BATH The Sagadahoc County Emergency Management Agency, in partnership with the Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Office and the Sagadahoc County Communications Center, utilizes an emergency notification system to ensure individuals who live and work in Sagadahoc County are made aware of critical emergency information within a moment’s notice. Subscribers of this system, called CodeRED, receive […]

BATH — On Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, at 6:30pm, Pan Fried Steel returns to Patten Free Library. Based in Yarmouth, the band is directed by Ian Ramsay, Chair of the Arts Department at North Yarmouth Academy, who is also a musician, teacher, and writer. The band started more than 15 years ago and draws members […]

PORTLAND Republican Sen. Susan Collins is letting the GOP’s Senate leadership off the hook on her promise to shore up health care premiums by year’s end in return for supporting the tax overhaul. But she said she will resume the push in the new year. Collins and fellow Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, of Tennessee, the […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine labor department says hundreds of unemployment claimants are having trouble receiving payments as the state rolls out a new system. Maine Department of Labor Spokeswoman Laura Hudson said many individuals aren’t correctly certifying that they’re looking for jobs each week. Some individuals hadn’t received benefits at all, but the department […]

KENNEBUNKPORT (AP) — The Maine Restaurant Association says the state’s tourism industry could improve through deductions included in the Republican tax plan. MRA representative Greg Dugal tells WCSH-TV the plan would have a 20 percent deduction for locally-owned hotels and restaurants. The deduction would be on the business’ first $315,000 of income. So, the broadcast […]

MILLINOCKET (AP) — Maine State Police say an attack on two people in Millinocket that caused lifethreatening injuries preceded a lockdown at the local hospital. Lt. Troy Gardner said both assault victims, a man and a woman, were hurt inside a home. They were taken Tuesday night to Millinocket Regional Hospital, before being taken to […]

THOMASTON (AP) — A replica of a Revolutionary War-era Maine home could be closed if the nonprofit running it doesn’t raise $150,000 by the middle of next month. The Knox Museum, dedicated “to honor the life, times and military service of patriot, soldier, founding father and statesman Henry Knox,” says it faces a dire situation […]

BUCKSPORT (AP) — Maine State Police say the death of a 2-year-old girl in October in her home in Bucksport has been ruled a homicide. Lt. Troy Gardner said Kloe Hawksley was found unresponsive on Oct. 18 in a home she shared with another child and two adults. She was pronounced dead at a hospital, […]

NEWFIELD (AP) — A Maine man who police say was shot by his sister over a financial dispute has been upgraded to stable condition. York County Sheriff William King Jr. says police responded to a Newfield home Monday morning for reports of a person shot. Officers found 29-year-old Joshua Gochie with one gunshot wound to […]