BOWDOIN — Andrew J. Klaiber, 45, of 177 Meadow Road, Topsham, died as a result of a crash Saturday afternoon on Route 201 in Bowdoin. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating the crash, which was reported at 2:27 p.m. According to a release issued by the sheriff ’s department Saturday night, first responders arrived […]

BATH — The Bath City Council on Wednesday will consider rescinding an order that on Dec. 7 established a board of directors to manage the former National Guard Armory building, where the city’s skate park and an antique fire engines group are to be located. Ward 5 Councilor Mari Eosco said Friday that she asked City […]

BRUNSWICK — Kestrel Aircraft Co. is negotiating with development officials in Superior, Wis., to create 300 to 600 jobs initially envisioned for Maine, a local redevelopment official confirmed Friday. Steve Levesque, executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, said Friday that Kestrel founder Alan Klapmeier confirmed a story in the Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune reporting […]

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia ( AP) — Even people who think caviar is to die for might lose their appetite when it’s stored in a hospital morgue. But that’s where St. Petersburg police found a huge stash of the delicacy this week — 385 pounds stored in the refrigerated space where cadavers are kept. A morgue […]

GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — Two people who pulled up at a McDonald’s drive- thru in western Illinois completely naked face public indecency charges. Police in Galesburg say a 19-year-old El Paso man and a 21-year-old Galesburg woman have been released from Knox County Jail after being ordered to appear in court to face the charges. […]

LONDON (AP) — Andrew Lloyd Webber says London’s Olympic Games will force most of the capital’s theaters to close for the summer. Lloyd Weber said today the games will make it “ very tough” for shows in London’s West End and predicted that three major musicals would not play over the games. The composer told […]

CAIRO ( AP) — Several Egyptian rights groups today accused the country’s ruling military council of using “ repressive tools” of the deposed regime in waging an “unprecedented campaign” against pro-democracy organizations. The groups’ joint statement came just hours after security forces stormed offices of 10 rights organizations, including several based in the United States. […]