BRUNSWICK Brunswick School Department Superintendent Paul Perzanoski was in stable condition at Mid Coast Hospital on Wednesday after what School Board chairwoman Corinne Perreault said was a “health scare.” Mid Coast Hospital spokesman Steve Trockman confirmed Wednesday night that Perzanoski was admitted and in stable condition, but did not have further information about the cause […]

AUGUSTA Hundreds of people lined the halls of the State House on Wednesday to speak out about proposed cuts to MaineCare that would eliminate health coverage for 65,000 residents. Attendees patiently took turns at the microphone before the Legislature’s Appropriations and Health and Human Services committees while just outside a rally opposing the cuts pulsed […]

Editor’s note: According to court documents supplied by Scott Bodwell, the charges against him were dismissed on March 6, 2015. BRUNSWICK A grand jury indicted a 51- year-old Brunswick man who police accuse of stealing documents from computers at the local business where he worked. Scott Bodwell, 51, of Ocean Drive, Brunswick, was indicted Dec. […]

LEWISTON ( AP) — A Maine man who accused former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting him and is himself facing molestation charges has been arrested for violating bail conditions. Lewiston police arrested 23- year-old Zach Tomaselli on Tuesday because he gave a ride to someone under 18. Police Sgt. David St. […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — It didn’t take special training for workers in South Dakota to spot the fake $20 bills that were being passed off as real money this week. Police say the phony bills were simply low-tech color photocopies. Sioux Falls police spokesman Sam Clemens says the reason someone was able to get […]

PAKTIKA, Afghanistan Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, standing less than 34 miles from the Pakistan border, told U. S. troops today they have reached a turning point in the war, even as he demanded that Islamabad must do more to secure its side of the border. Visiting with forces in Paktika, Panetta asserted that, “I really […]

FARMINGTON ( AP) — Authorities say they are closing in on the culprits of a series of bomb threats at Mount Blue High School that have disrupted classes and wasted the town’s money. Police and school officials are following leads into the three threats made since last month, which have triggered mandatory emergency measures. Superintendent […]