following a two-car crash on River Road near Signature Drive. A 2005 Chrysler driven by Debra Fairweather, 54, of 143 River Road, Apt. 25, was struck by a 2005 Chevrolet driven by 56- year- old Eric Tongren of Signature Drive […]

BRUNSWICK — A 34-year-old Brunswick woman who police say stabbed her boyfriend in the chest at their home on Madeline Drive last May will spend 30 days in jail after pleading guilty earlier this month to misdemeanor domestic violence assault. Nicole Hubert, 34, was initially charged with Class A elevated aggravated assault on May 22, 2011, […]