Local & State

Route 237 in Gorham down to one lane after gas line struck

by Robert Lowell August 26, 2025

Gorham Fire Chief Ken Fickett said Mosher Road (Route 237) reopened at about 1:30 p.m. with one lane following a four-inch gas line struck by a Maine Department of Transportation excavator. The incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday while the state crew was replacing a culvert. Fickett said Gorham Rescue transported one MDOT worker […]

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Maine high court rejects employers’ challenge of paid family leave law

by Emily Allen and Randy Billings August 26, 2025August 26, 2025

Bath Iron Works and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce sued in January, claiming the state was unfairly taxing the company, which has its own paid leave program.

Local & State, Maine Crime, Times Record

Lisbon woman seriously hurt in hit-and-run at Topsham Market Basket

by Katie Langley August 26, 2025August 27, 2025

Althea Kennedy-Ecker, 72, was struck in the Market Basket parking lot Sunday afternoon. The suspect fled the scene and was later arrested in Brunswick.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Maine man accused of faking own death after defrauding VA of over $240K

by Emily Allen August 26, 2025August 26, 2025

Washington County resident Gregory Heimann, 51, was arrested in Missouri over a year after he disappeared, the U.S. Marshals Service said.

Local & State, News

Magnitude 2.5 earthquake reported off Maine coast

by Gillian Graham August 26, 2025August 26, 2025

The earthquake just before 4 a.m. Tuesday was centered near Vinalhaven, an island in Penobscot Bay.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Local & State, News

Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival draws thousands to Litchfield for 63rd event

by Russ Dillingham August 26, 2025August 26, 2025

Spectators, campers and musicians converged for the 4-day event last weekend.

Local & State, News, Politics

Maine Republicans call on Secretary of State Bellows to resign. Again.

by Randy Billings August 26, 2025August 26, 2025

In a news release calling for her resignation, Republicans sought to connect Shenna Bellows’ refusal to cooperate with the Trump administration to a fatal crash in Lewiston last week.