LISBON Lisbon’s downtown revitalization plans will take another step Tuesday night. The town is conducting a public hearing at 7 p.m. in anticipation of applying for a Community Development Block Grant. Comments made during the meeting will be part of Lisbon’s CDBG application to the state, and funds that are awarded will help pay for […]

AUGUSTA The Maine Department of Transportation is reassuring the public that it’s safe to travel bridges designed by a company involved in the design of a Miami pedestrian bridge that collapsed in a deadly accident that killed at least six people. The Bangor Daily News reports that Maine transportation department spokesman Ted Talbot says the […]

PORTLAND Lawsuits in which Republican Gov. Paul LePage hired outside legal representation have cost the state at least $110,000 since last fall, raising the total expenditures to at least half a million dollars over the past four years, according to a review by The Associated Press. The governor sued Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills in […]

BATH A bill designed to protect children from visual sexual aggression became became law last week without the governors signature. “An Act To Increase the Penalty for Visual Sexual Aggression against a Child” will increase the penalty on individuals who expose their genitals children under 14. This bill responds to a incident that happened last […]

TOPSHAM Irish melodies filled the air at Topsham Public Library Saturday. Members of the Midcoast High Winds Flute Choir celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a free concert in the Highlands Community Room in the library. Directed by Nan White, the flute choir performs at numerous community events in the Midcoast, including performances for local libraries, […]

SABATTUS (A]P) — A Republican Maine House candidate who called a Florida high school shooting survivor a “skinhead lesbian” and called another a “bald-faced liar” is quitting the race. Leslie Gibson was widely criticized for insulting the survivors of last month’s shooting, which killed 17 people. The Portland Press Herald reports Gibson said Friday he’s […]

BELFAST (AP) — A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a woman accused of beating her 10- year-old daughter to death. WGME-TV reports that Stockton Springs resident Sharon Carrillo will be examined at Riverview Psychiatric Facility. She is scheduled to be arraigned April 2. Carrillo’s lawyer Chris MacLean says that his client has […]

MACHIAS (AP) — Police in Maine are warning residents about a Facebook scam that promises grant money. WMTW-TV reports the Washington County Sheriff ’s Office received multiple complaints about the scam. Police say Facebook users receive messages from people pretending to be their friends. The accounts offer a $12,000 grant through the Federation of Protestant […]