FREEPORT — Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park is offering nature programs on Sundays in January at 2 p.m. through Jan. 26. A special First Day Hike will be offered on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 10 a.m. Discover the ways plants and animals survive the winter in Maine. Program is one hour, for children and adults. […]

BATH — Studio Theatre of Bath announces auditions for its April 2014 production of “Hair,” the 1968 rock musical that ushered in the Age of Aquarius and “flower power.” They are seeking approximately 24 participants, including one African- American male and one African- American female vocal lead. All cast members will be required to sing […]

FREEPORT — The Greater Freeport Community Chorus, under the direction of Virgil Bozeman and accompanist Dorothy Cuprak, begins rehearsals for the spring season Sunday, Jan. 5,at the Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., Freeport. Registration is 5:45 to 6:30 p.m., with rehearsal to follow. Rehearsals are held Sundays 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the community […]

SACO — Several local artists will exhibit work in “After Hours: Work by Maine Art Teachers,” organized by the Maine Art Educators Association. The exhibition will be on view Jan. 14 through March 1, 2014. An opening reception will take place 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 The Dyer Library/ Saco Museum is located […]

Members of Congress said Sunday they weren’t impressed with Edward Snowden’s recent publicity blitz calling for an end to mass surveillance and declaring that he’s already accomplished his mission. Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California acknowledged that Snowden has kindled an important public debate, but he said the former National Security Agency leaker should have […]

Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s clash with Democratic lawmakers over whether to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act ended with his veto — and a vow by Democrats to try again. LePage said the state must address current problems in its Medicaid system before expanding it to cover about 70,000 more residents. Democrats said Maine […]

SANFORD (AP) — A fire in Sanford has destroyed a home and killed two dogs. Officials say the blaze broke out in the kitchen of the single- family Putnam Street home just before 1 p.m. Sunday. The resident was not home, but a neighbor called the fire department after spotting smoke. Firefighters encountered heavy smoke […]

PORTLAND (AP) — About 5,500 Maine homes and businesses remain without power. Most of the current outages were caused by a weekend storm that dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas, but about 1,000 outages were left over from an ice storm more than a week ago. Central Maine Power Co. was […]

VERONA ISLAND (AP) — The Penobscot Narrows Bridge will be closed until at least this morning after reports of large chunks of ice falling off the cables and damaging cars. The Bangor Daily News reports that the Maine Department of Transportation will reassess the situation today at dawn to determine when to re- open the […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — One of 22 defendants in a drug ring operating between New York and central Maine has forfeited his $100,000 bond after failing to show up for two court hearings. Chief Justice John A. Woodcock said it may have been a mistake for James Proudfoot to miss one hearing. But he said the […]