TOPSHAM The last time she saw her son, Ellen Garver said, he was about to walk out the door and he stopped and let go of the door handle. “He turned around to me and said, ‘Mom, if anything should happen to me, I’m just going to thank God for my life. I love my […]

BATH A team from Morse High School — comprised of mostly freshmen — has qualified for the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. The world competition will take place at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, from May 19-24. The Morse team qualified after competing as one of the 29 teams across the state […]

LISBON — The Lisbon School Department is notifying motorists there will be two major deliveries to the high school this week expected to impact traffic flow on Route 196. The deliveries, related to the gymnasium construction project, will occur on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings starting approximately between 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Any questions regarding […]

AUGUSTA Five months after Maine voters rejected a proposal to ban the use of bait, dogs and traps to hunt bears, lawmakers are moving to block future efforts to change wildlife management laws at the ballot box. Legislators on both sides of the aisle want to change the constitution to bar the public from amending […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Federal fishery regulators are taking comments until the end of the month about planned changes to the rules they use to set catch limits for Atlantic herring. Regulators say they are planning to change the rules to make sure herring aren’t overfished. The New England Fishery Management Council is working on an […]

UNITY (AP) — A Unity College biologist is hosting an event about the effects of removing rockweed for commercial uses. Unity assistant professor of biology Aimee Phillippi will speak about the topic on Thursday at the college’s Student Activities Center, Parsons Wing. Rockweed is an algae that covers Maine’s shores. It grows on both sides […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s largest city is planning its first tall ships event in 15 years. The organizer, Sailing Ships Portland, says the Coast Guard barque Eagle is one of eight tall ships that’ll sail through Portland Harbor on July 18 and dock on the waterfront. Alex Agnew from Sailing Ships Portland says the event […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine organization is getting federal funding to provide more low-income families with access to nutritious local food. Maine’s congressional delegation says Belfast-based Maine Farmland Trust has been awarded nearly $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a project that aims to help people in the Supplemental Nutrition for Needy Families […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Opening statements are due to be delivered in the trial of Maine lobsterman accused of killing another man during a confrontation at a beekeeping business in North Yarmouth. A jury was selected Friday in the trial of 70-year-old Merrill “Mike” Kimball, and the trial was to get underway today. Police say Kimball […]

CAMDEN (AP) — The original manuscript of Don McLean’s “American Pie” is up for auction this week. The manuscript and notes from the song that debuted in 1971 are being sold by the singer-songwriter who lives in Camden, Maine. Christie’s is handling the auction Tuesday in New York. The single “American Pie” achieved No. 1 […]