BRUNSWICK– Mid Coast Parkview Health kicked off a $5 million expansion and renovation project Tuesday, which will help Mid Coast Senior Health prepare for a future of serving a population that is expected to grow by 46% in the next five years, according to Dugan Shipway, co-chair of the capital campaign. The construction of a […]

BRUNSWICK — A Wiscasset man faces an additional 19 counts for allegedly having unlawful sexual contact with a student he gave music lessons to at The Music Store in the Tontine Mall in Brunswick. A Cumberland County Grand Jury in February indicted 32-year-old Joshua King on 25 counts of unlawful sexual contact for alleged offenses […]

AUBURN — The Maine State Police tactical team shot and killed an Auburn man Tuesday who had kept police at bay most of the day in the basement of a house on Main Street in Auburn. Auburn Police Chief Jason Moen said the man, Steven Case, 29, was wanted by police for failing to turn […]

AUGUSTA — Lincoln County District Attorney Natasha Irving has dismissed misdemeanor criminal charges against a former state lawmaker who failed to disclose a felony conviction when he obtained a hunting license. Irving said she did not believe she had enough evidence to guarantee a conviction against former Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, a Republican from Dresden, in […]

BATH — Charlie Bingham may be Sagadahoc County’s Teacher of the Year, but true to humble form he feels a few others deserve the accolades.  The Morse High School physical education teacher is among finalists from each of the state’s 16 counties for Maine Teacher of the Year. Each educator was nominated by a community […]

TOPSHAM — George Krassner, recognized pioneer in the American space program and Topsham resident who will present an encore performance of his Show and Tell with a Space Pioneer program on Thursday, August 13 at 6 p.m. at Topsham Public Library as part of its space-themed Universe of Stories summer reading program.  According to a news release from the library, Krassner’s designs […]

The Saco police chief and deputy chief will return to work without the support of the department’s rank and file.  City officials announced Monday that an investigation into unspecified allegations against Chief Raynald Demers and Deputy Chief Corey Huntress revealed no misconduct and said the men would return to their posts this week. The Saco police unions […]

Upset by what he saw as “a cynical move” by congressional leaders, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden protested their decision to tie several bipartisan measures aimed at lowering prescription drug prices to proposals to strengthen the Affordable Care Act.  Though the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved the package, the Lewiston legislator said including the ACA […]