BATH Two Midcoast men face charges following an alleged stabbing Tuesday in Bath. Shortly after 11 p.m., police responded to a disturbance at 424 Washington St. Officers found the apartment in disarray with broken glass and plates on the floor, and suspected an altercation had taken place, said Bath Police Lt. Robert Savary in a […]

BRUNSWICK — Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education is hosting a workshop for mental health clinicians titled Psychotherapy in the Era of Lyme Disease on Friday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mid Coast Hospital, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick. This workshop will offer tools for assessment and strategies for treatment as […]

AUGUSTA Maine’s state legislature grew increasingly divided as Maine Democrats gained two seats in the state Senate but failed to wrest control from Republicans. The Maine Democratic Party and its legislative committees reported spending about $1.5 million on outside spending for Democrats’ bid to protect the House and win at least three Senate seats in […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Hundreds have gathered in Maine’s largest city to demonstrate unity and protest the election of Donald Trump as president. Participants met at Portland’s Monument Square on Wednesday evening and marched toward Portland City Hall carrying signs that said “not my president” and “keep hate out of Maine.” WMTW-TV reports that several speakers […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The first African-born Muslim to hold elective office in Maine is moving on to a higher post after another win. Forty-seven-year-old Pious Ali made Maine history when he was elected to the Portland Board of Education in 2013. Voters in Maine’s largest city elected Ali as an at-large City Council member on […]

BANGOR ( AP) — The bitter defeat in the presidential race has many supporters of Democrat Hillary Clinton shell-shocked in Maine. Among them is Stephen King. King, the best-selling author, tweeted early Wednesday that he’s going offline, saying there will be “No more book recommendations, politics, or amusing dog pictures for the immediate future. I’m […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A decision is coming about whether New England’s shuttered shrimp fishery will be able to reopen this winter. Prospects for reopening are dim. A scientific panel has recommended the regulatory Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission keep the fishery closed because of concerns about poor reproduction in a warming ocean. An arm of […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — Maine’s largest hospital has notified the Maine Center for Disease Control of a patient who has what they believe is a potentially deadly prion disease. The Maine CDC tells WMTWTV they were notified by the hospital on Tuesday evening. Testing is underway to reach an official diagnosis. Prion diseases are rare […]

ROCKLAND (AP) — The state fire marshal’s office says a Maine man has been arrested on charges he allegedly set fire to his neighbor’s mobile home. Forty- two- year- old Timothy Barbeau, of Rockland, was charged Tuesday with two counts of arson and one count of aggravated attempted murder. He remains held at Knox County […]