BRUNSWICK For the second time in a week, a Brunswick police officer was assaulted while responding to a call — this time requiring an officer to deploy his Taser twice before officers could successfully make an arrest. Deputy Chief Marc Hagan said at approximately 8:08 a.m. Wednesday, police were dispatched to 23 Oak St. for […]

BOWDOINHAM The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department has charged a Phippsburg man with unlawful sexual contact after his arrest in an alleged incident reported to police Sunday. The sheriff ’s department received a complaint Sunday from a 13-year-old female that she had been the victim of sexual abuse the previous evening while at her residence […]

BRUNSWICK The famous “entombed” Corvette that spent 27 years bricked into a vault inside a Bath Road building could sell for at least $175,000 in a Florida auction Saturday. The Corvette is one of more than 3,000 vehicles to “ride the red carpet” at the Mecum’s Kissimmee Auction at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. […]

WOOLWICH Members of the Selectboard will be present Monday night as the Building Committee meets to discuss options for renovation and enlargement of the Municipal Building. The meeting, postponed from Wednesday night, will begin at 7, in the town office section of the Municipal Building. The committee is working on a recommendation to the Selectboard, […]

Freeport Arrests, Summonses Walter S. Skold, 52, of 12B Kendall Lane, was issued a summons Jan. 14 at 9:37 p.m. on Kendall Lane, charging him with failing to register a motor vehicle. Heather M. Lemay, 24, of 28 Fernald Road, was arrested Jan. 13 at 11:47 p.m. on Interstate 295 and charged with operating under […]

Shrimping season starts Wednesday, the Maine Department of Marine Resources said Friday. The department said there was confusion about the start date of the 2013 shrimp season. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission specified Jan. 22 as the start date — a Tuesday. But it also restricts fishing to Monday and Wednesday only. As such, […]

Marine Corps Pvt. Conner R. Safford, son of Heidi L. Marcotte, of Bath, and Gearld A. Safford, of Bowdoinham, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. Safford is a 2011 graduate of Mt. Ararat High School, Topsham. Air Force Airman Franklin A. […]

BRUNSWICK — A junior engineering and mathematics camp will be held at Southern Maine Community College’s Brunswick Landing campus in February. The program is for students in grades 3 through 8, and covers problem solving and puzzles, Lego robotics and modular origami. The goal is “to secure America’s global competitiveness by inspiring excellence, confidence and […]