The governor previously opposed background checks for private gun sales, but is now proposing a limited expansion in private advertised sales.
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Interim Wiscasset Middle High School principal appointed after ex-principal’s firing
Sarah Hubert was named interim principal of Wiscasset Middle High School after former Principal Gina Stevens was fired for a series of alleged transgressions.
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Brunswick police investigating smash-and-grab vehicle robberies
Police said someone broke into 10 vehicles in the area of Jordan Avenue and Federal Street and stole valuables.
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Dennis Dechaine granted April hearing to argue for a new trial in 1988 murder of Sarah Cherry
Dechaine has maintained his innocence ever since a jury convicted him of killing the 12-year-old.
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Bath-area schools consider banning student cell phone use
Regional School Unit 1 officials are reviewing research about student phone use and will solicit input from students and parents.
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Influenza cases remain steady in Maine
Maine has not seen the high levels of flu cases recently reported in other parts of the U.S.
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Bath YMCA appoints new chief mission advancement officer
Sawyer Boulette will lead the Bath Area Family YMCA’s development team with a focus on growing the organization’s philanthropic and donor engagement work.
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State reaches plea deal with suspect in Washington County slaying
Donnell Dana pleaded guilty to hindering apprehension in connection with the 2022 killing of Kimberly Neptune. Prosecutors are dropping a murder charge against him.
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Harpswell honors eldest resident with Boston Post Cane
Richard Bradford Parks, a 99-year-old veteran of World War II and former lobsterman, woodcarver, game biologist, and state conservation official, is officially Harpswell’s eldest resident. Harpswell Select Board Chairperson Kevin Johnson presented Parks with the town’s Boston Post Cane during a ceremony at the Town Office on Thursday, Jan. 25. Parks’ son and daughter-in-law attended […]
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Gov. Mills proposes expanding background checks, strengthening gun laws after Lewiston mass shooting
The governor used her State of the State address to call for measures ‘true to our culture,’ including a more robust yellow flag law and creating a felony for people who sell firearms to those prohibited from having them.