RICHMOND Richmond selectmen have decided to wait on a pair of technology-related upgrades. One was upgrading a computer for the town’s ballot-counting system. A decision wasn’t required at the board’s meeting Wednesday night, as it depends on results of a ranked choice voting petition submitted to the secretary of state this month. Richmond’s current voting […]

GEORGETOWN — The search for a new school superintendent at Alternative Organizational Structure 98 continues. Community forums have been held in the four AOS 98 districts: Georgetown, Boothbay, Edgecomb and Southport. At these forums input was gathered on important qualifications for the new superintendent as well as perceived strengths and weaknesses of the AOS 98 […]

AUGUSTA Maine lawmakers will soon debate three bills aimed at preventing gun violence in the wake of a mass shooting at a high school in Florida. The Legislative Council approved a “red flag” bill allowing police to temporarily confiscate guns of those deemed to be a danger. A second bill would create community education programs […]

BELFAST Former neighbors of a couple accused of fatally beating a 10-year-old girl said they heard abuse months ago and reported it to police and the state health and human services’ officials. Julio and Sharon Carrillo, of Stockton Springs, were each ordered held Wednesday on $500,000 cash bail during their first court appearance after their […]

BRUNSWICK — The 2018 Atlantic Federal Credit Union College Scholarship Program is underway. The scholarship opportunities are open to members who are graduating high school this spring. A total of $15,000 will be awarded to high school seniors with plans for continuing education. Atlantic will award one $7,500 scholarship, one $2,500 scholarship, one $1,000 scholarship […]

BELFAST (AP) — Police have arrested a Maine woman who posted a video of herself target shooting while listing city officials by name and describing them as “my target.” Police say 57-year-old Laurie Allen was arrested Feb. 23 on charges of terrorizing with a dangerous weapon. The Bangor Daily News reports Belfast Police Chief Michael […]

THORNDIKE (AP) — Police say a student has released an aerosol self-defense spray in school, causing an evacuation. The Waldo County Sheriff ’s Office responded Wednesday to a possible chemical release affecting as many as 20 students at the Mount View school complex in Thorndike. Authorities say a school resource officer learned that the source […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Another three people have died from the flu in Maine, bringing the season’s total to 55. But there are also signs that the worst of the season is over. Statistics from the Maine Center for Disease Control suggest that the number of influenza cases has dropped for a third consecutive week. All […]

ROCKPORT (AP) — The Maine Fishermen’s Forum is bringing one of the state’s most important industries together in Rockport for the next three days. The forum begins on Thursday at the Samoset Resort and continues until Saturday. The event includes a trade show, seminars, a Friday night fish dinner and a Saturday banquet and dance. […]