BOWDOINHAM — Three women were hurt when a sedan and an old school bus that had been converted into an ice cream truck collided on Interstate 295 in Bowdoinham Monday evening, according to police. Police say alcohol and speed contributed to the crash. Alyx Wharton, 22, of West Gardiner was driving a Nissan sedan northbound when […]
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Bath police investigate flower decoration vandalism in the downtown
BATH — Someone damaged hundreds of dollars’ worth of flower decorations in downtown Bath early Sunday morning, just days before the city’s annual summer festival kicks off. Bath Police Chief Mike Field said Sgt. Michelle Small was returning to the police station from a reported fire on Middle Street early Sunday morning when she discovered […]
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Georgetown man allegedly assaults woman, kills himself
GEORGETOWN — A Georgetown man fatally shot himself in his home Monday morning after police say he allegedly assaulted a woman and threatened her with a gun. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office was called shortly after 8 a.m. to a home on Bay Point Road where the alleged assault happened. According to a press release, […]
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Expansion of Bowdoin’s Schiller Coastal Studies Center will allow students to better study oceans, climate change
HARPSWELL — Construction is underway on a multi-million dollar expansion of Bowdoin’s Schiller Coastal Studies Center, a move which director David Carlon said will allow the college to “change the way Bowdoin can teach students” and get coastal communities more involved in conversations about a rapidly changing ocean. The 118-acre facility is about 13 miles […]
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Brunswick-based nonprofits among recipients of John T. Gorman Foundation grants
The John T. Gorman Foundation is awarding $700,000 to 44 Maine nonprofits through its annual Direct Services Grant Program. The foundation’s funding is being awarded to a diverse group of organizations distributed throughout the state that offer essential services such as mental health, housing, food and crisis supports to low-income Mainers. Among recipients are Mid […]
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Maine governor signs hands-free driving, tobacco bills
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Democratic governor this week signed dozens of new bills to require hands-free driving, protect pregnant employees and prevent adults from providing tobacco to young people. Gov. Janet Mills’ office said late Thursday that she’s signed into law roughly two dozen new bills, including a bill to allow courts to issue search warrants […]
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Baby lobster numbers spell trouble for shellfish population
PORTLAND — Baby lobsters are continuing to appear in high numbers off some parts of Canada while tailing off in New England, raising questions about what the valuable shellfish’s population will look like in several years. University of Maine scientist Rick Wahle has documented trends in baby lobster density for years, and released new data for 2018 this month. […]
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Maine Briefs: Charges dropped against man in crash that killed pedestrian; Rwandan captured in Maine and convicted of hiding genocide role faces sentencing
Charges dropped against man in crash that killed pedestrian GRAY, Maine (AP) — A Maine man who struck and killed a woman with his car in April will not face criminal charges. The office of the Cumberland County District Attorney said Thursday that 58-year-old Jay Westra, of North Yarmouth, will not be charged. Police said in April that Westra […]
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‘Tough to lose your brothers’: Funerals held for bikers
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A motorcyclist who was among seven killed in a collision with a pickup truck last week was a family man, proud Marine and dedicated public servant, mourners said Friday at a funeral that drew about 200 people, including leather-clad bikers and law enforcement officers. The funeral for Michael Ferazzi, 62, of […]
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Topsham selectmen back town manager’s ruling on union grievance
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen on June 20 unanimously upheld Town Manager Rich Roedner’s ruling on a union grievance over health reimbursement accounts. The grievance was filed in March by Tom Lister, the town’s code enforcement officer and steward of the operations unit of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local S89, and Mike […]