Attorney Daniel Lilley filed a motion Monday in York County Superior Court on behalf of Strong, a 57-year-old Thomaston resident who owns the Strong Insurance Agency in that town. A clerk in the court confirmed the motion had been filed that morning. She said a telephone conference will be scheduled between the defense, prosecution and […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Augusta city officials are set to consider an ordinance that would ban some sex offenders from living near schools and city parks. The ordinance, which could be ready for City Council action at their meeting Thursday, would prohibit registered sex offenders who have committed acts against children under the age of 14 […]

AUGUSTA — A 20-year-old Mount Vernon man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday night in the Kennebec County town of Readfield, just west of Augusta. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland in a press release Sunday afternoon reported that Gabriel Soucy, a passenger in the vehicle, died at the scene. The driver […]

Moving at about 325 mph, the unarmed bomber banked, nose down, toward the unforgiving winter wilderness below. Unable to control the plane, Bulli signaled for the crew to eject. They had seconds to save themselves. Today, the B-52 Stratofortress is a legendary aircraft, one of the longest-serving in U.S. military history, even flying missions in […]

ROCKLAND (AP) — A Maine lobsterman and his son are making their first court appearance on charges they were in possession of more than 400 illegal lobsters. Forty-eight-year-old Ricky Curtis of Union and his son, 29-year-old Todd Curtis of South Thomaston, are being arraigned Monday in Knox County District Court on charges of illegal possession […]

MADISON (AP) — A Madison man charged with driving drunk with two children in his car is headed to court. Authorities said 26-year-old James Labonte is expected to be arraigned Monday on several charges in connection with his weekend arrest, including operating under the influence and endangering the life of a child. Police said they […]

AUGUSTA — School lunches of the past, featuring piles of limp fries, soggy hamburgers and undercooked pizza, were not something that most students enjoyed or even paid attention to. That all changed in the past few decades, however, as the nation grew more health conscious and obesity rates rose. Concern for the health of future […]