BATH Police have arrested two people in connection with alleged underage drinking in the city. Casey C. Norris, 28, of Bath is charged with furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol. Jessica C. Winchenbaugh, 18, of Washington, is charged with illegal possession of alcohol by a minor. Bath police Officer Garrett Olson led the […]

BRUNSWICK Twenty-eight children and adults died in last week’s Newtown, Conn., school shooting, but what if it happened here? Could such a tragedy be avoided? A local discussion group will take up the issue at Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The session grew out of a discussion among several friends […]

WOOLWICH As seasonal pop-up businesses go, Todd McPhee is lucky. That’s because he owns a lot of property along Route 1 Woolwich where he sells Christmas wreaths. What that means according to Chip Kelly, a field inspector for Maine Department of Transportation, is that McPhee can put up signs advertising his greenery up and down […]

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is vowing to use “whatever power this office holds” to safeguard the nation’s children, raising the prospect that he will pursue policy changes to stem gun violence in the wake of an elementary school massacre. “Because what choice do we have?” a somber Obama said at a Sunday evening vigil in […]

NEWTOWN, Conn. A grieving Connecticut town braced itself today to bury the first two of the 20 small victims of an elementary school gunman and debated when classes could resume — and where, given the carnage in the building and the children’s associations with it. The people of Newtown weren’t yet ready to address the […]

Maine’s 60 newest police officers were minted Friday after graduating from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. The officers from the state, county and municipal ranks graduated after 18 weeks of study and training. Several of the officers will taker posts in Mid-coast law-enforcement agencies, including: — Shaun Cavanaugh, Bath Police Department; — Charles […]

WESTPORT ISLAND While neighboring Wiscasset has been advised its residents probably can’t vote on withdrawal from Regional School Unit 12 until next November, the committee in charge of this town’s withdrawal effort is still looking at June. More will be known tonight, as the Westport Island committee meets with RSU 12 officials at Wiscasset High […]

PHIPPSBURG Twice weekly, mothers and grandmothers of Phippsburg Elementary School students meet at EdgeWater Farm Bed & Breakfast to renovate old chairs and other discarded furniture. The women then sell their handiwork and donate the proceeds to the “The Amazing P.E.S. Kids Garden.” The acronym is short for Phippsburg Elementary School, which is surrounded by […]