BRUNSWICK Brunswick Police Chief Richard Rizzo has appointed Tom Garrepy, an 18-year veteran of the department, to the patrol commander position following the retirement last week of Marc Hagan. Garrepy began his new duties Monday and will oversee the day-to-day operations of the department’s patrol officers, Rizzo said. Rizzo said Garrepy started his career in […]

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police arrested a Brunswick man on Saturday after he allegedly showed his ex-girlfriend a gun while stopped at traffic lights in town. Brunswick Police Cmdr. Mark Waltz said Robert Keller, 21, of Brunswick, was arrested and charged with criminal threatening after the incident. He said Keller’s ex-girlfriend reported shortly before 3 p.m. […]

FREEPORT — Freeport police say there are no updates as they continue to investigate the Friday armed robbery of a School Street store. The robbery was reported at Intervale Mercantile at 4 School St. at 8:36 a.m. on Friday. In a statement from Freeport Police Chief Susan Nourse, an unknown male reportedly fled the store […]

CONCORD, N.H. Ohio Gov. John Kasich is campaigning again in New Hampshire. The former presidential candidate and chief Donald Trump critic is the first of 2016’s failed GOP hopefuls to return to the state since the February primary. Kasich is in New Hampshire this time on behalf of Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Sununu. But on […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A massive spill-response vessel capable of skimming and recovering 444,000 gallons of oil and water per day has been removed from service in Maine. The Portland Press Herald reports Virginia-based Marine Spill Response Corp. confirmed the decommissioning of the Maine Responder on Monday. Company spokeswoman Judith Roos says the decision was made […]

SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Police say a 77-year-old Maine man crashed into the outside of a Macy’s department store in South Portland after suffering a medical emergency while behind the wheel. The accident happened around 9:35 a.m. Monday at the Maine Mall. The driver told officers that the last thing he remembers was stopping to […]

PORTLAND (AP) — It’s all going down the drain in Portland. Maine’s largest city is hosting the International Low Impact Development Conference, an event that highlights stormwater management and treatment systems. A spokeswoman for the city says the conference will attract more than 300 engineers, regulators and academics who work in the planning, design, construction […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The U.S. attorney’s office says the Northern Maine Medical Center has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle allegations over handling, documentation and destruction of drugs. The hospital in Fort Kent was accused of failing to maintain proper records of destruction of controlled drugs at a rehabilitation unit and an on-site pharmacy. The […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — A new study says Maine had the second highest average increase in personal income in the country over the last year at 4.6 percent. The Portland Press Herald reports the Pew Charitable Trusts study says the state’s personal income growth followed only New Hampshire, which had an average increase of 5.4 […]

MADAWASKA ( AP) — The town manager in a northern Maine community says he is backing off a proposal to drug test welfare recipients. Madawaska Town Manager Ryan Pelletier said earlier this summer that such new rules could apply to the town’s use of state General Assistance money. He said on Monday that he is […]