FREEPORT — There will be a public church supper from 5-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at the First Parish Church, located at 40 Main St. in Freeport. There will be three kinds of beans, American chop suey, cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, rolls, desserts and beverages. The cost for adults is $8 and […]

The American Red Cross asks eligible blood donors to make a resolution to give blood regularly in 2015, beginning with National Blood Donor Month in January. National Blood Donor Month recognizes the importance of giving blood and platelets while honoring those who roll up a sleeve to help patients in need. It has been observed […]

BANGOR (AP) — A Bangor street is closed to traffic as crews repair the collapse of a sewer pipe from the 1870s. WZON-AM reports part of Hammond Street near a post office and jail is closed Tuesday due to the rupture. Public Works Director Dana Wardwell says crews are digging up the road so they […]

LEEDS (AP) — Maine police are investigating a Leeds car crash that killed a father and his son. Police say the crash killed 49-year-old Ghislain Cloutier and 14-year-old Casey Cloutier of Winthrop. They say the crash occurred on Route 202 at 8:16 a.m. Tuesday when Cloutier’s vehicle crossed over the center line and struck another […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — More than 36,000 state residents have signed up for plans on the health exchange in the first month of open enrollment, federal officials said on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that 39 percent of the 36,132 residents who selected plans between mid- November and mid-December were signing […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A state lawmaker has proposed a bill that would make it more difficult for Maine parents to opt out of immunizing their children. The Portland Press Herald reports that Maine’s opt-out rate for children entering kindergarten has climbed recently to 5.2 percent in the 2013-14 school year, the fifthhighest in the nation. […]

LEWISTON (AP) — Two heartbroken Lewiston children are appealing to the callous thief who stole the bicycles they received for Christmas. Thirteen-year-old Austin Westleigh and his 10-yearold sister, Kelsey, have posted a handwritten sign outside their home that reads: “Would you please bring back our new bikes that we got for Christmas — thank you.” […]

LEWISTON (AP) — A Wales man charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a hunter is now facing charges of sexually assaulting a child. Forty-three- year-old Christopher Austin of Wales has been charged with eight counts of gross sexual assault of a child between the ages of 8 and 15 years old. He’s being […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — More than 100 people are ready to plunge into frigid Maine waters to raise money and awareness about global climate change. The frozen finale of the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s Polar Bear Plunge and 5k Race is set to take place at noon today at Portland’s East End Beach. The […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The end of 2014 also marks the end of the year for several Maine hunting seasons. Today is the final day of the year for the ruffed grouse, bobwhite quail and pheasant seasons. Grouse and quail have a daily limit of four while pheasant hunters are limited to two. It’s also the […]