YORK (AP) — A jury has convicted a Maine man of stealing $50,000 from an American Legion post in York. The attorney general’s office says 36-year-old Ryan J. Byther of Scarborough was found guilty on Wednesday of theft by deception after a twoday trial. Prosecutors say Byther was a general contractor working for the American […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — The Maine ethics commission has ruled that state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin should not be fined for failing to fully report his income on a disclosure report to the state. The Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices also voted 4-1 Wednesday that Poliquin had filed an incomplete report, but had since […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A state panel that assesses snowpack, stream flow, river ice conditions and other factors is meeting to assess the potential for spring flooding in Maine. The River Flow Advisory Commission is meeting today at the Maine Emergency Management Agency offices in Augusta. The commission meets in late winter each year to share […]

BANGOR (AP) — The only casino now operating in Maine has a new name. Hollywood Slots in Bangor is officially changing its name today to Hollywood Casino Bangor. Casino officials were also unveiling a new logo at a morning press conference. The casino is changing its name now that it will soon be offering poker, […]

HOULTON (AP) — Lawyers for a Maine man charged with killing a 10-year-old boy and two adults in rural eastern Maine have asked for a change of venue for the trial, saying publicity about the case has made it difficult to find an impartial jury. Assistant Attorney General Bill Stokes told the Bangor Daily News […]

LEWISTON ( AP) — A Lewiston Christian school is closing at the end of the school year and administrators are blaming the poor economy. Vineyard Christian School opened in 2000 and had 145 students in grades K through 12 at its peak. Allen Austin, executive pastor of the Pathway Vineyard Church, which runs the school, […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — The Cumberland County district attorney has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against her in connection with a child custody dispute. A South Portland man filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in early February, saying Stephanie Anderson interfered with the custody dispute over his 5- year- old […]

KITTERY (AP) — A Maine police department says a woman hired to care for an elderly Kittery woman stole more than $300,000 in jewelry. Police say 30-year-old Jocelyn Dowey of Rye, N.H., stole the jewelry over time from the victim’s Kittery Point home. Kittery Police Chief Paul Callaghan tells the Foster’s Daily Democrat jewelry valued […]

BATH — The following cases were closed in Sagadahoc County Superior Court from July 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2011. Thomas Chase, 46, of Northborough, Mass., July 15, 2011, domestic violence assault, jail six months all but 20 days suspended, administrative release sentence six months; in separate incident Sept. 13, 2011, violating condition of release, […]

DRESDEN — In deference to the winter storm, the Regional School Unit 2 board of directors meeting originally scheduled for today at 6 p.m. at Dresden Elementary School has been postponed. The meeting has been rescheduled to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Dresden Elementary School. The meeting will follow the Finance Committee meeting, which is scheduled […]