BOWDOINHAM Firefighters from four towns traversed the narrow Dingley Road in Bowdoinham Saturday afternoon to extinguish a smoldering fire in a floor stemming from an electrical outlet. Bowdoinham Fire Chief Arthur Frizzle said the structure fire was reported at about 1:20 p.m. at 375 Dingley Road. The homeowner, Tim Pepin, had returned home and entered […]

Seventy feet up, tobogganing newbies suddenly appreciate the gravity of their situation: They’re about to approach 40 mph on something that looks like it belongs on an old fashioned postcard. Hundreds of teams will fill up the Maine town of Camden next weekend for the 25th U.S. National Toboggan Championships — an event that, despite […]

PARIS (AP) — A Norway man who stole a family’ pet dog during a burglary at a Hebron home has pleaded guilty. The Sun Journal reports that Timothy Scott Robbins will be sentenced at a future date after pleading guilty last week in Oxford County Superior Court to charges of felony burglary and theft in […]

ROCKLAND (AP) — Police in Maine say a 35- year-old man was struck and killed by a car in Rockland and another man is charged in connection with his death. Rockland police say 35- year-old Daniel Cormier of Rockland was struck and killed at about 5:30 Friday night near the Pizza Hut on Camden Street. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage is preparing to deliver his State of the State address focused on his $6.3 billion budget proposal. LePage officials say the majority of the governor’s speech before lawmakers on Tuesday will be dedicated to his plan to lower the income tax and eliminate the estate tax. LePage’s speech […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s nonprofit organizations say that Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s tax plan may force them to cut jobs. Scott Schnapp, executive director of the Maine Association of Nonprofits, tells the Maine Public Broadcasting Network that most nonprofits would have to lay off employees to deal with new expenses under the $6.3 billion proposed […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The deadline is arriving for the landlord of a Portland, Maine, apartment building in which six people died in a fire to fix safety code violations at another building he owns. A city spokeswoman says Gregory Nisbet has until today to bring his Dartmouth Street property up to code. The 10 alleged […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A group of Maine lawmakers will host Turkic Cultural Day at the Maine Statehouse. The event will take place in the Hall of Flags on Wednesday at noon. It is sponsored by the Turkish Cultural Center of Maine, Council of Turkic American Associations and Turkic American Chamber of Commerce. Sens. Roger Katz […]

LEBANON (AP) — Police say a Sanford man who hid about $20,000 worth of heroin in a body cavity has been arrested after a weekend traffic stop in Lebanon. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says 41-yearold Timothy Duval was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over at about 10 p.m. Saturday. The vehicle […]