Bill that would boost rural Maine industries clears hurdle PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — A U.S. Senate committee has signed off on a funding bill that would provide help to Maine’s potato industry as well as other rural enterprises. Republican Sen. Susan Collins says the bill includes $2.75 million for potato research grants. She’s a member […]
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All systems are go for Maine astronaut to begin 6-month mission Wednesday
Astronaut Jessica Meir, a Caribou native who dreamed for decades of going into space, will take her first trip to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Meir, 41, and two other crew members are scheduled to launch at 9:57 a.m. from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft. They will arrive at the International […]
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Harpswell man charged with domestic violence aggravated assault after allegedly strangling woman
HARPSWELL — A Harpswell man was arrested Saturday night after he allegedly strangled a 33-year-old woman. The alleged assault was reported just before 8:30 p.m. Zachary Hansen, 22, of Harpswell was arrested and charged with domestic violence aggravated assault. The 33-year-old victim was examined by first EMS personnel but wasn’t taken to the hospital, according […]
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Police identify Lisbon man injured in Saturday motorcycle crash
LISBON — Police say the man injured in a serious motorcycle crash Saturday night was 25-year-old Cyrus Lavers of Lisbon. Lavers was taken to Central Maine Medical Center after the crash where he remained in critical condition Monday morning, according to a news release. Police were called to the crash on Ridge Road at 7:13 […]
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Topsham selectmen OK price shopping for municipal solar power
TOPSHAM — Topsham solar enthusiasts got a thumbs up from selectmen to seek prices on purchasing solar energy. Three of the five members of the Board of Selectmen attended the Thursday meeting where they unanimously approved the request. It authorizes Topsham Solar Advocates to scope out possibilities for purchasing solar power for town properties on […]
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After a Japanese student exchange program nearly ended, Bath upped its involvement, paying to send its city manager to Tsugaru
BATH — After the Tsugaru exchange program, a decades-long student exchange program between Bath and Tsugaru, Japan nearly ended in 2018, the city upped its annual donation to the program and sent Bath City Manager Peter Owen with this summer’s group of Bath students. Every summer one city councilor goes on the two-week trip with […]
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Maine potato growers might need to reduce use of pesticide
PRESQUE ISLE — A crop specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is informing the state’s potato farmers that they might need to reduce use of a widely used pesticide that controls blight. Steven Johnson said national and international changes in the regulation of a fungicide called chlorothalonil could prompt the changes, the Bangor […]
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Telecommunications, utilities spend heavy on Maine lobbying
AUGUSTA — Lobbyists ranging from the cable industry to major electric utilities have reported spending a combined $4.2 million in the newly Democratic Maine Legislature’s busy legislative session. But top spenders didn’t always get what they wanted, according to an Associated Press analysis of state lobbying reports through June. Some business and advocacy groups have […]
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Trial set for man charged in 2018 killing in Bangor; Man killed in late night crash in Woodstock; NJ man released from jail after triple-fatal crash in Maine
Trial set for man charged in 2018 killing in Bangor BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The trial of a man charged with homicide is getting underway. F Daly, a Boston native who doesn’t have a first name, is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of 51-year-old Israel Lewis on Jan. 7, 2018, in Bangor. The jury was […]
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Tenants try to regroup after losing mobile homes in Monday’s blast
FARMINGTON — Brothers Scott and Jacob MacLean, 23 and 19 respectively, sat opposite each other in the living room of their mobile home off Farmington Falls Road playing World of Warcraft Classic on their computers. It was a crisp, cloudless Monday morning. Scott’s girlfriend, Kelsey Parlin, was sleeping in a bedroom down the hall from […]