On Jan. 16 at 10 a.m., students and community members from Morse High School’s Student Community Liaison Council will host their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day walk at the Bath Train Station in order to commemorate King’s march from Selma to Montgomery. After an introductory speech, participants will walk across the Carlton Bridge and […]

TOPSHAM A Topsham man was arrested Saturday night for operating under the influence by Topsham police, who were searching for his vehicle after it allegedly hit another vehicle in Brunswick. Brunswick police were called to a hit and run crash at 10:07 p.m. Saturday at River Road and Pleasant Street. Brunswick Police Cmdr. Mark Waltz […]

PORTLAND Michael Nagell, 51, of Georgetown, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to 30 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for failing to update his sex offender registration, according to United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II. Nagell was convicted on Sept. 22, 2016, following a jury trial. Nagell was also […]

OGUNQUIT (AP) — An art museum in Ogunquit has chosen a curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum to serve as its new executive director. The Portland Press Herald reports 42-year-old Michael Mansfield will begin his new job at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art on Feb. 1. Museum board president David Mallen announced the […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s governor will attend the state’s annual agricultural show in its capital city. The 76th Annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show is scheduled to take place at the Augusta Civic Center from Tuesday to Thursday. Gov. Paul LePage is slated to attend on Tuesday and is expected to tout the importance of agriculture […]

GARDINER (AP) — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle an investigation by Maine’s insurance superintendent over its failure to adequately track and respond to customer complaints. Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa called the failure to respond in a timely manner a “serious issue.” His office conducted a survey of […]

PITTSFIELD (AP) — State police in Maine say a New Hampshire man getting roadside assistance died when he was struck by a tractor trailer alongside Interstate 95 in Pittsfield. The crash occurred on Sunday evening and killed 27-year-old Dustin Smithurst of Gorham. Police say Smithurst’s car skidded into the median and hit some trees off […]

LUBEC (AP) — Maine fishing regulators say they are allowing many of the state’s scallop fishermen to fish for an additional day per week because bad weather has hampered their ability to harvest the shellfish. The state Department of Marine Resources says the dragger boat fleet that operates outside of the protected Cobscook Bay area […]

(AP) Residents of northern New England who awoke to subzero temperatures can count on a thaw later this week. The National Weather Service says the temperature dipped as low as minus-29 Monday morning in the town of Masardis in northern Maine. It was 28 below in Dickey, near Allagash, and 26 below at Estcourt Station […]

WASHINGTON His message came at the start of one of the busiest weeks of Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. It’s a week when he and his team are preparing eight Cabinet picks for confirmation hearings, finalizing appointments and gearing up for his first news conference as president-elect. But at 6:29 a.m. on Monday, […]