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3 officers allegedly assaulted by 2 people in Portland
A Portland man and a 17-year-old boy were arrested after they allegedly assaulted three officers in the city Sunday evening. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., a disturbance on Preble Street was reported to...
View ArticleBridgton man reported missing
Frank Mollins Credit: Courtesy of Maine Department of Public Safety Update: Frank Mollins has been safely located. A silver alert has been issued for a Bridgton man who was last seen Tuesday night....
View ArticleMaine technical school director arrested for unlawful sexual touching of...
The director of the Waldo County Technical Center was arrested for two interactions with a 13-year-old girl, including one that allegedly involved unlawful sexual touching.Kevin Michaud, 58, is facing...
View ArticlePortland ranked safest, one of the best places to live in US
Portland ranked at the top of the list for safest places and among the best places to live in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report. The city was ranked No. 1 in the country for...
View ArticleBridgton man reported missing found safe
Frank Mollins Credit: Courtesy of Maine Department of Public Safety A Bridgton man who was reported missing was found safe. A silver alert was issued Wednesday for Frank Mollins, 81, after he had been...
View Article35 first responders rescue injured man from Appalachian Trail
A North Carolina man who was hiking the length of the Appalachian Trail was rescued from the summit of Spaulding Mountain by dozens of first responders and volunteers Wednesday night. At around 1...
View ArticleRockland officers who beat porcupines sentenced to jail time
Two former Rockland officers were sentenced Thursday for beating porcupines to death on several different occasions while on duty.Addison Cox, 28, of Warren, and Michael A. Rolerson, 31, of Searsmont,...
View ArticleYork County is unaffordable for working-class, new report finds
York County is generally unaffordable to working-class families, a new report published Thursday found. The report, which was conducted by the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission, used...
View Article4-year-old girl hit by car in Lewiston
A 4-year-old girl was injured after she was hit by a car in Lewiston Thursday evening. Around 5:20 p.m., officers responded to a report of a child hit by a car near 62 Knox St. near the corner of...
View ArticleRichmond selectman arrested on drunk driving charge
The chairperson of the Richmond selectboard was arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence Wednesday night.Robert Bodge, 66, is facing charges of operating a vehicle under the influence...
View ArticleOld Town man charged with Bangor murder can attend father’s funeral, judge...
An Old Town man who was charged with murder and arson in Bangor will be allowed to leave jail to attend his father’s funeral in August. A judge decided that Joseph Johnson, 31 — who allegedly killed...
View ArticlePortland man accused of crashing car while intoxicated and fleeing the scene
A Portland man was arrested after he allegedly crashed his car on Route 1 in Brunswick while under the influence and fled the scene Thursday morning. Randy Boucher, 47, is facing charges of leaving...
View ArticleOld Town man identified as victim of deadly Bangor crash
An Old Town man has been identified as the person who was killed in a car crash on Valley Avenue in Bangor Sunday morning. Donald Ketchen, 79, died after his car left the road and went down an...
View ArticlePolice seize 36 guns, ammo, bulletproof vests and meth from Old Orchard Beach...
A man was arrested after police found dozens of guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and several bulletproof vests at an Old Orchard Beach home after a Sunday evening shooting. Howard T. Rowe, 35,...
View ArticleWaterville mayor considers resigning because of serious heart condition
Waterville Mayor Jay Coelho is considering resigning from office following a week-long stay in an intensive care unit for a serious heart issue, from which he said he “should have died.” Doctors...
View Article7 new tent sites open in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Seven new tent sites have opened along the East Branch of the Penobscot River in the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Near the historic Lunksoos Camps, the new sites are the first major...
View ArticlePortland International Jetport is on track to be busier than ever this summer
The Portland International Jetport is on track to see its busiest summer ever, as tourism and travel boom following a historically slow 2020 due to the pandemic, according to the Portland Press...
View ArticleRed Sox pitcher Chris Sale will start again for the Sea Dogs on Sunday
Boston Red Sox star Chris Sale will pitch in Portland for the Sea Dogs on Sunday as he continues his lengthy rehab, working his way back to the major league. After pitching nearly four scoreless...
View ArticleThomas College won’t require students or staff to get vaccinated against...
Thomas College will not require students, staff or faculty to get vaccinated prior to the fall semester, contrary to several other Maine colleges and universities. That leaves the Waterville college...
View ArticleBruce Poliquin wants to transform former Bath cannery into housing complex...
Former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin wants to transform the site of a former Bath cannery into a housing complex and public park.Though he hasn’t submitted a formal application, the former congressman made...
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