ALFRED — A judge is considering whether an Acton woman accused of fatally stabbing her former husband in 2017 can withdraw her guilty plea and go to trial instead. Kandee Weyland Collind, now 49, was charged with murder in the death of Scott Weyland, 42. Police said she attacked him in February 2017 after a judge […]

ON OMAHA BEACH, France — All at once, Charles Shay tried to stanch the bleeding from a ripped-open stomach, dull the pain with morphine and soothe the mind of a dying fellow American army medic. It was a tall order for a 19-year-old who had just set foot on the European mainland for the first […]

A nurse who was accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly couple could serve two days in jail as part of a plea agreement.  Amy McLellan, 61, pleaded guilty Friday to one felony count of misuse of entrusted property. The court will lower the conviction to a misdemeanor in one year […]

The YouTube video captures a gregarious teenager, talking to you from her bedroom. Crossed field hockey sticks and a large pink butterfly decorate the wall behind her.  It’s Sierra Zahares, a Freeport High School student, explaining what it’s like to have Moebius syndrome, a rare neurological condition that prevents her from blinking or smiling or showing […]

FREEPORT — The public will have the chance to chime in tonight on Freeport’s proposed $10.4 million municipal budget, which carries a 2.4% tax increase on its own and a possible 3.65% increase when combined with the school and county budgets. The combined spending plans for the town, county and Regional School Unit 5 would […]

Regional School Unit 1/Wiscasset Adult Education celebrated the graduation of 13 students on May 16, in a ceremony held at Morse High School’s Montgomery Theater. These adult learners completed either the High School Equivalency Tests (HiSET, formerly GED) or traditional high school diploma during the 2018-19 academic year.  Merrymeeting Adult Education Director Diana McCain led the […]

Patten Free Library is offering a variety of summer reading programs for students entering 6th through 12th grades.  The programs offered this summer season are free for patrons in this age group residing within the library’s service area or who are enrolled at Regional School Unit 1.  The library’s traditional incentive-based reading program “R.S.U. 1 […]

In celebration of 15 years at their 25 Foreside Road location, Topsham Public Library has scheduled an anniversary party on Saturday. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with a photo booth, all-ages tie dye craft and a scavenger hunt.   At 11 a.m. there will be live music with local artist Matt Loosigian. Bring your own lunch and […]