For the second year in a row, the Ogunquit Playhouse has won a prestigious regional award that recognizes artistic excellence.
December 2011
Trucks crash on icy roads
RANGELEY — A propane truck crashed into a ditch, hit a utility pole and rolled onto its side Friday morning after sliding backward down a hill on an ice-covered Overlook Road, police said.
North Anson woman faces drug charges
NORRIDGEWOCK — A 45-year-old North Anson woman was arrested Thursday afternoon, police said, after officers found 17 bags of heroin in her possession.
Snow hampers search for Ayla Reynolds
WATERVILLE — A fresh blanket of snow Friday curtailed a “large-scale search” for missing 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds, according to a news release from the Waterville Police Department.
Police ponder civil action after 13-hour standoff
PORTLAND — Police plan to take civil action against the man who was at the center of a 13-hour standoff that ended peacefully early Friday morning.
Ayla’s disappearance strikes national chord
WATERVILLE — One week has passed since 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds went missing from her Violette Avenue home.
Clinton woman accused of food stamp fraud
AUGUSTA — A Clinton woman has been charged with defrauding the state of more than $10,000 in food stamps and other benefit programs by falsely claiming her three children lived with her.
Augusta man flees home arrest
AUGUSTA — A city man sentenced this summer for drunken driving is ducking police after fleeing from home confinement, authorities said.
Ski resorts across state happy to finally see snow
RANGELEY — Ski resorts got a needed boost when about an inch of fresh snow fell overnight Thursday — just in time, they hope, to draw more skiers during their vital holiday week coming up.