Arrest Amanda Libby, 25, of Gray, March 5, 2:30 p.m., charged with violation of conditions of release, on Washington Street. Summonses Noreen Wyman, 24, of 7B Windjammer Way, March 7, charged with theft, at Shaw’s. Male juvenile, 12, of Bath, March 7, charged with criminal mischief, at Waterfront Park. Male juvenile, 13, of West Bath, […]

FREEPORT — Workers at the Reebok outlet avoided catastrophe Friday, noticing the scent of a small electrical fire in one wall of the building before it got out of hand. “They were very lucky,” Freeport Deputy Fire Chief Paul Conley said today. “ If that had gone on and they didn’t get a whiff of something […]

RICHMOND — Marcia Buker School will hold kindergarten registration on June 1 for children who will be 5 years old by Oct. 15, 2012. To schedule an appointment, call 737-4748. Students currently attending Marcia Buker’s preschool program need not call for an appointment. Preschool screening and registration will take place June 4, 5 and 6. To […]

WEST BATH — The Over the Hill ATV Riders warn offroad vehicle operators that they should avoid posted trails during mud season. The club posted trails in Bath and West Bath. “These postings are part of an ongoing agreement with landowners, and are just one way for the users to show their appreciation to the […]

WEST BATH — Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department deputies busted up an underage drinking party Saturday night on New Meadows Road. Deputies arrested the man who lives at the apartment where the party allegedly occurred and issued 16 summonses for underage drinking. Neighbors complained at 10:54 p.m. Saturday about a rowdy gathering at 145 New Meadows […]

DURHAM — A Larrabee Lane home was badly damaged and three pets died in a fire that started in the kitchen just after 1 p.m. Friday. According to Michael Brillant, public information officer for Durham Fire and Rescue, the home belongs to Connie and Martin Jacques. Neither was home at the time the blaze ignited. Martin […]

Arrests Mary-Ellen Mederios, 48, of 68 Union St., March 11, 12:29 a.m., charged with violation of conditions of release, on Union Street. Brendan Keating, 21, of 80 Raymond Road, March 10, 9:43 p.m., charged with unlawful furnishing of Schedule Z drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia, on Bath Road. Bryan Wilson, 20, of 41 River […]

BRUNSWICK — After receiving results from a statewide standardized test, Brunswick school officials say expectations for the district’s youngest students need to be higher. At a School Board meeting Wednesday, administrators presented results from the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP), which is Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island’s accountability test under the federal No […]

TOPSHAM — The Friends of Midcoast Maine, in partnership with the Orton Family Foundation, will sponsor a community building workshop at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Topsham municipal building, 100 Main St. The workshop will provide “practical ideas to enhance public engagement, public process and democracy,” an announcement about the event states. “Attendees can learn new […]