BATH — Hypnotist Julius Kovacs, “The Magnet Man,” will perform a fundraising show for Morse High School’s class of 2012 Project Graduation activities at 7 p.m. Friday in Montgomery Theatre at the school on High Street. Tickets at the door cost $10 for adults or $7 for students. Proceeds will help fund a chemical-free, celebratory […]

DRESDEN — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting today about the replacement of the Maine Kennebec Bridge. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the Pownalborough Hall, 314 Patterson St. According to an MDOT meeting notice, the future replacement of the Maine Kennebec Bridge that carries Route 197 over the Kennebec […]

LISBON — Lisbon High School staff members are dusting off their dancing shoes and stepping out to the beat of a variety of music genres — all to benefit the class of 2013 and the school’s drama club. Six faculty dance couples plan to participate in the local answer to a national favorite pastime of watching […]

TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen will meet today where it will consider a memorandum of agreement with the Maine Army National Guard for construction of a facility at the Head of Tide Park on Cathance Road. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the municipal building at 100 Main St. […]

BATH — The third session of the 2012 Downtown Institute Series, presented by the Maine Development Foundation/Downtown Center, is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Bath Savings Institution, 105 Front St. The session is titled “Green Design, Good Design: Historic Preservation and Smart Energy Solutions.” Presenters include Tim Vrabel, a strategic […]

Arrest Zachary Adam Nallia, 19, of 22 Lewiston Road, New Gloucester, March 7, 5:07 a.m., charged on Westbrook warrant with unpaid fines for criminal mischief and violation of a court order, charged on a South Portland warrant for unpaid fine and fees for theft, and charged on a Sanford warrant for failure to appear on […]

FREEPORT — L. L. Bean will host its annual spring fishing weekend Friday through Sunday, featuring a full schedule of free fly-casting lessons, demonstrations, and clinics and seminars with fishing celebrities. Tyler Befus, a 14-year-old pro staff team member of the Ross Reels, Scientific Anglers, and Simms teams will run a presentation as part of the […]

HARPSWELL — Fishermen from Harpswell are scheduled to volunteer with the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation ( GOLMF) Monday and Tuesday to collect derelict fishing gear. The effort is one of two in the region, according to Lynda Doughty of the GOLMF, with another collection out of Portland Harbor this week. Fishermen will land the derelict […]

DURHAM (AP) — A search is under way for two men police say robbed a Durham convenience store. Police say the men entered the Get ‘ n Go at about 8: 30 p.m. on Wednesday. One man showed a handgun and demanded cash. No one was hurt and the thieves got away with an undisclosed […]