BRUNSWICK The father of a toddler found wandering near a local homeless shelter Saturday has been charged with child endangerment. Police received a report of a young child walking around unattended outside the Tedford Housing Family Shelter on Federal Street at 4:50 a.m. Saturday, Brunswick Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan said. The woman who found […]

PHIPPSBURG Regional School Unit 1 is facing a $10 million price tag for renovations at five of its six schools. The RSU 1 board already had been given an estimate of $4 million needed for Morse High School fixups; new figures provided Monday by RSU 1 facilities manager Dave Richards included Bath Middle School, Fisher- […]

BRUNSWICK Police on the trail of a teen driving without a license ended up chasing the young driver through a trailer park near Merrymeeting Plaza Sunday night. At 5:37 p.m. police got a report of a 15-year-old male driving without a license on Old Bath Road, Brunswick Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan said. Police located […]

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police are investigating a reported sexual assault alleged to have taken place Saturday night into Sunday morning at the Days Inn on Bath Road. Brunswick Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan said Monday that police were interviewing two suspects but were still investigating the alleged sexual assault against a 31-year-old woman reported to […]

BRUNSWICK — Olympic gold medal winner Tommie Smith and Olympic teammate Dick Fosbury will give a presentation at Bowdoin College as part of the Dick Fosbury Track Camp today. The presentation begins at 8 p.m. in Druckenmiller Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Smith won the 200-meter dash in the 1968 […]

AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food Bank will relocate its Portland distribution center to Biddeford. The move is an effort to improve service to hungerrelief agencies in southern Maine. The food bank will close the Portland warehouse after its normal hours Thursday and begin distribution in Biddeford July 2. Good Shepherd Food Bank is Maine’s only […]

The state will unveil “Operation Dry Water” on Maine’s lakes, rivers, streams and coastal waters in an effort to stop drunken boaters. Three state agencies will be focusing on educating boaters of the risks they take if they operate a boat or other watercraft while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In Maine, it […]

TOPSHAM The town is holding a public workshop tonight to mull over a proposed downtown tax increment financing plan. A TIF district is a locally approved plan that allows municipalities to earmark property taxes for economic development or other specific municipal uses. The town has been studying the formation of a downtown TIF anchored by […]