BRUNSWICK First Lt. James Zimmerman, a Marine from Aroostook County who was killed in action in 2010, was honored Sunday during a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Marine Corps Reserve Training Center in Brunswick. Zimmerman, at the age of 25, was killed on Nov. 2, 2010, by small-arms fire while serving in […]

BATH Robert Winglass agreed to take the reins at the state Department of Labor with the understanding that he would serve, at most, for two years. It won’t come to that. If all goes as he and Gov. Paul LePage plan, Jeanne Paquette will succeed Winglass as labor commissioner in early September — 15 months […]

PORTLAND Lobstermen and fishery officials in Maine are hoping that cool heads prevail as the fishing season begins in Canada for lobstermen who blocked truckloads of Maine-caught lobster from New Brunswick processing plants before settling their dispute over the weekend. Fishermen who pull traps off southeastern New Brunswick are scheduled to start their two-month season […]

DES MOINES, Iowa Newly tapped Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan is facing off against President Barack Obama as the front lines in the battle for the White House shift to Iowa. While Mitt Romney continues a Florida bus tour, Ryan will meet voters at the Iowa State Fair, campaigning alone for the first time […]

DURHAM In the aftermath of a petition submitted to the Board of Selectmen to withdraw from Regional School Unit 5, a committee was created to study educational options for Durham students, and is holding a public meeting today at Durham Community School to hear what residents have to say. Starting at 7 p.m., the Educational […]

BRUNSWICK Firefighters cleaned up a mess resulting from a malfunctioning freezer last Saturday in a Southern Maine Community College building at 141 Admiral Fitch Ave. Crews called out at 9:04 a.m. discovered “lots of water” flowing from the freezer, Deputy Fire Chief Don Koslosky said. Koslosky was not certain of the cause, but said the […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick police charged a Harpswell man with operating under the influence after he allegedly hit two utility poles on Harpswell Road late Saturday night. Deputy Chief Marc Hagan said that at approximately 11:30 p.m. police received several calls about a white truck hitting a utility pole on Harpswell Road and leaving the scene. A […]

Freeport Arrests Rodrick J. MacLean, 24, of 325 Granite St., Yarmouth, Aug. 3, 9:32 p.m., charged with operating under the influence, on Hunter Road. Daniel F. Bly, 25, of 19 Murch Road Aug. 1, 12:34 a.m., charged with operating under the influence, on Pownal and Mallett roads. Matthew P. Worthington, 20, of 5 Spring St., […]

WOOLWICH The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 1 Friday afternoon that sent both drivers to the hospital. The crash was reported at 2:40 p.m. Chief Deputy Brett Strout said Jane Miller, 78, of Wellesley, Mass., was driving a 2004 Toyota Camry and had stopped at the intersection of […]