In Freeport, the arrest of a man at his home at 252 Lower Flying Point Road, on a charge of possessing child pornography. 44-year-old Gerald White, an art teacher at Portland High School, has been taken to the Cumberland County Jail. His computer was seized by...
With about 3500 votes cast, members of S6, the machinists union at Bath Iron Works have agreed to a new four-year-contract proposal from the company by a margin of 1343-1045. Much grumbling was heard by members both entering and leaving Augusta Civic Center, where the vote...
After the temporary reinstatement of the food donation program by the Shaw's supermarket chain to Midcoast Hunger Prevention in Brunswick, there's a new indication from congresswoman Chellie Pingree that the chain will allow the program to continue on an ongoing basis. After talking with Shaw's...
In Bath, the 15 thousand-ton DDG Zumwalt 1000, the first of three Zumwalt class ships to be built at Bath Iron Works, is getting a sea trial today. Thanks for the stunning pictures to Robert Simpson and to Tim Trafton....
First-term Republican state representative Jeff PIerce of Dresden is taking heat for a post on his personal Facebook page saying that it's time to deport all Muslims, and saying also that it's "them or us." The post is being criticised by House Democratic leader Jeff...
In Richmond, two cows who recently died are sadi to have been killed by a single arrow to the chest in a field off Savage Road. and police are seeking help from the public as they continue to investigate what is believed to have been...
In Bath, police have made an arrest in connection with an incident last week that may be reflective of one of everyone's worst fears--the discovery of a burglar in one's home. Police say a 28-year-old woman came home to her house on Cherry Street only...
There are new fears among environmentalists and fishermen that the ecologically sensitive Gulf of Maine could be susceptible to a major oil spill now that the Norwegian energy firm Statoil has received approval in Nova Scotia to drill for oil in an area 225 miles...
--Another boost from Washington for Bath Iron Works, which gets an 85 million dollar contract modification for design, planning and material support services for the maintenance and modernization of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and guided-missile frigate ships. The shipyard is now at work on six destroyers. --In...
It's still autumn on the calendar but here in Maine, the snow doesn't wait for the official start of winter to arrive. And so it goes this year. A little overnight snow fell in some locations--but no more than inch, and what snow there was...