The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a $708 billion defense budget, approving a larger military including three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for which Bath Iron Works will compete. Read More
Each collision with the Richmond cruiser pushed the cruiser into the Sagadahoc County cruiser, Sgt. James Donnell said, causing “a lot” of damage to both. Read More
Bath Iron Works and four other shipyards competing to design the Navy’s new frigate were awarded additional funding on Monday for additional work on its proposed ship design. Read More
The most recent incidents follow a spate of animal attacks in Brunswick in recent weeks, involving four foxes and two skunks that have tested positive for rabies. Read More
Three people including a 5-year-old girl were bitten by a fox Friday afternoon in Brunswick in what local police believe was another attack by a rabid animal. Read More
A 58-year-old Phippsburg woman was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a man she was renting a room to allegedly hit her twice in the head with a cast-iron pan before dragging her by the hair across a room. Read More
The carcass of a large shark washed up on Higgins Beach overnight Wednesday, much to the surprise of early risers walking along the sand. Read More
Fire gutted a mobile home at 3 Marc Drive in Lisbon on Wednesday morning. Read More
The shipyard also failed to comply fully with all the requirements in its stormwater permit, according to the federal regulatory agency. Read More
The Sturdivant Island Tuna Tournament will complete its run after this year's tournament concludes Aug. 4. Read More
Patricia Kosalka was readying the campground she runs and operates with her husband, Eric Kosalka, Friday afternoon when she got a phone call that she said “blew” her away. Read More
But behind the wrestling over ordinance language and planning maps, it’s really a struggle about change — which does not come easily on Maine’s coast. Read More
One of USS Michael Monsoor's two engines were damaged during acceptance trials in February and needs to be replaced, the Navy said. Read More
The toddler from Wiscasset suffered serious injuries to her eye, and police said she would likely be taken to a Boston hospital. Read More
The woman apparently got in the middle of a fight between her two dogs over some food, police said. Read More
Firefighters spent more than an hour extricating two people from a car following a single vehicle crash on Route 1 in Brunswick that closed the road for about an hour. Read More
A woman was arrested on Independence Day after witnesses told police she threw kittens into Center Pond in Phippsburg. Read More
Nearly 4,500 Central Maine Power customers in Freeport and Pownal were without power Friday morning. Read More
A man gardening on Bouchard Drive was attacked by a rabid fox that he was able to subdue with a shovel without being exposed, police said. Read More
Three or four times each summer, wanderers along the winding sands at Popham Beach stop in surprise and marvel at the intricate, winding drawings being created by Kathy Icando Lambert. Read More
