BANGOR ( AP) — A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a Molotov cocktail attack on a Maine home. Alex Glossian of Meriden, Conn., pleaded guilty in federal court in Bangor on Wednesday to possession of an unregistered destructive device. Prosecutors say the 25-yearold Glossian and another person made Molotov cocktails […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Citing an “ alarming” rate of prescription drug abuse in the state, Gov. Paul LePage has created a task force to fight the problem. The Republican signed an executive order Wednesday creating the 17-member task force, which will include medical and law enforcement representatives. The order says nearly 1,400 residents of Maine […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — Gov. Paul LePage has ordered the state Department of Education to develop a plan for expanding digital learning opportunities for Maine students. Wednesday’s executive order coincided with national Digital Learning Day, which highlights technology and digital media in education. LePage says students need to gain the skills essential to succeed in […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Education Department says new test scores show students improved slightly in reading and more significantly in math. Scores from the latest New England Common Assessment Program tests, taken in October, also show a slight decrease in writing. Education officials say the test is one of several measures of performance. The state […]

CAPE ELIZABETH (AP) — Organizers of one of Maine’s most popular road races, the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10- kilometer race, say they’ll begin accepting registrations next month. This will mark the 15th year for the event, founded by Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson. This year’s race will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, […]

ELLSWORTH (AP) — A former custodian at Ellsworth High School has been sentenced to three years in prison for selling prescription drugs at the school. Fifty-three-year-old Frank Trundy pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of aggravated felony drug trafficking. Trundy was arrested on Oct. 28 after he sold 10 hydrocodone pills to an undercover […]

LINCOLN (AP) — A Maine school bus driver will not face charges after the bus she was driving hit and seriously injured a 6-year-old Lincoln girl. Police Chief William Lawrence told the Bangor Daily News on Wednesday that police have closed their investigation into the Jan. 18 accident. Sophia Nelson was hit by the front […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday against Occupy Maine protesters’ continued encampment in Portland, the state’s last active around-the-clock presence inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement. The city planned to issue an order to vacate, giving demonstrators at least 48 hours to decamp. Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren ruled that the protesters, about […]

TOPSHAM — Topsham police continue to investigate a burglary involving prescription medications taken from a home on Bunny Lane on Jan. 25. Lt. Christopher Lewis said an intruder forced his or her way into the home while no one was home between morning and early afternoon. The burglar took an unknown amount of prescription drugs. Lewis […]

HARPSWELL — The Harpswell Board of Selectmen tonight will consider adding to the March 10 ballot a ranked-choice strawpoll referendum about future uses of the vacant West Harpswell School building. If approved as written, the non- binding referendum question would give voters the chance to rank four options for how they would like to see the […]