MADISON ( AP) — A fire has destroyed three buildings in downtown Madison. Maine State Police say the buildings were unoccupied and being renovated after a previous fire damaged them a few years ago. The fire was reported at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. State police say it started in the basement of one of […]

BRUNSWICK — The School Administrative District 75 board of directors is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. today at Region 10 Technical High School, 68 Church Road. The agenda is available at www.link75.org.

WISCASSET — The Regional School Unit 12 board of directors will meet at 6: 30 p.m. today in the Windsor Elementary School Cafeteria. To see the full agenda for the meeting, go online to http://ow.ly/9vqEa.

BATH — Applications for the Paul Hanley Memorial Scholarship at University College at Bath/Brunswick (UCBB) are now available and are due March 30. The scholarship was established in honor of the former Phippsburg resident and longtime student at University College, who died in 2010, according to a release from UCBB. Hanley was awarded his bachelor of […]

Arrests Jennifer N. Giggey, 30, of 32 Independence Drive, March 5, 1:50 p.m., charged with violating a condition of release, on Independence Drive. Lori L. Hummer, 42, of 190 Valley St., Portland, March 3, 11:40 a.m., charged with violating condition of release and refusing to submit to arrest or detention, on Wardtown Road. news@timesrecord.com

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police and a Topsham police dog searched the area around Birch Meadow Road for just more than an hour Wednesday afternoon before they were able to locate an 81-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease who apparently wandered away from her home earlier in the afternoon. The woman’s husband notified police at 4:11 p.m. that […]

TOPSHAM — The Woodside One Wheelers’ sixth annual community performance will roll out onto the gym floor of Mt. Ararat High School on Friday to entertain the audience while at the same time raising money for another parade appearance in Washington, D.C., among other activities. The Woodside One Wheelers (WOW) are a performing circus arts group […]

BOWDOIN — Bowdoin’s annual town meeting is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Saturday at Bowdoin Central School. Before voters are 65 articles reflecting a proposed $966,186 budget — a 1 percent decrease from fiscal year 2011, according to Carol Laverdiere, town secretary. The amount officials seek to appropriate through taxation is $266,304 — an increase […]

Arrests Mark Jason Watrous, 31, of 100 Congress St., No. 37, Bath, Feb. 15, 2:34 p.m., charged with failure to appear, in Wiscasset. Melissa Ann Elwell, 33, of 43 Garrison St., Brunswick, Feb. 10, 6:27 p.m., charged with failure to pay a fine, at Cumberland County Jail in Portland. news@timesrecord.com

Summonses Robbie Barnham, 20, of 39 Emmanuel Drive, Feb. 25, 6 p.m., charged with assault, on Polar Loop. Steven Davis, 53, of 15 Fisher Road, Lisbon, Feb. 24, 3:16 p.m., charged with violation of a protective order, on Harpswell Road. Jason Gilliam, 29, of 2 Carrying Place Road, Phippsburg, Feb. 20, 9:42 p.m., charged with […]