PORTLAND — About 120 Mainers protested the Affordable Care Act and federally mandated birth control coverage during a religious rally staged at noon Friday in front of the federal courthouse on Federal Street.

A 27-year-old Readfield man indicted on burglary and theft charges committed the offenses while the homeowners were at church, according to the prosecutor.

PALERMO — Selectmen are planning the next steps to using the grant that the town received for Banton Road repairs.

GARDINER — The City Council has approved the final plan for a small boundary line change with Farmingdale.

BELGRADE — Elementary students were evacuated to the community center Friday afternoon after a report of a bomb threat at the school.

FARMINGDALE — A strip of property along Maine Avenue would have to be re-zoned by the state before the town can put a proposed Kennebec River Rail Trail parking lot and rest area there.

AUGUSTA — A Liberty woman was convicted Friday of criminal trespassing for protesting on the grounds of the governor’s residence in November.

CHELSEA — Selectmen are considering increasing the hours of a town office assistant to provide better service to customers.