Monday’s police beat

One report says states with same-day registration consistently have higher turnouts than states without.

An analyst says average gasoline prices are at their lowest since early March and are likely to keep falling.

Pfc. Buddy McLain, of Peru, and five other soldiers were killed last November by an Afghan recruit who turned his gun on his trainers.

Vehicle burglaries, assault, thefts

BANGOR — The man convicted of killing a teenager in a fight on a Bangor street will be facing a minimum of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced. Twenty-year-old Zachary Carr of Bangor will be sentenced on Dec. 2. He could get life in prison. In March a jury found Carr guilty of […]

AUGUSTA — More than 800 municipal officials from across the state are headed to Augusta this week as the Maine Municipal Association holds its annual convention. Public skepticism, tight finances and the burgeoning social media are among the trends to be explored during the meetings Wednesday and Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Association President […]

PORTLAND — Six police departments are getting $1.3 million in federal funds to hire and retain officers. U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe says the funding from the Department of Justice comes at a crucial time as the state’s law enforcement agencies deal with the growing use of so-called bath salts, a synthetic drug that can cause […]

AUGUSTA — Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission will take up two proposed wind power projects this week. The commission on Wednesday will make a decision on the Bull Hill wind project, proposed by Blue Sky East LLC for Hancock County. The commissioners also will begin deliberations on the Bowers Wind Project for Washington and Penobscot […]