WEST BATH Cases of local interest heard in Sagadahoc County courts in October: Roswell Bradford, 26, of Wakefield, Mass., possession of marijuana, up to 1 / ounce, adjudicated, $350 fine, for an incident in Woolwich on Aug. 20. Matthew Chart, 21, of Brunswick, guilty of violating condition of release, sentenced to five days in jail; […]

TOPSHAM Several local preschools will be represented at an event at Topsham Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. The preschools will be on hand at the event at 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. to offer information about what makes each preschool unique. Families are invited to attend and discover what type of program best […]

BANGOR (AP) — A Connecticut man is facing charges in Maine after allegedly breaking into a locked bus station in Bangor on Christmas Day. Police say 42- year- old Dale Quereux of Plainville, Conn., told officers he was trying to provide a warm place to shelter for himself and more than a dozen other bus […]

BELFAST (AP) — Troy’s former town clerk has been sentenced to three months in jail for stealing more than $18,000 from the community. Kathleen Mattingly was ordered Thursday in Waldo County Superior Court to serve 90 days of a three-year sentence. The Morning Sentinel reports that she pleaded guilty earlier this month to a charge […]

ELLSWORTH ( AP) — Maine utility officials say the ice storm that started last weekend doesn’t compare to the infamous ice storm of 1998. But it’s plenty bad in Hancock County. Most utility customers in Maine are expected to have their lights on by week’s end, but there are pockets where it could take longer. […]

BANGOR (AP) — Maine utility officials say most customers are being patient as power restoration efforts continue following an ice storm. But that’s not the case with all of them. Bangor Hydro officials tell WABI-TV that they had to pull workers from an area after receiving threats from someone in the town of Surry. Spokeswoman […]

BANGOR ( AP) — Bill Knight, a World War II Navy veteran whose volunteer work greeting soldiers at Bangor International Airport was featured in a documentary has died. He was 91. Gov. Paul LePage says Knight died Wednesday at the Maine Veterans Home. Funeral arrangements are pending. Knight was a member of the Bangor Troop […]

LEE (AP) — A Maine utility is cancelling a planned outage so crews can focus on restoring power to those who lost it during the weekend ice storm. Bangor Hydro Electric had planned to turn off power for two hours today in parts of Winn and Lee to take care of scheduled maintenance. But the […]