ROCKLAND (AP) — A tenant of an apartment in Rockland has been charged with arson in a fire that temporarily displaced other tenants of the building. Rockland police say they arrested 35-year-old Christie Look on Tuesday on two counts of arson.

CANTON (AP) — Authorities say a 64-year-old Canton man is missing and presumed dead after running back into his burning home to try to save his dogs. The state fire marshal’s office says the man was last seen yelling for help from a second- floor window as flames engulfed his house Tuesday evening. The fire […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are considering a bill to get parents more involved in their children’s schools. Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Justin Alfond of Portland is sponsoring a bill requiring every school board in the state to develop a plan to engage parents in their schools. Those plans would be posted online by the […]

PRESQUE ISLE ( AP) — Northern Maine Community College and the college’s foundation will announce a major gift to the school, calling it the largest private donation given to a community college in Maine. A news conference is scheduled for today. College Foundation board chairwoman Vicki Smith is making the announcement in the Edmunds Conference […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — The chief of the Maine Turnpike Authority says financial reforms at the agency have already saved millions of dollars with the potential for millions more. Executive Director Peter Mills presented the agency’s 2013 budget to the Legislature’s Transportation Committee on Tuesday, outlining dramatic reductions in turnpike spending, with the budget dropping […]

PORTLAND — A Portland man serving 60 years in prison for strangling his girlfriend and cutting off her head was not insane at the time of the killing and is criminally responsible for his conduct, Maine’s highest court ruled Tuesday. In a unanimous decision, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected Chad Gurney’s appeal of his murder […]

BATH — Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and Patten Free Library invite area residents to participate in the second annual Winter Read, a community book group that includes a series of community conversations. This year’s book is “Shoutin’ Into the Fog: Growing up on Maine’s Ragged Edge,” a memoir by Thomas Hanna. “The Great Depression hit hard […]

Summonses Jeremiah D. Allen, 18, of 474 Stackpole Road, Durham, Feb. 1, 9:52 a.m., charged with sale and use of drug paraphernalia, on Holbrook Street. Joseph Ranger, 35, of 51 Waltham St., Westbrook, Jan. 30, 9:55 p.m., charged with violating a protective order, on Old County Road David R. Wilson Sr., 39, of 315 Harpswell […]

BATH — A free workshop to help parents and students complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form will take place at 6 p.m. today at Morse High School. The form is required for all state and federal financial aid, including loans. The workshop is sponsored by the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) in […]

BATH — Jonathan Richards of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency will give a free interactive television presentation about bath salts from 4 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Friday. The public can view the program locally at University College of Bath/ Brunswick, 9 Park St. The program is presented as part of the University of Maine at Augusta’s […]