WATERVILLE — An aggressive dog mauled a child Wednesday on Water Street, and Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey is fed up. He plans to propose an ordinance to City Council that would restrict large aggressive breeds.

WATERVILLE — A city man has been indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury on robbery and terrorizing charges for his alleged role in the Nov. 7 hold up of the Bank of America on Main Street.

A proposed two-year limit on Medicaid coverage for a widely used medicine for opiate addicts would lead to increased addiction and overdose deaths at a time when the state is trying to turn the tide on a prescription drug abuse epidemic, according to physicians and addicts.

WATERVILLE — A 71-year-old Vassalboro man was assaulted and kidnapped by his friends, who drove him around Waterville in his own car early Friday morning before he was able to free himself, according to Maine State Police.

WALES — Oak Hill High School was locked down briefly Friday while police searched the building for drugs.

Police are searching for a Benton man in connection with a string of recent burglaries. Kory McPhail, 21, is wanted because he failed to surrender to police as previously agreed, said Capt. Daniel Davies of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department.

Police on Friday were investigating a woman’s claim that she was kidnapped and stabbed Thursday night.