No charges have been filed against the driver of a school bus that struck and killed Regional School Unit 13 student Brayden Callahan, 12, on Friday.
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Knox County to partner with Two Bridges jail
Knox County will send people in custody to the Wiscasset jail in 2026.
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Posted inMaine, News
Rockland schooner’s mast had rotted before fatal snap, Coast Guard finds
The Coast Guard issued several new recommendations for inspecting and maintaining wooden masts in its report on a 2023 incident that left one dead and others injured.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
PETA sues Maine Lobster Festival in an effort to stop steaming of 20,000 pounds of live lobster
The animal rights organization says lobsters can feel pain and that the city’s decision to allow the festival to steam them live is ‘a municipally endorsed spectacle of animal suffering.’
Posted inConnections
Auburn library plans events leading up to Camden Conference
This year’s topic focuses on democracies worldwide, which are under intense pressure from populist and nationalist movements.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Things to Do
Twenty years in, Camden film festival keeps getting more competitive
The festival, which starts Thursday, received more than 2,000 submissions for about 50 spots.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Rockland invites more cruise ships amid uncertainty
Many in this small seaside city look to Bar Harbor, where thousands of cruise ship passengers crowd the streets and sidewalks from spring through fall.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Four Midcoast newspapers to merge into one publication
Reade Brower, who previously owned the Sun Journal and several other daily and weekly newspapers in Maine, is combining the 4 papers he didn’t sell into a single entity.
Posted inFood, Maine, Things to Do
Make a plan to attend the Maine Lobster Festival, July 31 to Aug. 4
The annual event takes place in Rockland.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Eight Mainers and N.H. man sentenced for underreporting herring landings
The group of fishermen and dealers are given probation and fines for a 3-year scheme involving false landing reports for the fish commonly used as lobster bait.