BRUNSWICK — The Oasis Health Network, an organization that provides free health and dental care to people without insurance or of limited means living in the greater Bath-Brunswick area, recently announced a list of their volunteers who will be honored for outstanding service in 2011. All will receive awards at the Oasis Annual Volunteer Recognition […]

Summonses Male juvenile, 17, of Harpswell, March 17, 10:10 p.m., charged with possession of tobacco products, at Williams-Cone Elementary School on Perkins Street. Male juvenile, 17, of Topsham, March 17, 10:10 p.m., charged with possession of tobacco products, at Williams-Cone Elementary School on Perkins Street. [email protected]

Summonses Jeffrey Dolloff, 55, of 30 Water St., Apt. 301, March 24, 2:41 p.m., charged with violation of a protective order, on Water Street. Timothy Fraser, 13 Heath St., 3:46 a.m., March 18, charged with burglary and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, on Mill Street. Paul Freeman, 22, of 91 Old Bath Road, March […]

FREEPORT — Merriconeag Waldorf High School senior Tyler O’Brien took the state’s top poetry recitation prize in a statewide competition March 23 at Bates College’s Olin Arts Center in Lewiston. O’Brien, who memorized and performed poems by Allen Ginsberg, William Ernest Henley and Lisel Mueller, will now travel to Washington, D.C., in May to compete for […]

FREEPORT Ben & Jerry’s, 9 Nathan Nye St., will participate in the company’s annual Free Cone Day from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The shop will offer free ice cream cones to all customers and will feature new flavors based on Greek frozen yogurt. Those new flavors include Raspberry Fudge Chunk, Banana Peanut Butter, Blueberry […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s highest court said Thursday it will not respond to lawmakers’ questions about state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin’s personal business dealings and finances because the queries do not constitute the “solemn occasion” needed to render an advisory opinion. In doing so, the Supreme Judicial Court sidestepped an issue that has strong political implications […]

WAYNE (AP) — State police say a Wayne man has been charged with sexually assaulting a boy. Mark Kimball was charged Thursday with gross sexual assault. Police say the alleged victim is younger than 18, although they did not give an exact age. Sgt. Bill Ross said the alleged assault occurred at the end of […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Senate vote is pending on Gov. Paul LePage’s bill that would allow state vouchers to be used in religious schools. Senators could vote as early as today on the bill, which was rejected Thursday in the House 84-59. The bill seeks to repeal a law that says only nonsectarian private schools […]

ROCKLAND ( AP) — A judge has thrown out the confession made to police by a 35-year-old Rockland man charged with killing his exgirlfriend in 2010. Justice Jeffrey Hjelm ruled Thursday that the confession can’t be used at trial because investigators didn’t stop questioning Arnold Diana when he asked them to do so. The judge […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — A Somalia native who lied about living in refugee camps to enter the U.S. and made false claims to obtain MaineCare benefits has pleaded guilty to federal charges. Mohdi M. Ali of Lewiston entered his guilty pleas Thursday in federal court in Portland. Ali faces up to 10 years of imprisonment […]