BRUNSWICK A few years ago, Charlotte Infante bought her mother a miniature sparkling white Christmas tree and a village of angels. Her mother died two years ago and since then, Infante’s life has been pretty tough. She went without work for more than a year and has been diagnosed with major depression and post-traumatic stress […]

Arrest Jonathan Scott Hartill Jr., 20, of 16 Westminster Ave., Brunswick, Nov. 16, 9:30 a.m., charged with a hold on the order of a judge while in custody at Two Bridges Regional Jail.

Arrests Joshua Hart, 20, of 202 Middlesex Road, Dec. 19, 9:14 p.m., charged with a West Bath District Court warrant for failure to appear, on Middlesex Road. Arthur O’Connor, 43, no address listed, Dec. 19, 12:40 p.m., charged with operating after suspension and intentionally failing to give correct name, address or date of birth, on […]

WEST BATH Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department is investigating a burglary that was reported late Friday morning on Birch Point Road. Chief Deputy Brett Strout said the incident was reported at 10:06 a.m. A man left his home to take his wife to work Friday morning and when he returned home, discovered someone had entered […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick police and emergency personnel responded Friday night to a report that a 36- year- old Brunswick woman had died unexpectedly while working at a residence on Range Road. The woman walked out of the house to take a break from renovations to the home and collapsed, Brunswick Police Sgt. Russ Wrede said today. […]

PORTLAND Gov. Paul LePage’s first year in office was filled with a whirlwind of controversy and blunt talk as the tea party favorite, backed by the first Republican-controlled Legislature since the 1960s, sought to overhaul government. The Republican governor’s first year in office, along with the GOP’s return to power in the State House, has […]

HONOLULU ( AP) — The Obama administration is considering whether to allow Yemen’s outgoing president into the United States for medical treatment, as fresh violence and political tensions flare in the strategically important Middle Eastern nation. A senior administration official said President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s office requested that he be allowed to receive specialized treatment […]

RICHMOND The Richmond Fire Department and four neighboring departments responded to a chimney fire on Plummer Road on Sunday night that turned into a structure fire that badly damaged a home. Fire Chief Andrew Pierce said this morning he received the call of a chimney fire at 10:47 p.m. Sunday at 218 Plummer Road. When […]

U.K.’s Prince Philip remains in hospital LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Philip spent a third night in the hospital as he recovers after treatment for a blocked coronary artery. The 90-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II is in good spirits and will remain under observation for “a short period,” Buckingham Palace officials said today. There […]