PORTLAND U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and her husband, Donald Sussman, were aboard a water taxi involved in a crash with another boat off Portland Harbor on Saturday night. Sussman suffered head injuries and was treated at Maine Medical Center and released. Sussman also suffered minor cuts and bruises, according to Pingree’s spokesman Willie Ritch. A […]

LISBON The town will hold a public hearing 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lisbon Community School to conside a bond referendum that would allow the town to buy and demolish the deteriorating Worumbo Mill. Building owner Miller Industries has offered the Town Council the opportunity to purchase the Worumbo Mill and Mill Street property, which “has […]

BRUNSWICK — American Legion George T. Files Post 20 will hold a special public ceremony on Wednesday, Sept.11, to mark the 12th anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks. The observance is scheduled to begin at noon in front of the gazebo on the Brunswick Mall. It will pay tribute to emergency first responders and to […]

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police are investigating the theft of nine marijuana plants from two licensed growers last Thursday. Officers responded to a Thomas Point Road home Friday after two residents reported nine plants growing outside their home had been cut and stolen overnight, Brunswick police Officer Julia Gillespie said Saturday. The unripe plants were cut […]

BRUNSWICK — Local police have increased patrols in a local park after noticing “a lot” of recent sexual activity — and suspected prostitution — in the wooded area. A handful of summonses — most recently for indecent exposure on Thursday afternoon — have been issued at Sawyer Park, a recreation area off Bath Road along […]

BRUNSWICK — For the 19th year, a search for Maine’s top youth community service volunteer is under way. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, which recognize students who have made contributions through volunteer service, will solicit applications from state residents in grades 5-12 until Nov. 5. Students interested in applying, or those seeking more information, […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers, economists and tax experts will meet this month in an attempt to find savings in tax breaks to avoid further reductions to municipal revenue sharing. A task force, which meets for the first time Sept. 16, was created as part of the state budget and has been tasked with finding […]

GLENBURN (AP) — Police are looking for a man who held up a Glenburn convenience store at knifepoint. State police say a man walked into the Checkout Market at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday and threatened the clerk. The man drove away with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was hurt. Police released surveillance video […]