BANGOR (AP) — The former treasurer of the Bangor- Breakfast Kiwanis Club and Greater Bangor 4th of July Corp. has been charged with taking more than $100,000 from the organizations. Bruce Fowle was indicted Wednesday by a Penobscot County grand jury on theft charges. Authorities say the 62-yearold Fowle had been stealing from the organizations […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Winslow man charged with fatally shooting another man outside a Waterville bar has pleaded not guilty. Matthew Partridge was ordered held on $700,000 bail after his arraignment on Wednesday in Kennebec County Superior Court on charges of intentional or knowing murder. Prosecutors say the 30-yearold Partridge shot 26-year-old Justin Smith of […]

PORTLAND (AP) — High winds and rain are causing power outages across Maine. About 11,000 customers are without electricity this morning. Bangor Hydro Electric Co. is reporting more than 9,300 customers without power. Lincoln is one of the hardest hit communities, with nearly 1,800 outages. Central Maine Power is reporting about 1,600 outages, with the […]

GORHAM (AP) — A Maine firefighter who said she was attacked by two men who tried to abduct her is now facing charges because police say she made the whole thing up. Rachael Welsh of Gorham has been charged with filing a false report. The 22-year-old Welsh, a firefighter in Westbrook, told police two men […]

YORK (AP) — A monthlong series of forums seeking public opinion about the Maine lobster industry is drawing to a close. The 16th and final forum organized by the Department of Marine Resources is taking place today in York. Throughout January, lobstermen and others with an interest in the state’s signature seafood have packed into […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A package of bills to protect Mainers’ privacy amid the telecommunications boom is being outlined in the State House. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine and a bipartisan coalition of legislators will hold a news conference at the State House this afternoon to explain the bills. One of the bills, sponsored […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Connecticut man has been convicted in Maine of wire fraud for a real estate scheme. Prosecutors say 65-year-old Peter DiRosa of Manchester, Conn., and an associate solicited $600,000 from an elderly retiree in Kennebunk and said the money would be used as collateral for a loan to buy land in Hungary. […]

BANGOR (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a 55-year-old Maine woman for allegedly stealing half a million dollars from the company where she worked as a bookkeeper. WZON-AM reported that Ellen Wilson, who’s also known as Ellen Gunstone, of Bangor was indicted for allegedly stealing the money from Sprague’s Nursery and Garden Center. In […]

HOULTON (AP) — Drug agents have arrested three people in northern Maine in connection with a methamphetamine lab allegedly being run out of an apartment in Houlton. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says it was alerted to the operation by people who reported strong odors of chemicals coming from the apartment and possible criminal activity. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Several bills have been introduced that reflect lawmakers’ concerns over the proposed eastwest highway, a 230-mile route across Maine that would connect Canadian points. The highway would be operated privately and maintained with tolls. The bills are being drafted so all of their details are not known. But the titles show one […]