BANGOR (AP) — A former U.S. Postal Service employee has been sentenced to three months in prison for taking powerful painkillers out of packages that were intended for veterans. Federal authorities say 39- year-old Christopher McBride of Bangor used the stolen hydrocodone and shared it with a co-worker. He pleaded guilty in September to theft […]

FARMINGTON ( AP) — Police say a tractor- trailer slid head-on into a school bus, sending five students to the hospital in western Maine. Fourteen students from Mt. Blue Middle and High schools were on the bus when the crash occurred Tuesday afternoon in Farmington. Police Officer William Tanner tells the Sun Journal that the […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Acting Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck is the city manager’s choice to hold the job on a permanent basis. City Manager Mark Rees said Tuesday that he’s confident Sauschuck is “the right person for the position.” The City Council will consider the recommendation on Monday. Sauschuck, who has served as acting chief […]

HALLOWELL ( AP) — Maine lobster fishermen last year caught more than 100 million pounds of lobster for the first time, indicating the state’s signature seafood is robust as other fishery resources continue to struggle, the state’s top fisheries official said Tuesday. But even with a whopper of a harvest, Maine lobstermen continue to struggle […]

BATH — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and the New Meadows Lake Association canceled a guided hike of the Peterson Canal planned for Sunday. Thin ice this year will prevent the annual canal trek. For more information on the history of the canal, visit home.gwi.net/~rbenedik/nmlaweb/home.html. news@timesrecord.com

BOWDOIN — The U. S. Postal Service will hold a public discontinuance study meeting at 6:30 p.m. today at Bowdoin Central School. The U.S. Postal Service is looking to close as many as 3,600 postal branches across the country to achieve savings, including the Bowdoin post office located at 142 Store Road. news@timesrecord.com

Arrests Mckayla Rose Arnold, 20, of 15 Wheeler Park, Brunswick, Jan. 10, 11:40 p.m., charged with domestic violence assault, in Freeport. Thomas Aaron Monta, 39, of 24 Dumas St., Lisbon Falls, Jan. 10, 2:19 p.m., charged with failure to appear, on Washington Ave., Portland. news@timesrecord.com

Arrests Randel Phillips, Jr., 32, of 84 Union St., Apt. 4, Brunswick, Jan. 19, 3:08 p.m., charged with violating condition of release, on Lisbon Street. Anthony F. Riordan, 45, of 11 Grandview St. Apt. 2, Jan. 14, 7:13 p.m., charged with operating under the influence and violating conditions of release, on Zamore Street. Craig R. […]

FREEPORT — An unlicensed Brunswick driver faces vehicle theft charges after a joy ride with four minors aboard led to a hit-and-run accident Sunday, according to Freeport Police officials. Alysha M. Spaulding, 18, of Brunswick, was charged with driving to endanger, operating a vehicle without a license, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident […]

BRUNSWICK — Cornerstones of Science, the national science literacy initiative based in Brunswick, received a $5,000 grant to recognize the 50th anniversary of the publication of “ Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson. To mark the occasion, Cornerstones of Science will team with the Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI) in Blue Hill to sponsor MERI’s 2012 Rachel […]