PHIPPSBURG The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Office has arrested a man on felony assault charges after he allegedly assaulted a female relative and stabbed a man at a Phippsburg residence Saturday night. The sheriff ’s office was called to the reported domestic assault on Bowker Road at 5 p.m. Saturday for a report of a […]

BRUNSWICK — Curtis Memorial Library in Burnswick has announced it planned to reopen today at noon. The library closed early Wednesday evening after one of the sprinkler heads in the library’s west entrance popped off due to a frozen pipe. Firefighters from three towns responded to clean up water as quickly as possible to minimize […]

BATH — New Hope for Women, which offers support to people in Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties affected by domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, will offer a new support group in Bath for eight weeks, beginning in late January. Groups are 90 minutes in length and limited to eight adult participants. As with […]

WEST BATH The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Office charged a man for aggravated assault and burglary Friday in relation to a stabbing that occurred in West Bath the day after Christmas. Det. Adam Temple obtained warrants, and at approximately 4:16 p.m. Friday and arrested Damon Peacock, 19, with a last known address in Chelsea. The […]

BRUNSWICK Sears Holdings announced last week it is closing 39 Sears stores between March and early April of this year, although the store at Cook’s Corner Shopping Mall has been spared from this round. “Sears Holdings continues its strategic assessment of the productivity of our Kmart and Sears store base and will continue to right […]

The American Red Cross is facing a blood shortage, and says there is an urgent need for blood and platelet donors of all blood types. This month is National Blood Donor Month. “Severe winter weather has had a tremendous impact on blood donations already this year, with more than 150 blood drives forced to cancel […]

BANGOR Republican Gov. Paul LePage has spent more than $1.7 million in federal welfare dollars on afterschool programs instead of cash assistance at a time when fewer poor Maine families are receiving such benefits. More than a dozen nonprofit organizations received funding this year from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant, the Bangor Daily […]

ST. GEORGE (AP) — The search is continuing for a missing clammer who disappeared off the coast of Maine during Thursday’s blizzard. The search for 35-year-old Paul Benner was suspended Saturday due to ice and slush from the cold weather. Jeff Nichols, spokesman for the Department of Marine Resources, says the marine patrol was searching […]

HALLOWELL (AP) — Business owners in the Maine city of Hallowell say they are concerned about an upcoming construction project that could hamper their businesses. The state Department of Transportation’s reconstruction of Hallowell’s historic downtown ends sometime in October. The Kennebec Journal reports the business owners in the impacted area say they hope people continue […]

BANGOR (AP) — One of two New York men charged in a shooting that left one person dead and another wounded in Bangor is due to be sentenced. Law enforcement officials say 38-year-old Robert Kennedy was killed and another man wounded on Nov. 27, 2015, to settle a drug debt. His sentencing is scheduled for […]