
SMITHFIELD -- Police on Monday afternoon arrested an Embden woman and her father following an alleged burglary and assault at a home on 37 Miller Lane.Ritchie Putnam, a Somerset County Sheriff’s deputy, said that Tammy LePage, 30, faces charges of burglary and assault. ...

AUGUSTA — Former Maine House Speaker Glenn Cummings will join the Obama administration as a deputy secretary in the Department of Education. ...

GRAY — The National Weather Service posted a flood watch throughout the state and state officials monitored northern Maine rivers for potential flooding behind ice jams. ...

IN ANSON, Sunday at 11:11 p.m., an incident was investigated on Second Street. IN ATHENS, Sunday at 1:27 p.m., deputies responded to a complaint on Harmony Road. IN BINGHAM, Sunday 6:37 p.m., criminal mischief was investigated on High Street...

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — In an annual rite of spring, Acadia National Park has closed its historic system of carriage roads until they thaw enough from the winter cold so they won't be damaged when they're used. ...

FARMINGTON — The Peace Corps will visit the University of Maine at Farmington campus at 6 p.m in the North Dining Hall, UMF Olsen Student Center. There will be a presentation by Ed Dalton, a recruiter with the Peace Corps. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by UMF Center for Human Development. ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Bills to change the terms under which state legislators do business are coming up for a hearing before the State and Local Government Committee. One of the bills to be aired Monday would double lawmakers' terms to four years beginning with the general election in 2012. ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The father of a student who was among the victims at Colorado's Columbine High School nearly a decade ago will make a case for passage of a gun control bill, one of several before the Legislature's public safety committee. ...

WATERVILLE - City police were involved in eight arrests late Saturday night and early this morning, including at least one of a serious nature...

FREEDOM -- Former road commissioner Clint Spaulding is the newest member of the select board, according to Thursday’s recount of the contested March 27 elections.Selectwoman Carol Richardson said today that Spaulding had 54 votes, to 49 for write-in candidate Steve Shaw and 44 for Scott H...

Cheri Honkala, national coordinator of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, said today that her visit to several cities and towns in Maine is designed to spark a movement among the poor and homeless...

The State of Maine Sportsman's Show continues today with several events, including a speech by best-selling author Kate Braestrup and a presentation by Denny Corriveau, New England's WildCheff. The 29th annual show is being held at the Augusta Civic Center. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m...

NORRIDGEWOCK — The Norridgewock Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 2009 Business Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Mill Stream Elementary School. The expo is open to the public. There will be vendors, businesses and organizations from the area displaying their goods and services.

IN ANSON, Thursday at 2:35 p.m., an arrest was made following a motor vehicle complaint on North Main Street. IN BINGHAM, Friday at 6:47 a.m., a report of a burglary was investigated on Lander Avenue. 6:19 a.m., a motor vehicle accident on Main Street sent someone to the hospital...









