GARDINER (AP) — Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the robbery of prescription drugs from a Gardiner pharmacy this week. Police say the youth was arrested Tuesday in connection with the robbery Monday of a Rite Aid on Spring Street. The boy, whose name was not made public because of his age, […]

AUGUSTA Maine’s Medicaid shortfall will be the dominant and most pressing issue as lawmakers return to the State House today to begin their 2012 session. The new year’s agenda concludes work begun by lawmakers last year, but also will include some new items pushed by Gov. Paul LePage, including Medicaid restructuring to address a state […]

WESTBROOK (AP) — The owner of a strip club that was open for one day before being shut down says he won’t appeal following a federal judge’s ruling that the city of Westbrook didn’t violate his constitutional rights by revoking the club’s occupancy permit. Lawrence Ferrante filed a lawsuit against Westbrook in September 2010 a […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s heating oil prices are holding steady. The Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security said the average statewide price Tuesday was $3.56 a gallon, down a penny from a week ago. Prices were lowest in southern Maine and highest in northern Maine. Since Halloween, heating oil prices have ranged only 10 […]

BRUNSWICK — Suzanne Neveux will lead a new round of “Loosen Up” exercise classes beginning Friday at the People Plus Center, 35 Union St. “Using techniques derived from traditional stretching movements, tai chi, and yoga, (Neveux) has designed a program to help mobilize joints and lengthen muscles,” a People Plus release states. This program is […]

DRESDEN An Augusta man reportedly veered off the road in Dresden on Dec. 28 after overcorrecting for a wind gust that blew his 2008 Ford Ranger over the center line. According to a report from Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, Daniel R. Smith, 56, struck a utility pole off Middle Road in Dresden after veering […]

Summonses Female juvenile, 16, of Richmond, Dec. 30, 2:08 a.m., charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor, on Alexander Reed Road. Female juvenile, 17, of Richmond, Dec. 30, 2:08 a.m., charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor, on Alexander Reed Road.

TOPSHAM The Topsham Board of Selectmen meeting scheduled for Thursday has been canceled. The next regular scheduled meeting is Jan. 19. The Board of Selectmen will hold a workshop Jan. 12 at the municipal building. The workshop agenda items include an audit review with the Finance Committee at 6 p. m.; a dog ordinance amendment […]

WEST BATH A Woolwich man escaped serious injury after his truck rolled over Saturday morning on Route 1, according to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department. The single-vehicle rollover was reported at 8:31 a.m. Chief Deputy Brett Strout said a 1993 Ford truck driven by Alexander Shaw, 36, of 39 Shady Lane, Woolwich, flipped on […]

WESTPORT ISLAND A Westport Island man lost control of his vehicle after hitting black ice Sunday, skidding off the road and striking nearby ledges. According to a report from Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, Casey Q. Cummings, 21, was traveling southbound along Main Road on Westport Island in a 2003 Honda CRV when he lost […]