Midcoast
Biddeford man on bail for domestic violence assault facing drug charges, police say
BIDDEFORD, Maine — A man who was out on bail for domestic violence charges is back behind bars, according to police. John A. Elwell Sr., 49, of Biddeford is facing charges of aggravated trafficking of marijuana, violation of his bail and cocaine possession, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen ...
St. George voters OK town budget
ST. GEORGE, Maine — Residents gave their approval Tuesday night to a $2.4 million municipal budget that will run through June 2013. The 125 residents who gathered at the annual town meeting approved the budget as recommended by the selectmen, according to Town Manager John Falla. The meeting lasted about ...
Camden-Rockport school seeks more iPads after kindergartners see education gains
ROCKPORT, Maine — After witnessing reading and math gains by kindergartners here, Camden-Rockport Elementary School plans to ask the school board for more iPads. The school bought four iPads for kindergartners last year for the first time. The tablets were given to students who needed help getting their reading and ...
Midcoast school boards to gather over proposal for regionalized high school campus
WARREN, Maine — School boards representing towns from Waldoboro to Islesboro will gather Monday to discuss the future of a proposal to develop a campus that includes a regional high school and post-secondary centers. The Many Flags-One Campus meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. May 21 at the Warren Community ...
Lincoln Street Center backers drop plans to save historic Rockland building
ROCKLAND, Maine — The cost of repairing the Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education building is too prohibitive, according to the organizer of a group that had hoped to preserve the 144-year-old school. The news was announced Tuesday night before a group of 70 people who turned out for ...
Group tries to keep island community viable through affordable housing project
ISLESBORO, Maine — Rick Rogers is a recent transplant to this Penobscot Bay island community, but he understands its challenges. “We’re trying to keep these places from turning into retirement communities,” he said Tuesday. When young people leave, when a school closes, when middle- and working-class families no longer can ...
Fire destroys house in Searsmont
SEARSMONT, Maine — A fire of unknown origin destroyed a house on Route 3 on Tuesday. No one was hurt. According to Searsmont firefighter Joel Cox, the blaze was reported about 11:30 a.m., possibly by the resident, Joyce Babcock, or a passer-by. Babcock was outside the house and may have ...
Fire’s aftermath changes South Thomaston woman’s retirement plans
SOUTH THOMASTON, Maine — The smoke smell still lingered Tuesday as a contractor continued to remove the rubble from a fire that two months ago destroyed Audrey Buffington’s dream home. Buffington bought the home on Snowdeal Lane along the waters of Snowdeal Cove in 1995. She had retired from a ...
POLICE BEAT
Pair arrested in Spruce Head home invasion
SOUTH THOMASTON, Maine — A Spruce Head couple was arrested Friday night after reportedly breaking into a home and assaulting the occupant. David Earl, 31, and Paige Kurowski, 41, were arrested and charged with burglary, aggravated criminal trespass, and assault, according to Knox County Sheriff Donna Dennison. The sheriff did ...
POLICE BEAT
Union mother arrested for coming to school drunk, police say
UNION, Maine — A 32-year-old woman was arrested Friday after she arrived at her child’s elementary school while under the influence of alcohol, according to state police. Jennifer Marriner was arrested for operating under the influence after she drove to the Union Elementary School to pick up her child. Sgt. ...
Owls Head struggles to save relegated one-room schoolhouses
OWLS HEAD, Maine — At its peak, this small coastal town had five one-room schoolhouses. Now only two remain, and both are out of use. To raise awareness about the legacy of the schools, the Mussel Ridge Historical Society held a reunion Friday for everyone who attended one of the ...
Brunswick motorist cited for driving under influence of marijuana
By Darcie Moore, Times Record on May 15, 2012, at 5:42 a.m.
WEST BATH, Maine — The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department charged a Brunswick woman with operating under the influence of drugs after she drove off the road Friday night. According to Lt. Calvin Temple, Cortney Moulton, 27, of 472 Princes Point Road in Brunswick, was driving a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee ...
Rockland rejects restaurant request but supports extreme bird feeding ban
ROCKLAND, Maine — A sharply divided City Council refused for the second straight month a request by a local restaurant to use a 12-foot strip of public land adjacent to its building. The council voted 3-2 Monday night to reject an order to allow the Brass Compass to place 10 ...
POLL QUESTION
Parents need to immunize their children, Brunswick doctor says
BRUNSWICK, Maine — One of the most difficult things Dr. Lawrence Losey encounters when urging reluctant parents about immunizing their children, ironically, is that the vaccines work too well. Losey, who recently was named Maine’s first Childhood Immunization Champion by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, said some parents argue ...
St. George mulls next step in fight over school control
ST. GEORGE, Maine — Town leaders want to get the public’s sentiment on what step to take next after the district school board rejected a request to keep the eighth grade in St. George School. The RSU 13 board voted on May 3 to have the St. George eighth-graders join ...
Belfast woman fights city over drainage
BELFAST, Maine — A woman whose backyard is bounded by a stream she claims the city has created and increased in size remains locked in conflict with city hall. Laurie Allen of Seaview Terrace, a street that intersects Northport Avenue near Waldo County General Hospital, can be seen on some ...
Landscaper seeking more than $100,000 in damages from faulty mowers
ROCKLAND, Maine — A Rockport landscaping company that has a contract to mow the median strips of the Maine Turnpike has filed a lawsuit against a tractor company and the manufacturer of its mowers, claiming the machines failed to perform as advertised. Farley & Son Inc. filed the lawsuit in ...
Scallop meetings scheduled for Maine fishermen
ELLSWORTH, Maine — Maine’s Department of Marine Resources has scheduled eight meetings over the next several weeks at which it hopes to gather comments from fishermen about a possible rotational closure plan. The plan would implement a series of closures that would rotate among multiple areas established along the coast. ...
Amtrak expansion celebrated in Freeport, Brunswick
The Associated Press on May 14, 2012, at 6:17 p.m.
FREEPORT, Maine — Transportation officials on Monday celebrated the opening of two train platforms ahead of the expansion of passenger rail service northward in Maine. Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo and Maine Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt attended ribbon-cutting ceremonies at new train platforms in Freeport and Brunswick. The platforms will ...
POLICE BEAT
Rockland man accused of giving marijuana to teen son
ROCKLAND, Maine — A 44-year-old local man was arrested Saturday morning, accused of providing marijuana to his 17-year-old son. Kenneth MacDonald of North Main Street was arrested on a charge of aggravated furnishing of marijuana. He was taken to the Knox County Jail about 11:30 a.m. and released on bail ...
Senate, House approve state budget; Democrats call bill a ‘sham’
Ron Paul delegates in Maine pledge to fight on
11 beavers caught in Orrington since dam burst
Bangor lawyer says he has 50 ways to save federal funds
Protecting Maine’s credit
Hampden’s McCue to test Canadian basketball waters at McGill
Golfers like shorter distances from gold, orange tees at Hermon Meadow
Matt Hancock’s work ethic produced record results
Portland’s versatile Ryan Flaherty realizing a dream by playing for Baltimore Orioles
Late offensive outburst propels UMaine past Boston College at Portland’s Hadlock Field
Dozens protest in Dover-Foxcroft as Cianbro chief answers questions about east-west highway
Support urged for $20M research and development bond
Bangor bakery Gavin’s Goodies makes decadent, visually appealing treats
Hampden students raise funds for school building in Guatemala
Indonesian police refuse permit for Lady Gaga concert
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