BATH — The Midcoast Green Collaborative will hold two free home energy clinics in January, with the first scheduled for Wednesday at Patten Free Library. Presenters Paul Kando and Topher Belknap, energy auditors at the Midcoast Green Collaborative, will discuss how to permanently reduce heating bills, “ preferably without breaking the bank yet reducing Maine’s oil […]
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RICHMOND POLICE
Arrests Justin Scott, 27, of 5A Sunset Lane, Dec. 31, 9:15 p.m., charged with violation of bail conditions, at High and Main streets. Zachary Brown, 25, of 11 Lincoln St., Jan. 7, 3 a.m., charged with domestic assault, on Front Street. Pamela Johnston, 57, of 67 Alexander Reed Road, Jan. 4, 4:14 p.m., charged with […]
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Congestion cure still sought
WISCASSET — Over, under and around all have been scrapped, which leaves “through” as the only answer for one of Maine’s worst traffic bottlenecks. Anyone who travels Route 1 in the summer knows the situation in Wiscasset: sometimes miles-long lines of traffic inching toward the town that calls itself “Maine’s Prettiest Village” and attracts crowds of […]
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Study contests LePage’s take on DHHS cut targets
AUGUSTA — The childless adults Gov. Paul Le- Page has proposed dropping from MaineCare are far from young and healthy, despite rhetoric to the contrary, according to a report released Monday by an advocacy group for the poor. More than 40 percent of childless adults covered through MaineCare are older than 45 and many have serious […]
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Rivals look to chip away at Romney
MANCHESTER, N.H. — With Mitt Romney the overwhelming favorite, his five Republican opponents hoped to chip away at his lead in today’s New Hampshire primary and finish well enough to prove they’re still in the race to challenge him again in South Carolina and Florida. A narrower than expected win for Romney in the nation’s first […]
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Demolition or not?
St. John’s solicits movers for former Ursuline Sisters home BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Village Review Board is scheduled tonight to make a final recommendation on a demolition permit for a former rectory building on the property of St. John the Baptist Church, at the corner of Pleasant and Union streets. In the meantime, church officials continue […]
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Gas prices shoot up nearly 9 cents in week
AUGUSTA ( AP) — The price of a gallon of gas has jumped dramatically in Maine in the past week. Price- tracking website maineGasPrices.com reports today that the average price for a gallon of gasoline has jumped nearly nine cents to $3.45. This compares with the national average that has increased nearly eight cents per […]
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Two wind forums to be held this week
FREEPORT ( AP) — The Greater Portland Council of Governments and the Windependence group that promotes wind energy are holding events this week to promote the idea of municipally owned wind power. The council’s Jennifer Puser says the technology and ownership model represent a “ perfect match for municipalities.” She says she looks forward to […]
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Mainer charged after 3-year-old overdoses
LEWISTON (AP) — Police in Maine’s second-largest city have brought child endangerment charges against a man whose 3- year- old son overdosed on a prescription painkiller. Lewiston police launched an investigation after 28-yearold Michael Roy’s son was hospitalized Friday. Police told the Sun Journal that it appeared that the boy had found a pill inside […]