AUGUSTA The mother of a 16-year-old transgender boy who killed himself at a Maine juvenile detention facility is calling for more mental health resources for young people behind bars. Charles Knowles, who dreamed of working as an activist for LGBT youth, was found dead at the Long Creek Youth Development Center on Nov. 1. The […]

FREEPORT Freeport Economic Development Corporation wants to diversify the town’s retail-based economy, according to FEDC Executive Director Keith McBride. McBride addressed Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority board members on Wednesday. McBride wants more businesses, such as light industrial manufacturers, to choose Freeport and augment the town’s economic growth. New economic opportunities continue to be identified, said […]

Two companies with plans for growth at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station were honored Wednesday for innovative business practices. The recognition came during the annual meeting of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority — the agency converting the former base to civilian use — in Freeport. SaviLinx, a contact center, was named the most innovative […]

FREEPORT Two new Town Council members were welcomed to the board Wednesday night, and board leadership positions made as well. Newly elected councilors John W. Egan and Peter Anzuini join D. Scott Gleeson Jr., Bill Rixon and Lee Arris on the board, which meets the first and third Tuesday of the month. Councilor Sarah Tracy […]

BATH Bath police arrested a man early Sunday morning they say allegedly pointed a handgun at another man following an altercation outside a local restaurant. Police arrested Edwin Melvin, 46, of Bath at 1:35 a.m. and charged him with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon. Bath Police Lt. Robert Savary said there was an altercation […]

BRUNSWICK Northeast Delta Dental Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Oasis Free Clinics in support of its dental clinic. “We are thrilled to partner with the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation. They have been a long-time supporter, and this grant will help offset the costs of our growing dental clinic,” said Anita Ruff, Oasis […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. New England fishermen who opposed President Barack Obama’s creation of the Atlantic Ocean’s first marine national monument are now hopeful Presidentelect Donald Trump will abolish it, shrink it or allow some fishing inside it. While Trump, a Republican, hasn’t specifically addressed the monument, he has said he would undo Obama’s policies that he […]

PORTLAND The federal government plans to allow scallop fishermen to catch more of the shellfish next year as consumer demand for them grows. The New England Fishery Management Council approved rules on Wednesday that are expected to yield about 47 million pounds of scallops during the fishing year that begins in spring 2017. The decision […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine secretary of state’s office has received official requests for recounts for proposals to legalize marijuana and to raise taxes for high-income earners to help schools. Voters approved of both questions on Nov. 8. Both were close votes. More than 750,000 people voted on both questions. The difference in the marijuana […]