BATH — The Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors will be hosting a State of the Schools presentation at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Bath Middle School cafeteria. The school is located at 6 Old Brunswick Road in Bath. The presentation will highlight achievements in the schools, as well as identify areas […]

Stand Up and Be Counted Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. All veterans can go to or contact their nearest veterans service organization — COLD WAR, AMVETS, VFW, VVA, American Legion or DAV — and sign up for their benefits. They also may go online to www.va.gov. For more information, call Jerry Dewitt at 783-4663, ext. 228.

Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine is seeking female-identified survivors of any type of sexual violence for an upcoming peer support group. If you are interested in learning more or would like to schedule a pre-group screening interview, contact SASSMM’s Community Advocate, Molly Donlan at (207) 725-2181.

BANGOR Just when you thought the piles couldn’t get any higher, it happened. Again. Not satisfied with having set snowfall records in much of New England over the past several weeks, Mother Nature dumped another several inches of snow across Maine on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Snowfall ranged from around 2 inches in York […]

BANGOR With a ski mask, a fake Facebook profile and a plan, police say Kyle Dube thought he could make himself a hero. Now the 21-year-old Maine man is set to go on trial, charged with killing a teenage girl in what authorities call a botched attempt to look like he was rescuing her from […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Fans of slobbery dog kisses: This is your day. A winter storm delayed Planet Dog’s 10th Annual Valentine’s Day Canine Cocktail Party and Dog-Kissing Contest until Sunday. The event represents an opportunity for pets and their owners to socialize with beer, wine and treats at the Planet Dog Company Store in Portland. […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH (AP) — The crack of baseball bats and cheering crowds are coming back to The Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. The town, the Ballpark commission, and East Coast Baseball League have reached an agreement to bring a franchise to Old Orchard this summer. The new team is looking for a name. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The federal government is giving Maine $1 million to support a program that provides home visiting services to pregnant women and parents with young children. The grant from the U.S. Department of Health of Human Services will fund the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. It’s part of $386 million […]

LUBEC (AP) — Maine fishery managers say the Cobscook Bay area will remain open for scallop harvesting until at least the end of the month. State Department of Marine Resources officials say the scallop-rich area will stay open until at least Feb. 25 for draggers and Feb. 28 for divers. The state’s other two scallop […]

LIMINGTON (AP) — Police say a man snowblowing a driveway in Limington was severely beaten by two other men who apparently took offense to the way the victim interacted with his former girlfriend. Officers responding to a home at about 2 p.m. Sunday found the victim bleeding from the mouth, with two teeth knocked out, […]