AUGUSTA Before its public push to have Maine reconsider wind energy proposals, Gov. Paul LePage’s administration worked behind the scenes to explicitly derail Norwegian company Statoil’s multimilliondollar agreement with the state for an offshore wind project, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The first public word that the administration was trying to reopen […]

NAIROBI, KENYA Four thunderous explosions rocked Nairobi’s upscale mall today, part of a battle between Kenyan troops and al-Qaida-linked terrorists. Top Kenyan officials said two hostage takers, part of “a multinational collection from all over the world,” had been killed. Kenya’s interior minister said the evacuation of hostages “has gone very, very well” and that […]

U.S. Sen. Angus King said in response to this weekend’s attack at an upscale Kenyan mall that he would investigate attempts by terrorist groups to recruit members from the Somali community in Maine. NBC terrorism analyst Evan Kohlmann said on the Sunday morning “Today Show” that al Shabab is known to recruit members from the […]

GEORGETOWN The Georgetown Conservation Commission took a short walk with a few interested residents at Ipcar Preserve in Five Islands two weeks ago. The purpose was to point out to residents some of the dangers that the commission believes exist at Ipcar Preserve. A meeting will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Georgetown […]

WISCASSET Interpreted in a certain fashion, the Budget Committee’s recommendation against either funding mechanism for withdrawal from Regional School Unit 12 could mean that the committee opposes leaving the school unit in the first place. On Thursday night, the Budget Committee voted 5-3 against taking out a $2 million bond that would pay for the […]

TOPSHAM A Woolwich man was removed from his car and taken to a hospital after police say he refused to stop for Brunswick and Topsham police during a dicey drive through both towns Friday. Brunswick Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan said a Maine Marine Patrol officer headed to a rescue call in Harpswell noticed a […]

Brunswick Arrests Derald A. Coffin, 34, 46 Theodore Drive, Brunswick, arrested Sept. 10 at 7:29 p.m. on Bath Road on a warrant for failing to appear in court on a previous charge of theft. Benjamin J. Kaye, 30, 3 Paul St., Apt. 1, Brunswick, arrested Sept. 6 at 12:40 a.m. on Route 196, Topsham, charged […]

TOPSHAM A failed insulator on a line is being blamed for a nearly five-hour power outage that affected 16,000 Central Maine Power accounts Saturday afternoon. John Carroll, a CMP spokesman, said the outage was reported Saturday at 2:21 p.m., and affected a total of 16,137 home and business accounts in Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, […]

BRUNSWICK Police arrested a local man Saturday after he allegedly burglarized several motor vehicles. Officers were called to the parking lot at the Elm Street Hannaford after a patron returned to his car and saw someone rifling through it. After briefly giving chase, the patron described the man to police, who canvased the neigborhood. Officer […]

NEW YORK President Barack Obama opens meetings at the United Nations with diplomatic opportunities on three vexing issues: Iran’s disputed nuclear program, Syria’s chemical weapons use, and elusive peace between Israel and the Palestinians. All three pathways are fraught with potential pitfalls and hinge on cooperation from often unreliable nations. Obama also risks being branded […]