FREEPORT — Five Freeport Middle School eighth graders were honored Tuesday for winning awards in C‑SPAN’s annual Student Cam documentary competition.  Alexander Dawson, Zane Aguiar and Will Morris placed third of 150 entries in the national competition for their video “The American Idea.” The trio won a $750 prize.  “The American Idea” outlines what it means to be an […]

AUGUSTA – A Wiscasset woman has been found guilty of murder in the December 2017 killing of 4-year-old Kendall Chick, whose case highlighted problems in Maine’s child protection system and spurred calls for reforms that continue today.  Superior Court Justice William Stokes ruled Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta that Shawna Gatto, 44, […]

TOPSHAM — A Topsham representative on the School Administrative District 75 school board said he wants to step down July 1. The resignation comes following a shakeup in membership and leadership on the board. However, in an April letter to school district officials, Matthew Drewette-Card said that the recent tumult was not a factor. “I […]

LISBON — Six years after a landmark restaurant was demolished along Route 196, Lisbon plans to turn Graziano Square into a park, transforming the gateway to town. Graziano’s Casa Mia Restaurant was leveled in March 2013. The business closed in March 2012 after a 43-year run because the Graziano family could no longer afford to […]

FREEPORT — Freeport is proposing a $10,393,312 municipal budget, which carries a 2.39% tax increase on its own and a possible 3.65% increase when combined with the school and county budgets. “The past few budget years have been difficult, and this year was no exception,” Town Manager Peter Joseph and Finance Director Jessica Maloy wrote […]

Midcoast Humane  BRUNSWICK – Fred is 1-and-a-half-year-old lab/pit mix who has been ready and waiting for his family since Feb. 18 at Midcoast Humane.  He is a “No Paw Left Behind” animal, which means he’s been at the shelter for a while and he needs help from animal lovers in our community to reach the right home.  Fred is […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Fishing managers on the East Coast began the daunting process Monday of implementing new restrictions on lobster fishing that are designed to protect a vanishing species of whale.  A team organized by the federal government recommended last week that the number of vertical trap lines in the water be reduced by about half. […]

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police will be one of nine departments in Maine participating in a gun giveback day on Saturday, May 11.   The program will allow people who have unwanted firearms to turn them into police departments who are participating in the project, according to a news release from the Maine Gun Safety Coalition.  “The […]

Ex-priest convicted of altar boy abuse faces May sentencing  ALFRED, Maine (AP) — The delayed sentencing of a defrocked Massachusetts priest convicted of sexually abusing an altar boy is scheduled for late May.  Officials at York County Superior Court in Maine say 76-year-old Ronald Paquin will be sentenced on May 24. A pair of men […]