BATH If Mainers opt to legalize marijuana, the state must keep the retail price “artificially high,” the sponsor of a bill to legalize pot told a Bath audience Saturday. Otherwise, said Rep. Dianne Russell, D-Portland, the drug could be too readily available, and fall into the hands of too many young people. Russell addressed some […]

HARPSWELL People are banding together to help the family of a 6-year-old girl who was injured in a ski accident. Jessica Grace Walker, of Harpswell, lost control and hit a tree while skiing last Monday with her family at Sugarloaf ski resort in western Maine. The girl’s aunt said Jessica suffered a serious head injury, […]

BOWDOINHAM Firefighters from three departments quickly squelched a fire that broke out in an upstairs room of a Carding Machine Road home early Friday, saving it from serious damage. Bowdoinham Fire Chief Jack Tourtelotte said firefighters were called at 1:17 a.m. to 256 Carding Machine Road for report of a house full of smoke. Richmond […]

PHIPPSBURG A Phippsburg Budget Committee member was arrested Friday and charged with operating under the influence. Michael W. Rice, 51, of Phippsburg allegedly crashed his car into a swamp just south of Morningside Cemetery on Parker Head Road. He is scheduled to appear in West Bath District Court on May 21. Phippsburg Police Chief John […]

BRUNSWICK — Thornton Oaks Retirement Community will host representatives of the Maine Eastern Railroad and the Amtrak Downeaster at a Town Matters forum at 3:30 p.m. Friday. The event will take place at 25 Thornton Way. The public is invited. Don Marson, general manager of Maine Eastern Railroad, and Natalie Allen, marketing director for Amtrak […]

WEST BATH — West Bath Elementary School faculty were honored recently at an Expeditionary Learning conference in Baltimore. Principal Emily Thompson and teachers Ida Beal and Nancy Riggs presented a Master Class on West Bath’s student created code of character titled: “Building Students’ Capacity and Leadership Skills through the Development of a Student Code of […]

BRUNSWICK — A Brunswick police cruiser was hit from behind while stopped for a pedestrian Thursday. The two-vehicle crash happened at 5:25 p.m., at Mill and Cumberland streets. Brunswick police Lt. Tom Garrepy said a 2013 Chevrolet Caprice cruiser driven by Officer Mark Steele was stopped for a pedestrian, with a car in front of […]

PORTLAND The dance instructor who used her Zumba fitness studio as a front for prostitution faces jail time after pleading guilty in a case that captivated a quiet seaside town known for its beaches and picturesque homes. The plea agreement, which calls for a 10-month sentence, spares Alexis Wright from the prospect of a high-profile […]