PORTLAND (AP) — Federal officials in Maine say a former selectwoman from Chelsea has been indicted on extortion, tax evasion and fraud charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that a grand jury has indicted 53- year-old Carole Swan and her 54-year-old husband, Marshall Swan. The indictment accuses Carole Swan of using her position as […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Minimal snowpack and river ice are making for below normal flood potential in southern Maine this spring, but the flooding risk factors are about normal in northern Maine. The Maine River Flow Advisory Commission met Thursday to analyze snowpack, stream flow, river ice conditions and weather forecasts to assess the potential for […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — The Maine Turnpike Authority has sold its former headquarters building in Portland to an electrical engineering consulting firm nearly three years after putting it up for sale. Officials say ComNav Engineering Inc. has agreed to buy the 9,800-square-foot building on Riverside Street for $575,000. The turnpike authority put it on the […]

BELFAST (AP) — The man charged in what police say was a drug-related killing of a Florida firefighter is expected to make his initial court appearance in Waldo County Superior Court in Belfast. David Porter, 24, is to appear before a judge today. Porter, who had been living in Jackson, is charged with killing 31-year-old […]

KITTERY (AP) — The USS Miami attack submarine has arrived at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for maintenance and upgrade work. The 360-foot Los Angelesclass submarine and its crew arrived Thursday at the shipyard in Kittery, where it will remain for about 20 months. The submarine recently completed a five-month deployment in Europe, with port calls […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Further legislative votes are expected on a bill to strip so- called matching funds out of the Maine public campaign financing law. The Senate on Thursday gave initial approval to the bill, which was submitted in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The justices rejected a provision in Arizona’s law that […]

ROCKLAND (AP) — A Maine man authorities say was under the influence of the drug known as bath salts when he used an infant as a shield to avoid arrest has reached a deal with prosecutors under which he will spend no more than 90 days in jail. Tony Bartlett entered guilty pleas in Knox […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Portland has hired an independent lawyer to determine whether the city has any legal options for recouping as much as $1.5 million in sewer fees that a brewery was never charged for during a 15-year period. Mayor Michael Brennan said Thursday the lawyer will also try to come up with a more […]

WATERVILLE ( AP) — A vigil for missing Waterville toddler Ayla Reynolds is scheduled for this weekend. The Teddy Bear Vigil will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Castonguay Square. Organizers will distribute free bracelets and nightlights. The Morning Sentinel reports that participants are asked to bring donations of teddy bears that organizers say will […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — An Augusta man who stole copper ground wires from 69 utility poles in Augusta last July has been banned from being on property owned by Central Maine Power Co. as a condition of his probation. Michael Buck pleaded guilty in Kennebec County Superior Court to five counts each of burglary and […]