The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is withdrawing its support for a proposed right whale protection plan, claiming it was rushed into voting in favor of major fishing restrictions without adequate time to review the science behind the plan. Upon review, the state’s largest lobstering trade group expressed its displeasure with the plan, saying it is based […]
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A look from the outside in: Former BIW workers leading tours of shipyard on water, land
BATH — Bath’s Maine Maritime Museum is giving visitors a closer look at Bath Iron Works’ bustling shipyard led by those who were closest to it — former BIW employees. Following a line of bright red buoys marked “keep out,” tourists perch on an open-top boat to get a closer look at BIW’s ships under […]
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Pittston’s newly acquired island brings possibilities, problems
PITTSTON — The only indication of a road accessing about 60 acres of town-owned land is a “No Trespassing” sign posted on a pole on Old Cedar Grove Road. But if town officials are successful in their quest, one day it could be the entrance to a multi-use public area with shore-front access to the […]
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Archaeologists race clock as they uncover Colonial fort
WINDHAM — Archaeologists are racing the clock to dig up the remains of a fort from the 1700s. The remains Province Fort are covered by a road in the Maine community of Windham, and archaeologists have a narrow window to check out the site during road work. The road is being widened and repaved. Province Fort […]
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Man arrested after allegedly stabbing woman in Portland
A 32-year-old Portland woman was stabbed in the hand Monday afternoon during a fight on Oxford Street, Portland police say. Richard McDowell, 39, of Portland was arrested shortly after the altercation and charged with aggravated assault, said Lt. Robert Martin. Police were called to the area of Preble Street Soup Kitchen on Oxford Street around […]
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Final push begins for ‘people’s veto’ referendums in Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — Organizers of ballot measures aimed at undoing the Death With Dignity Act, restoring religious exemptions for vaccines, and stopping taxpayer funding for abortions through Medicaid are making a final push for petitions to stop the laws from going into effect. The state of Maine did not receive any signatures in time for any so-called “people’s […]
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Maine briefs: Police treating man’s death as suspicious; Troopers: 2 killed in crash after leaving Windsor Fair; 2 Maine men injured in attack by bull that escaped pasture
Maine State Police treating man’s death as suspicious LEEDS, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police are treating the death of a former Minnesota man as suspicious. Investigators say 31-year-old Nadi Hagi-Mohamed recently moved to the Lewiston-Auburn area from Minnesota, where he was arrested in July on cocaine charges. They say his body was identified by fingerprints and […]
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Driver charged with manslaughter in rollover crash that killed 3 in Acadia
Federal authorities have filed criminal charges against the driver of a vehicle that rolled over early Saturday morning in Acadia National Park, killing three people. Praneeth Manubolu has been charged with three counts of manslaughter in connection with the crash, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court. The names of the victims have not yet […]
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Facing a raft of retirements, BIW seeks 1,000 new hires
Bath Iron Works is known for building Navy warships from the ground up, but if it wants to stay in business it has to do the same to its workforce. The shipyard is in the midst of a massive hiring push to finish a backlog of ship work and reinforce its army of mechanics, many of whom are nearing […]
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In Pictures: A Brunswick bluegrass bash
BRUNSWICK – Bluegrass lovers from the northeast and Canada filled Thomas Point Beach in Brunswick Labor Day weekend to celebrate the 40th annual Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival. Started by the late Pati Crooker in 1979, the four-day festival featured 28 bands.