Water guns designed to look like handguns are a public safety concern, city police said.
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Bingham man arrested on charges he sexually assaulted 2 children in Moscow
Christopher C. Cates, 48 and a convicted sex offender, was arrested Monday on charges he assaulted the two girls earlier this year, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Waterville Planning Board gets first look at plans for 2 housing projects
Members of the board said Tuesday night the 43 proposed apartments in the downtown area and South End are much needed.
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Jury begins deliberating whether Pittsfield woman sexually assaulted teenage minor
A Skowhegan jury could decide as early as Wednesday whether Davina Petchonka, 39, of Pittsfield, committed the sexual assault offenses last year.
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Anson man hospitalized after being ejected from SUV in Mercer crash
Scott Tibbetts, 50, appears to have fallen asleep at the wheel before the SUV traveled off U.S. Route 2 on Monday and rolled over, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Winthrop extends temporary ban on quarrying
A moratorium was set to expire on Sept. 30 after a similar motion failed to pass during the last council meeting on Sept. 11.
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Winslow deputy fire chief resigns his post
Scott Bolduc tendered his resignation Sept. 19, effective immediately, after serving the town for nearly four years.
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Massachusetts man pleads guilty to possessing firearm stolen from Waterville pawn shop
Jadin Andino of West Springfield, Massachusetts, entered his plea Monday in federal court in Bangor and federal prosecutors say the handgun he had was one of the 15 firearms taken last year from J.R.’s Trading & Pawn in downtown Waterville.
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Fire damages Oakland home, displacing 5 people
Chief David Coughlin of the Oakland Fire Department said Monday the house at 10 Ten Lots Road sustained significant damage to the second floor.
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Common Ground Country Fair draws more than 64,100 to Unity over weekend
The annual fair remains a popular draw, with about 20,500 fairgoers attending Friday, nearly 25,000 on Saturday and some 18,700 on Sunday, the event’s final day for 2023.