Maine’s biggest public transit agency plans to increase fares and roll out digital ticketing by early next year. Greater Portland Metro plans to raise the price for a single ride by 50 cents, to $2, and eliminate tickets and monthly passes in favor of smart cards and a phone app. Riders will still be able […]
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Some criticize end of online AP program in rural state
AUGUSTA — The end of Maine’s online Advanced Placement program has drawn criticism from families who say it’s helped high-performing students in the largely rural state get a leg up in competitive college admissions. Representatives of the state Department of Education told a legislative committee Tuesday that the program’s contract ends in June. Maine would […]
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Bridge, toll plaza to bring change to 8-mile stretch of I-95
KITTERY — Highway engineers envision an extra travel lane on the I-95 bridge during peak hours and motorists zooming through a new York Toll Plaza without stopping, making it easier to visit Maine. But first, there will be a couple of years of construction. The Maine Department of Transportation, Maine Turnpike Authority and New Hampshire Department of […]
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Boothbay Harbor police arrest man following hours-long standoff
A Boothbay Harbor man is facing multiple criminal charges after he allegedly threatened a woman with a bayonet and barricaded himself inside an apartment for nearly three hours Wednesday afternoon. Police arrested Konstantinos Rigas, 31, Chief Robert Hasch said in a news release posted on the department’s Facebook page late Wednesday. Rigas has been charged […]
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Androscoggin County may release more info to public before meetings
AUBURN — Seeking to make its meetings more transparent, the Androscoggin County Commission is considering placing all nonconfidential materials included in its meeting packets on the county’s website and in emails to municipal officials. The change was suggested by Commissioner Isaiah Lary of Wales, who said making that information more available would allow citizens to […]
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Harpswell man indicted this week for selling stolen football cards has died; $18K worth of cards reported stolen in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — A Harpswell man indicted Monday for allegedly selling football cards stolen from a Brunswick resident earlier this year, has died. A Cumberland County Grand Jury indicted 27-year-old Joshua Kane for receiving stolen property, a Class B crime. If convicted, he would have faced up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. […]
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Topsham faces 8.4% tax hike after town meeting voters pass $12.7M budget
TOPSHAM — Topsham voters approved a $12.7 million spending plan Wednesday at the annual town meeting, a 6.35% increase in spending that could hike the tax rate 8.4% when combined with the town’s school spending plan and county assessments. Debate centered on new municipal staff positions, how to fix broken equipment and leaky roofs at […]
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West Bath second graders hatch and release Atlantic salmon, learn about species conservation
WEST BATH — Some second grade classes may have a pet hamster or hatch chicks in an incubator, but in Kelsey Marco’s class at West Bath School, students this year had more unusual classroom pets: 120 Atlantic Salmon. The class received 200 salmon eggs in February from a hatchery in Ellsworth through Fish Friends, a […]
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Wrecker rolls into ocean in Harpswell, driver escapes safely
HARPSWELL — A commercial wrecker rolled into the water off Route 24 in Harpswell Wednesday morning. The wrecker, owned by Harold Gray of Bowdoin, was delivering a dock to the waterfront on Hills Way off Route 24 around 9:45 a.m., according to Capt. Don Goulet of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department. “The ground gave way […]
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Governor wants to boost rainy day fund with extra revenue
AUGUSTA — Maine is expected to see tens of millions of dollars in extra state revenue, and the governor proposed Tuesday to put $20 million of the money into the rainy day fund. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills released her latest budget proposal Tuesday. It includes $5.5 million to school and community-based opioid programs and $20 million to a […]