BERWICK — The family of a Berwick firefighter killed in a four-alarm blaze Friday mourned the loss of a son and brother whose desire from boyhood was to help others and serve his community. Capt. Joel Barnes, 32, of Shapleigh, died from injuries he sustained after he and another firefighter became trapped in a third-floor […]

Former Westbrook High School and University of Maine football standout Trevor Bates, who now plays professionally for the Detroit Lions, is due back in court next week to face charges that he assaulted a police officer in New York. No one involved with the case is saying much, though. Bates, 25, was arrested on Jan. […]

AUBURN — It was a variation of a very old scam. A man called a local elderly couple earlier this week and identified himself as their grandson. He was in legal trouble, the caller said, and needed money fast. The grandparents sent the money, but before the cash got very far, police swooped in and […]

Maine’s Department of Education on Friday urged schools “to refrain from using mascots and logos that depict Native American tribes, individuals, customs, or traditions,” a move that comes a week before the Skowhegan area school board is scheduled to deliberate further over their schools’ “Indians” nickname. The department, in a priority notice, noted that it […]

SACO — City officials in Saco are considering revising its marijuana ordinance to clarify city policy on those who grow for personal use versus those who grow for others. Maine voters legalized marijuana in the November 2016 election and in 2017, private, recreational marijuana became legal in Maine for those 21 and older. In 2018, […]