AUGUSTA (AP) — Minimal snowpack and river ice are making for below normal flood potential in southern Maine this spring, but the flooding risk factors are about normal in northern Maine. The Maine River Flow Advisory Commission met Thursday to analyze snowpack, stream flow, river ice conditions and weather forecasts to assess the potential for […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Federal officials in Maine say a former selectwoman from Chelsea has been indicted on extortion, tax evasion and fraud charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that a grand jury has indicted 53- year-old Carole Swan and her 54-year-old husband, Marshall Swan. The indictment accuses Carole Swan of using her position as […]

SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A 20- year-old Cornville man has been arrested after police say he fired a single shot from a .22- caliber rifle through a car’s windshield while the driver was inside. Alan Sipe was taken into custody following the incident around 11: 15 a. m. Wednesday. Skowhegan Police Chief Michael Emmons said the […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — The Maine House on Thursday formally requested advice from the state supreme court on a Democratic lawmaker’s question about whether the Republican state treasurer is involved in illegal private business dealings. By a 122-0 vote, representatives passed a Republican-sponsored order seeking an opinion from the high court while setting aside a […]

CONCORD, N. H. ( AP) — Snow plow drivers who watched their hopes of a long, busy season melt away months ago were happy Thursday to get back to work. “In October, I thought we were going to get all sorts of snowstorms and ( it) was going to be a good season for plowing, […]

WASHINGTON ( AP) — With a formal dinner for the few, President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid solemn tribute to the many. The president who opposed the Iraq war from its outset thanked those who fought its battles by sitting down to a candlelit meal with a small cross section of the millionplus who served […]

Arrests Errol Staples, 27, of 10 Bluff Road, Bath, Feb. 23, 11:44 a.m., charged on three Sagadahoc County warrants for failure to appear, on Bluff Road in Bath. Gloria Plutchak, 36, of 438 Post Road, Bowdoinham, Feb. 16, 2:20 p.m., charged with violating protection from abuse order, in Bowdoinham. Bail, $500.

BATH The Morse High School Guidance Office will host a free bus trip to the University of Maine’s Engineering Expo on Saturday for students and parents in Regional School Unit 1 and surrounding communities. “Maine’s top engineering firms, engineering schools, educators, government agencies, industry and engineering societies will provide hands- on activities and exhibits throughout […]

TOPSHAM During winter, the cold weather forces many people to choose between heating or feeding their family. “Fortunately, many food drives help families be able to have both food and warmth,” states a release issued by the Mt. Ararat High School Interact Club. “However, when winter is slowly fading away, the cold weather still remains,” […]

LISBON The Lisbon School Committee heard an annual report Monday night from the principal of Lisbon High School on where the school stands with its accreditation through the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Principal Ken Healey also took the opportunity to prepare the committee for a return visit by the NEASC Commission on […]