DEXTER (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been hospitalized after police say he accidentally shot himself in the leg while visiting Maine. Dexter Police Chief Jim Emerson says Paul Lalicata of Boston was getting out of his vehicle just after 4 p.m. Saturday when decided to unload his shotgun. The gun went off and shot […]

AUGUSTA — A bill to allow a privately run prison in Maine, carried over from last year’s session in hopes of addressing the needs of aging inmates with more medical concerns, was killed Monday after lawmakers were told no one is interested in running such a facility. The bill appeared last year amid a flurry of […]

WEST PARIS ( AP) — A teenage driver had been drinking alcohol and was texting back and forth with friends at an underage drinking party when her car crashed, killing two passengers, including a 16-year-old she’d just picked up, investigators said Monday. State police detectives were continuing their investigation into the early Saturday crash in […]

Arrests Gerald Sanford, 52, of 14 Everett St., Jan. 7, 12:17 p.m., charged on a Cumberland County District Court warrant for unpaid fines and fees. Britney Munroe, 20, of 41 Gleed Drive, Jan. 7, 11:50 a.m., charged on a West Bath District Court warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of operating after […]

BATH — The Knights of Columbus will host its monthly breakfast buffet from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday at 807 Middle St. The menu includes eggs cooked to order, bacon, sausage, ham, waffles, pancakes, French toast, home fries, juice, biscuits, gravy, muffins, coffee and tea. Suggested donation is $6 for adults or $ 3 […]

BATH — January’s theme at the Dreamland Theater at the Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., is “Foreign Flicks.” Dreamland will screen the 1988 Italian film “Cinema Paradiso” on Thursday and the 2007 French film “La Vie en Rose (2007) on Jan. 26. “In ‘ Cinema Paradiso,’ a famous film director returns home to his […]

BRUNSWICK — The American Cancer Society invites the entire Midcoast community — including cancer survivors, caregivers, families, schools, companies, faith-based and civic organizations — to its annual Relay For Life fundraising kickoff event Wednesday evening. The hour-long kickoff event starts at 6 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 2 Columbus Drive. The kickoff celebration is an […]

WOOLWICH — Snow that began falling early Friday morning and continued through most of the day kept the Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department busy responding to vehicle crashes. None involved lifethreatening injuries. A single-vehicle rollover on George Wright Road in Woolwich was reported at 10: 51 a.m. Friday. Lt. Calvin Temple said Thomas Stenquist, 21, of […]

Summonses Male juvenile, 16, of Freeport, Dec. 30, 1:22 p.m., charged with possession of marijuana and sale and use of drug paraphernalia, on Stagecoach Road. Male juvenile, 15, of Freeport, Dec. 30, 1:22 p.m., charged with possession of marijuana, on Stagecoach Road. news@timesrecord.com