BANGOR ( AP) — Two brothers from Maine have been sentenced to federal prison for growing marijuana on their adjacent properties. Federal prosecutors say 47- year-old Bradley Stone was sentenced to nearly two years in prison on Monday, while 50-year-old Michael Stone was sentenced to a year behind bars. The Orneville Township brothers were also […]

WATERVILLE Police said they were considering all possible scenarios in the search for a missing 20- month-old girl, whose disappearance unleashed a flood of leads from a concerned public. “We are looking at everything. We don’t want to miss anything along the way as we continue on in this investigation,” Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey […]

TOPSHAM Three Mt. Ararat High School English teachers recently attended the National Council of Teachers of English annual conference in Chicago, where longtime teacher Claudette Brassil received the organization’s National High School Teachers of Excellence Award. According to a press release issued by the NCTE, Brassil is a member of the Maine Council of English […]

BATH Preliminary budget figures for the 2012-2013 school year indicate that Regional School Unit 1 will face a budget gap of approximately $1 million between reduced revenues and increased costs of health insurance, fuel and heating oil, according to Superintendent Patrick Manuel. Manuel and the district’s administrative team will hold preliminary budget discussions with the […]

Summonses Jacob Gary Crone, 21, 10 Marvin Way, Freeport, Nov. 9, 7:14 a.m., charged with keeping unlicensed dogs, on Main Street. Pamela J. Patneaude, 47, of 9 Charity St., Lisbon Falls, Oct. 28, 11:38 a.m., charged with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, on Main Street. Dominique E Wentworth, 19, of 18 Curtis Road, Freeport, […]

Special Christmas farmers market set BATH — The Bath Farmers Market is planing a special Christmas Market on Friday from 9 a. m. to noon at the United Church of Christ on Congress Avenue. To order fresh fruit, pecan and mince pies, or tourtiere and chicken pies, call Chase Farms at 549-7611 by Wednesday. Only […]

WOOLWICH The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department was kept busy responding to crashes after a snow squall hit the area Saturday morning. The first was in Route 1 in Woolwich between The Taste of Maine and the George Wright Road, reported at 8:49 a. m. Chief Deputy Brett Strout said Joan Hardy, 79, of 359 […]

BATH — The Bath City Council on Monday gave final approval to an ordinance that restricts Central Maine Power’s ability to install so- called “ Smart Meters” in the city for another six months. The council voted 5-4, with Chairman David Sinclair, the sponsor of the ordinance extension, casting the tiebreaking vote. But the new ordinance […]