BATH Coast Guard vessels are returning to the Kennebec River to resume ice-breaking operations on Wednesday. A notice sent out Monday encouraged all residents to remove ice fishing shacks from the Kennebec and Penobscot rivers. The breakouts will help reduce the risk of flooding as more snow and ice on the river melts. According to […]

FREEPORT Negotiations about how to move an 80-ton research vessel out of a residential Freeport neighborhood appear stalled. The steel-hulled Island Rover is at the center of a 15-year zoning dispute. Andrew Allen, president and road commissioner of the Shore Drive Neighbors Road Association, informed town officials last week that the association has decided not […]

FREEPORT Freeport is looking to save a significant amount of money by converting its streetlights to LED fixtures. The change will be discussed at tonight’s Freeport town council meeting. It will take place at 6:30 p.m. Installing LEDs would cost an estimated $125,000, according to Freeport Town Planner Donna Larson, who noted there is still […]

BRUNSWICK Murphy came to Coastal Humane Society all the way from Georgia to find his forever home. He can be a little shy and nervous around new people, but with some patience (and a couple of hot dog pieces) you’ll be best friends! It has been reported that Murphy has lived with cats and tends […]

FREEPORT — Freeport Conservation Trust will host “Maine the Way” curators Christine Reighley and Cam Heald at an event 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Freeport Community Center at 53 Depot St. The event is free and open to the public, and there will be refreshments. Reighley and Heald will tell their story of transforming the […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Angus King welcomed two Brunswick natives, Hannah Duffek and Joe Newlin, to serve as interns in his D.C. office this spring. Duffek is a graduate of St. Lawrence University, where she studied political science, focusing on the Middle East. Newlin is a junior at Hampshire College, studying American government and […]

RICHMOND HIGHSCHOOL 1STSEMESTER HONORS Freshmen Cum Laude: Derek Barrett, Calob Densmore, Erica Dickey, Paige Lebel, Bryannah Shea, Marybeth Sloat, Andrew Vachon, Breanna Vintinner, Madison Washburn, Leah Wescott Sophomores Magna Cum Laude: Arianna Kelsey, Olivia Ridenour Cum Laude: Haylee Beckim, Samuel DeRaps, Cameron Fowler, Trinity Gajilan, Benjamin Gardner, Lindsie Irish, Rylie Irish, Abigail Johnson, Bryanne Lancaster, […]

WOBURN, Mass. A Massachusetts man charged with fatally stabbing a woman studying to become a doctor in a public library has a severe mental illness, his lawyer said Monday. Jeffrey Yao, 23, was held without bail after not guilty pleas to charges including murder were entered on his behalf at his arraignment in Woburn District […]

AUGUSTA Several women who have lived through the painful procedure of genital mutilation urged lawmakers Monday to make the practice illegal in Maine. Lawmakers listened to comments Monday about legislation that would make female genital mutilation a felony crime. It would be punishable by up to 30 years in prison under two proposed bills. The […]

CAPE ELIZABETH (AP) — The mother and stepfather of a 10-year-old Maine girl who was found dead at a condo complex have been charged with murder. State police say 33-year-old Sharon Carrillo and 51-yearold Julio Carrillo were arrested Monday at state police offices in Bangor, where they had been interviewed by detectives. The girl, Marrissa […]