TOPSHAM — Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine has announced that Mark Primeau of Yarmouth is now leading the affiliate as Executive Director. Over the past six years, Primeau has held positions with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland and the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce as the Clam Festival Director. “Mark brings a great mix of […]

BATH — The 4th annual Back to School in Bath event will take place at Solar Star Lodge located at 958 Washington St. in Bath. The event provides book bags, paper, pens, folders, crayons, glue, post-it notes and other supplies free to every school-age child from grades K-12 that are present. The goal o is […]

BRUNSWICK — The Missing Children Alert Program will hold a fingerprint photo ID session at Walmart in Brunswick on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. At the session, a passport-type photo is taken of your child, along with fingerprints and placed on a card with all other pertinent information. The parent keeps possession of the card and […]

CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE Sarah Fischman of Freeport has been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 semester MCPHS UNIVERSITY Morgan Benjamin of Bowdoinham was named to The School of Arts and Sciences Dean’s List at MCPHS University PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY The following local students achieved academic honors during the spring 2016 term […]

AUGUSTA Organizers of a brand new political action committee that has quickly attracted some of Maine’s largest donors revealed Wednesday that one of the PAC’s officers is perhaps the most well-known man in Maine: Governor Paul LePage. The ICE PAC, which registered last week with the state’s Ethics Commission, vaulted into the election season with […]

PORTLAND Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump targeted Maine’s Somali community on Thursday while making a point about immigration and radicalized Muslims. Trump told supporters at packed Merrill Auditorium in Portland that Maine is a “major destination” for Somali refugees and that they’re coming from some of the world’s “most dangerous places.” Speaking in the nation’s […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland teen who says he was singled out by classmates and teachers for wearing a Donald Trump hat to school attended the Republican presidential nominee’s rally at Merrill Auditorium. The Portland Press Herald reports 16-year-old Connor Mullen sat in a row of supporters directly behind Trump as he gave an hour-long […]

PORTLAND A Norwegian man charged with making threats against Maine police officers via email and Twitter will be detained until at least next week, a judge ruled on Thursday. Espen Brungodt, 28, appeared in federal court in Portland on Thursday after being arrested and charged the previous day with making threatening interstate communications. Magistrate Judge […]

TOPSHAM Voters in Topsham, Harpswell, Bowdoin and Bowdoinham will have to wait a while longer before they cast a ballot on the Mt. Ararat construction project. The Maine School Administrative District 75 building committee hasn’t decided when the project will go to referendum. However, Lyndon Keck of PDT Architect said it won’t be in November. […]