A minor fire Friday morning caused by a refrigerator at a home on Outlet Road was under control quickly.
July 2013
Speed, alcohol suspected factors in deadly Thorndike crash, police say
A Rhode Island man is killed and two others were in serious condition Friday, a day after a vehicle they were riding in struck a utility pole, snapping it and causing a transformer to explode, police said.
Movies July 19-25
 All movie times are subject to change. AUGUSTA: Regal Augusta 10,  Marketplace Drive, 623-8183 visit www.regmovies.com  Farmington: Narrow Gauge Cinemas, Front Street, 778-4877 Friday-Tuesday “Despicable Me 2” In 3-D: 12:20; In 2-D: 2:30, 4:30 “Turbo” In 3-D: 12:30; In 2-D: 7:20 Friday-Sunday, 2:40, 4:40 daily “The Heat,” 7, 9:35 “The Wolverine,” 12:50, 3:30, […]
Auburn mother accused of killing 2-year-old daughter ‘upset’ after leaving hospital, attorney says
Leanna Norris, 24, is charged with murder following the death of Loh Grenda in the Newport area on June 24.
Both moms take the stand in George Zimmerman trial
In a dramatic day, the prosecution rested its case and the judge rejected a defense request to acquit Zimmerman on his murder charge.
Three companies bid for Portland-to-Nova Scotia ferry
Prospects for a new ferry service starting next summer between Portland and Nova Scotia, Canada got a lot better this week.
Man almost loses his nose in Lubec bar fight
Maine man charged with aggravated assault in the double stabbing.
Freeport starts process of finding a new motto
The town’s former motto, “the birthplace of Maine,” was historically inaccurate.
Experts: hotter planet means bigger, fiercer wildfires in West
“Twenty years ago, I would have said this was a highly unusual, fast-moving, dangerous fire,” said fire history expert Don Falk at the University of Arizona at Tucson, referring to the deadly Yarnell Hill fire. “Now, unfortunately, it’s not unusual at all.”
Great Schooner Race sets sail from Isleboro to Rockland
The race is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. today, and members of the Maine Windjammer Association will host free tours of their vessels for the rest of the weekend in Rockland.