The surveillance video on the courtroom screen shows a white pickup truck from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department pull up to a Cumberland Farms gas pump. The time stamp on the video is 1:23 a.m. on April 25, 2018. A few minutes pass, and the truck heads off into the dark.  The next clip is […]

A former Augusta man has been sentenced to serve 10 years in prison on a manslaughter charge stemming from a 2017 fatal car crash in Dresden.  Patrick Shorey, 26, who has lived in both Augusta and Waterville, was sentenced on May 28 in Lincoln County on charges he had pleaded guilty to in March, including aggravated […]

The man who was driving the car that crashed on Interstate 295 in Falmouth on Friday, killing a passenger, has a history of crashes and driving violations including convictions for speeding, driving to endanger and two criminal convictions for drunken-driving.  Brannon McRae, 29, of Brunswick was driving a 2012 Chevy Malibu when it slammed into […]

BRUNSWICK — Bill Clark, a retired Brunswick internist, has long been frustrated by a health care system that he said is broken. Insurance premiums are too high; it takes months to jump through the insurance hoops and be seen, even aftet getting a referral; doctors are spending more time with billing than with patients, making […]

WALDOBORO — A midcoast district attorney and a state lawmaker are urging Maine’s attorney general to reopen a 2007 investigation into a shooting in which a reserve police officer killed an 18-year-old during a confrontation after a traffic stop.  Attorney General Aaron Frey has agreed to hear a presentation in the coming days by advocates for the […]

The back-of-the-envelope math goes something like this: 25 people responsible for pulling 80 tons, or 6,400 pounds per person.  “It was actually easier than it looks,” said Gary Keniston, part of the team representing Thirsty Turf Irrigation of Gorham.  Thirsty Turf was one of 20 teams that participated Saturday in the inaugural Plane Pull to […]

The brother of the woman killed in a crash on Interstate 295 in Falmouth on Friday appears to be recuperating from the serious injuries he suffered in the accident.  A Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said Sunday night that Joshua Haycock, 37, was listed in satisfactory condition at the Portland hospital. Haycock is the brother of […]

BRUNSWICK — “When I sat down to write this speech this past Monday … I realized I had no idea what I wanted to say,” said Mt. Ararat High School valedictorian Tyler Bernier at graduation Sunday at Bowdoin College. “I realized I could talk about coming out and being gay, and what it’s like to be […]

BATH — Sara Namwira became the first of 10 children in her family to graduate from high school in the United States on Sunday as she walked across McMann Field in Bath, taking her place as a brand new graduate of Morse High School. Namwira, who turned 20 on Monday, first started at Morse in […]