BRUNSWICK During a six-week Gizmo Garden held at Bowdoin College, Upward Bound students learned to assemble miniature robots that cumulated in a parade of miniature self-driving vehicles July 27. Through the process, students assembled electronic sensors that allowed miniature robotic vehicles to detect and follow a road, becoming self-driving. They then added proximity sensors that […]

FREEPORT ( AP) — A Maine beer company is seeking to expand its facilities in Freeport, saying an expansion is needed to meet the growing demand for its beers. The Portland Press Herald reports that a plan submitted to the Freeport Planning Department last week shows that Maine Beer Co. wants to add a 20,300- […]

WEST BATH (AP) — Protesters who railed against the christening of a warship at Maine’s Bath Iron Works have made their first court appearances. The demonstrators were arrested outside the shipyard on June 18 at the christening of the second in the Zumwalt class of destroyers for the Navy. They’re charged with obstructing a public […]

BRUNSWICK — People Plus announced last week the appointment of two new members to its board of trustees: Annee Tara, freelance writer and Kim Watson, Administrator, Mid Coast Senior Health Center. “People Plus is excited to welcome Annee Tara and Kim Watson as Board Trustees,” said Stacy V. Frizzle, executive director of People Plus. “ […]

MONTPELIER A handful of hopeful moose hunters visited the Vermont Statehouse on Tuesday and joined top Fish and Wildlife biologists and others hunters across the state in listening to a live radio broadcast that revealed the dwindling number of coveted moose hunting permits being issued for the fall hunt. The 160 permits drawn Tuesday are […]

PORTLAND Interstate regulators are tightening the restrictions on the last species of shark that can have its fins removed at sea in the U.S. Smooth dogfish are the only sharks from which American fishermen can remove fins at sea. Many other sharks can be hunted, but fins can’t be removed until processing on land. The […]

BIDDEFORD A local woman received quite a surprise Saturday night when she came across a 3-foot python in a vacant house to which she was attending on Sky Oaks Drive. The woman, who owned the house and had not rented it out for some time, discovered the trespassing reptile around 8:30 p.m. Saturday when she […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders share something in common — they all owe money to the city of Portland, Maine. City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin says the Portland Police Department is awaiting payment for overtime for police officers. That’s $262 for a Clinton event at King Middle School; $771 for a […]

MOUNT DESERT (AP) — A historic 79-foot schooner participating in the Windjammer Regatta ran aground in Somes Sound with 25 guests onboard. Members of the Coast Guard patrolling the inlet for the regatta were able to quickly assist the American Eagle after it got stuck off Mount Desert Island around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday. The crew […]