Crash Units responded to a single vehicle crash on Pleasant Hill Road after a 2007 Subaru passenger car driven by Alix Rogers, 21, of Freeport left the roadway in icy conditions, striking and severing a utility pole. No one was hospitalized, according to police. The crash occurred at 12:44 a.m. Dec. 23. Arrests Michael W. […]

BATH — The rare sound of Bath’s historic Paul Revere Bell will soon be heard ringing throughout the downtown. At noon, on Dec. 31, people will gather at the corner of Front and Centre streets to hear the City Hall bell ring. Everyone is encouraged to join in the celebration with singing, noisemaking and refreshments. […]

BRUNSWICK — Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine is seeking Volunteer Advocates for our 24-hour crisis and support line. Volunteer Advocates receive a small hourly stipend for being on call and carrying a pager. The hourly stipend amount increases during a support line call, hospital accompaniment call, or police accompaniment call. Experience in a […]

Crash Units responded to a single vehicle crash on Route 1 northbound after a 1999 Toyota passenger car driven by Christopher Kalesnick, 36, of Windham, left the road during slippery conditions and struck a tree. Police said Kalesnick was transported to Maine Medical Center after complaining of pain in the chest area. Arrests Blaine R. […]

LAKEVILLE, Minn. A casual viewer wouldn’t even have noticed. But Stephen Hamrick knew the neck of the buck in the foreground of his painting was a little too thin for a late autumn scene. With a narrow brush, he carefully made the neck a bit fuller, then added some highlights to the antlers to capture […]

CUTLER (AP) — The Maine Marine Patrol says it has rescued a pair of urchin fishermen whose 25-foot boat capsized near Cutler. Officials say boat operator Carroll Perry was suffering from hypothermia after he and diver James Johnson tumbled into the water and swam 400 feet to safety on a nearby ledge on Monday. Johnson, […]

SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Maine is in the midst of a boom in new urgent care centers, with several starting up in the past few years. The Portland Press Herald reports that new centers have opened in Yarmouth, Portland, Brunswick and Saco. The newest is located in Scarborough. A state website says Maine has at least […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage has picked one of his senior policy advisers to lead the Maine Department of Education. The Republican governor’s office said Monday that Tom Desjardin has been named acting commissioner of the department until the Legislature considers his nomination to the post. Chief Academic Officer Rachelle Tome has been serving […]

MACHIAS (AP) — Maine fishery regulators are shutting down two scallop fishing areas they say are in danger of becoming depleted. The state is closing Pleasant Bay and Lower Englishman Bay. Both are located in Washington County. State officials say continued scallop fishing in the two areas could “damage sublegal scallops that could be caught […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The average price of gasoline in Maine has fallen 7.6 cents a gallon in the last week. Website GasBuddy.com reports the average price was $2.47 per gallon, according to a daily survey of 1,228 Maine outlets. The website says the national average fell 9.6 cents per gallon in the last week to […]