AUGUSTA ( AP) — An Augusta man is facing charges for allegedly setting fire to a city home in an attempt to kill an occupant. Jason K. Brown pleaded not guilty Monday at his arraignment via video in Kennebec County Superior Court to charges of attempted murder, arson and aggravated criminal mischief. He was held […]

STOCKTON SPRINGS, (AP) — Police say one person has died and three others have been hurt in a three- vehicle crash in Stockton Springs. The victim of the crash at about 3:30 p.m. Monday on U.S. Route 1 was identified by authorities as 79- year-old Philip Grindle. He was the driver of one of the […]

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Defense attorneys are expected to soon conclude their case in the trial of two men accused of killing three people and burning their bodies in Bangor, Maine, after a drug dispute. Nicholas Sexton of Warwick, Rhode Island and Randall Daluz, of Brockton, Massachusetts, are on trial in connection with the 2012 […]

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The University of Maine System’s trustees have approved a $529 million budget for the next academic year that freezes tuition but eliminates more than 150 positions system-wide. The budget approved Monday for 2014-15 includes $11.4 million from emergency reserves to help fill a $36 million budget shortfall. Trustee Norman Fournier says […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine man who was stripped of the right to a court-appointed lawyer before being convicted of robbery is due to be sentenced. Joshua Nisbet of Scarborough had two lawyers serving in standby capacity at his trial. He’s agreed to let them represent him at his sentencing today in Superior Court […]

The Times Record reserves this space to correct errors appearing in our news columns. We ask readers who are aware of factual errors to telephone Managing Editor Rob Montana at 504-8209. A May 16 article, “Council looking for cuts,” stated: “A 3.5 percent increase in property taxes would mean about a $140 tax bill increase […]