BOWDOINHAM — The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Bowdoinham man Tuesday night they say allegedly assaulted a 13-year-old female two weeks ago at his residence. Tre A. Pearson, 20, was arrested and charged with one count of gross sexual assault, a class A felony. Authorities say Pearson has been cooperating with them through the […]

Eloise Vitelli announced today she will run for state Senate District 19, setting up for now a two-woman race to represent Sagadahoc County in the State House. In a statement, state Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, said he “preferred at this time to focus on his family and his work as vice president of Kennebec River […]

Gov. Paul LePage confirmed before a crowd of about 100 supporters at a fundraiser here Tuesday that he will seek re-election, a decision he claimed in recent weeks he was unsure of. LePage received the support of former Florida governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush as notable Maine Republicans from around the state […]

Town Manager Peter Joseph announced Tuesday night the Town Council will conduct a public workshop dedicated to the topic of establishing a “quiet zone” in the downtown district. Complaints have been raised about train whistles from the Amtrak Downeaster, which began service to Freeport on Nov. 1, 2012. Prior to the council meeting, Joseph said […]

President Barack Obama’s health care law, hailed as his most significant legislative achievement, seems to be losing much of its sweep. On Tuesday, the administration unexpectedly announced a one-year delay, until after the 2014 elections, in a central requirement of the law that medium and large companies provide coverage for their workers or face fines. […]

Whither democracy? Town officials are pondering a change to the town’s central polling location, which would forsake Brunswick Junior High School for the eventual new recreation center at Brunswick Landing. A public hearing on the potential change is set for July 15. In 2010, the town consolidated voting from seven separate districts into one centralized […]

What’s in a name? Freeport will begin to find out July 9. Town Council Vice Chairwoman Kristina Egan said Tuesday that town officials will discuss the possibility of establishing a new town motto in a meeting at 5:45 p.m. July 9. A regular Town Council meeting will follow. Last month, residents learned the town will […]

BRUNSWICK — Before it can leave its current home on Federal Street in 2014 and move to a new location in the McLellan Building at 85 Union St., the town will have to renovate the new space for municipal use. A request for qualifications yielded responses from four construction managers and five architects. The McLellan […]

BRUNSWICK — To get an accurate traffic volume assessment, volunteers are needed to spend an hour counting cars in the downtown village area from Wednesday, July 10 to Saturday, July 13. The town’s traffic and parking subcommittee needs as much information as it can get about commuter and patronage patterns so it can adequately address […]