WATERVILLE — A toddler wearing only diapers found screaming on a Silver Street porch Monday morning was rescued by police and returned to his babysitter.

SKOWHEGAN — A Lebanon man remains behind bars this week after he and a Monmouth man were found camping in woods next to a large marijuana growing operation on U.S. Route 2, police said.

FARMINGTON — A Farmington man faces felony charges — possibly in three separate courts — after he allegedly stole boats from across the region and sold them on a local radio station flea market program.

Mark Caldwell, the town’s assessor, said that many factors had an impact on the tax rate this year, including increased bills from the county, which accounts for 6.7 percent of the property tax bill, and the Regional School Unit 9 budget, which makes up 51.22 percent. The town budget accounts for the remaining 42.1 percent, he said.