A Waterville man who robbed the Bangor Savings Bank branch in Waterville, only to fall on the ice while fleeing and drop the cash and the BB gun he had brandished in front of a police officer, pleaded guilty to robbery and theft charges Thursday in court.  Jason M. Mackenrodt, 37, was sentenced to five years in […]

PORTLAND — A father filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the city of Lewiston and the state claiming the wrongful death of a 13-year-old boy who drowned while swimming at Range Pond State Park in Poland during a field trip last summer.  Ali Abdisamad, the father of Rayan Issa, filed a complaint against the city […]

New restrictions to protect rare whale expected from group  (AP) A group organized by the federal government is expected to release recommendations about how to better protect a vanishing species of whale in the Atlantic Ocean.  The North Atlantic right whale numbers only about 411, and its numbers have fallen by dozens in this decade. The National Oceanic […]

Human remains discovered April 7 in a densely wooded area in Augusta have been identified as those of Megan Gregory, who disappeared in June 2017.  In a joint news release issued Thursday morning by Augusta and Gardiner police, officials say that the Office of Chief Medical Examiner was able to identify Gregory using dental records, but […]

TOPSHAM — The $500,000 increase approved for Maine School Administrative District 75 teacher salaries is not enough, according to the local teachers’ association. A dozen speakers, mostly teachers, called on the school board Thursday to make their salaries comparable with neighboring school districts. The $41.7 million budget approved Thursday included the salary increase of 16.6% for last […]

TOPSHAM — In August 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson stopped at the Topsham Dairy Queen as he traveled to a campaign event in Lewiston from the Brunswick Naval Air Station. A plaque on the side of the Dairy Queen that reads “L.B.J. ATE HERE” commemorates the late president’s visit. With the future USS Lyndon B. […]

WOOLWICH — A local man walked away with cuts and scrapes after his car hit a moose on Route 1 in Woolwich Wednesday night. The collision happened near the north-end intersection with the George Wright Road around 9:15 p.m. According to Woolwich Fire Chief Michael Demers, the moose walked out from the woods in front […]

ALFRED — A jury found a former corrections officer not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman who was in custody at a transitional facility where he worked.  Joshua Dall-Leighton, 34, was acquitted Thursday morning of five counts of gross sexual assault. He hugged his family as he left the courtroom, and one woman in their […]

BATH — Bath Middle School was steeped in science Wednesday in hopes that more of students would be driven toward careers in science, technology, engineering or math, as part of Regional School Unit 1’s first STEM night, hosted by The Bath Elementary Parent-Teacher Association. STEM jobs are among the fastest-growing in the nation, according to the […]