ARROWSIC In his varied career, Arrowsic resident Bret Gilliam has been many things: An entrepreneur, a Navy officer, a photographer and CEO of multiple multi-million dollar companies. But through it all, at heart he has remained a scuba diver. Gilliam’s passion for scuba diving began at the unordinary age of eight, while his father, a […]

AUGUSTA If June 6, 2017, had happened differently, this week would have been a special one for Nathan M. Desjardins: He would have graduated from the University of New England on Saturday, his name freshly printed onto a nursing degree. Instead, Desjardins’ name now appears alongside those of 84 other people on a granite wall […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Central Maine Power is fighting the public advocate’s request to release confidential documents related to high power bills experienced by some customers last winter. The Bangor Daily News reports that the documents are part of an investigation launched by the Maine Public Utilities Commission on March 20. The investigation is looking at […]

AUBURN (AP) — Sheriff ’s deputies in a Maine county will be using body cameras and new patrol car cameras. The Sun-Journal reports Androscoggin County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to approve spending over $126,000 on 14 body cameras, 14 car cameras and an updated system that includes new software and technical support. The system will […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The sale of scallops will help pay for projects designed to study subjects such as the impact of fishing on sea turtles and how to make the New England shellfish fishery more efficient. The New England Fishery Management Council announced awards to 15 such projects on Wednesday. The projects are funded via […]

NORRIDGEWOCK (AP) — Officials in a Maine town are asking the state Legislature to rename a bridge in honor of a slain sheriff’s deputy. The Norridgewock Board of Selectman approved the measure to rename the Norridgewock Bridge to the Corporal Eugene Cole Memorial Bridge in a 4-0 vote Wednesday night. WGME-TV reports Republican Rep. Brad […]

BANGOR (AP) — Prosecutors say a man charged with stealing a police cruiser in Maine slipped through an 11- by-11 inch opening while handcuffed to get into the driver’s seat. Assistant District Attorney Marianne Lynch says video captured 22-year-old Tyler Tibbetts’ maneuver during his arrest May 11. Lynch tells WMTW-TV the opening between the front […]