BOWDOINHAM — The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department arrested two Massachusetts men following an alleged home invasion at a Carding Machine Road home Saturday afternoon. Chief Deputy Brett Strout said this morning that 30- year-old Jorge Santiago of 11 Inman St., Lawrence, Mass., and Miguel Rodriguez, 29, of 201 Bailey St., Lawrence, Mass., were both charged […]

BRUNSWICK — The threat of a $250 fine, suspended license — or far more serious consequences — apparently isn’t enough to stop some drivers as they motor past stopped school buses in the Brunswick area. Police and school officials said Friday that they’ve fielded more complaints recently about such incidents, especially along Pleasant Street. “I think […]

BATH — After nearly two hours of discussion about proposed bylaws for a new board of directors to operate the cityowned armory building — and about whether that board should even exist — Bath city councilors on Thursday remained unclear about what direction they should take. The City Council in December approved relocating the Bath Youth […]

LISBON — A Lisbon man died early this morning when a fire swept through his mobile home on Larry Drive, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. A press release issued this morning by the Maine Department of Public Safety states the fire took place at 5 Larry Drive, located off Pinewoods Road. “Fire investigators say […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was standing in the locker room, the AFC championship trophy cradled in his left arm, when his cellphone rang. It was Elton John, calling to congratulate him on his sixth trip to the Super Bowl in the 18 years he has owned the team. “I love you, […]

LISBON — A Lisbon man died early this morning when a fire swept through his mobile home on Larry Drive, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. A press release issued this morning by the Maine Department of Public Safety states the fire took place at 5 Larry Drive, located off Pinewoods Road. “Fire investigators say […]

BATH — A 31-year-old High Street woman was charged Thursday with illegal possession of oxycodone, and state officials took her five children into custody. Jenelle Merrill-Pyy, 31, of 932 High St., faces a Class C charge of unlawful possession of Schedule W drugs, according to Bath Police Detective David Beauregard. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, working […]

BOWDOINHAM — The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department arrested two Massachusetts men following an alleged home invasion at a Carding Machine Road home Saturday afternoon. Chief Deputy Brett Strout said this morning that 30-year-old Jorge Santiago of 11 Inman St., Lawrence, Mass., and Miguel Rodriguez, 29, of 201 Bailey St., Lawrence, Mass., were both charged with robbery, […]

EAGLESWOOD TOWNSHIP, N. J. ( AP) — A single magazine from the 1970s with pornographic images of prepubescent girls was enough to get a New York architecture professor arrested after firefighters found it while battling a blaze in his home at the Jersey shore. Shortly before noon on Tuesday, firefighters received a report that the […]

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Virginia have shut down one of the world’s largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, and charged its founder and others with violating piracy laws. The indictment accuses the company of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content. The indictment was unsealed […]