On this date in Maine history: Feb. 19

Sharon Carrillo to be sentenced Friday in abuse death of daughter

Her original sentencing date earlier this month in the death of Marissa Kennedy was postponed due to bad weather.

Father and daughter safe after snowmobiles crash through ice-covered lake

The Connecticut residents were treated for mild hypothermia, but their snowmobiles ended up at the bottom of North Twin Lake near Baxter State Park.

Topsham man killed in biking accident at state park

Rodney Reed's mountain bike went off a trail Monday at Bradbury Mountain in Pownal.

Panel endorses bill requiring CMP to renegotiate lease along corridor route

The bill now goes to the full Legislature for consideration.

Alan Hawkins, esteemed former educator in South Portland and Cape Elizabeth, dies at 72

'A giant of a man' who overcame cancer and made kindness a priority is remembered by former students and colleagues.

Topsham man died in bicycling accident in Pownal on Monday

Rodney Reed, 57, lost control on a trail at Bradbury Mountain State Park, police say.

Cost estimate rises by $660,000 for planned Portland roundabout

Portland's City Council will consider additional funding for construction of the roundabout near the University of Southern Maine campus.

Portland council will vote on plan to move public comment back to the end of meetings

The proposal, which would undo a change made by former Mayor Ethan Strimling to take comments prior to council meetings, would also prohibit people from addressing items pending before a council subcommittee.

Portland district says renovating 4 elementary schools would cost $21 million more than voters approved

The school board blames sharp increases in construction costs for the funding shortage.