BRUNSWICK A 22-year-old U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman from Harpswell was found dead in his room on Thursday night. According to a statement from the academy, Rolando Amador was found dead in his dormitory, Bancroft Hall, at around 9 p.m. Despite the ongoing investigation, officials say foul play or criminal activity is not suspected in his […]

BOWDOINHAM Thanks to the cold and falling snow, it was a small crowd of six that attended a community forum at Bowdoinham Community School Monday night to offer thoughts and feedback on what a shared vision for the school should like. Despite the small group, there was much discussion revolving around learning and what it […]

PHIPPSBURG Two men were hospitalized Sunday evening after their pickup trucks collided head-on near the causeway on Route 209 that connects Bath to Phippsburg. William J. McHugh, 32, of Phippsburg, driving a red pickup truck, apparently attempted to pass another car in the northbound lane and collided head-on with a green Chevrolet pickup truck driven […]

Arrests Mary E. Jackson, 47, of Freeport, was charged with operating under the influence at Lower Flying Point Road at 6:59 p.m. Jan. 29. Randolph G. Cyr, 49, of Falmouth, was charged with operating under the influence after a motor vehicle stop on Interstate 295 southbound at 1:19 a.m. Feb. 7. Charles Blow, 47, of […]

BANGOR Armed with a loaded shotgun and a blowtorch, a Portland man who caused a sixhour standoff with Bangor police drove to the home of his ex-fiancee early Sunday and threatened to shoot and burn her and her new boyfriend, according to a police affidavit filed Monday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Nicholas Condon, 27, […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Sun Life Financial is creating its first office in Maine with initial plans to hire dozens of new workers. The company announced Monday that it’s opening an office to consolidate and expand its business that manages disabilities benefits. A spokeswoman said there will be 100 jobs initially — a mix of new […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Gas prices have gone up 10.5 cents a gallon in Maine. Gasoline price-monitoring website GasBuddy.com reports Monday that the average cost of a gallon of gas in Maine is up to $2.20. Maine gas prices are still down 9 cents per gallon in the past month, and still nearly $1.27 lower per […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine officials are taking public comments for one more week about proposed regulations of household chemicals that focus on products targeting children younger than 12. The proposal would elevate four phthalates from “high concern” to “priority chemical” status under state rules. Manufacturers would need to report use of the chemicals in products […]

GORHAM (AP) — Six people were taken to the hospital and four others were treated at the scene after they were exposed to dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide in a Gorham apartment building. Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre says a resident called authorities at about 2:30 p.m. Monday. Tenant David Aldrich tells WGME-TV he had […]

SKOWHEGAN (AP) — Pressure is building on Skowhegan High School to drop its Indian sports mascot. The president of the Greater Bangor Area NAACP has formally asked school officials to stop using the name and image. In a letter dated Friday, accompanied by a petition, NAACP President Michael Alpert writes: “The implications of cultural violence […]