AUGUSTA — No. 7 Messalonskee rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 1:50 of regulation, then hit six free throws in overtime to stun No. 2 Lawrence, 46-42, in the Class A East girls’ basketball quarterfinals at Augusta Civic Center. The Eagles (12-7) will face No. 3 Oxford Hills — a four-overtime survivor of […]
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Civil War lecture canceled due to storm BRUNSWICK — The Chamberlain Civil War Roundtable lecture, set for Thursday, Feb. 13, at Brunswick’s Curtis Memorial Library has been cancelled due to the predicted winter storm. Museum bake/book sale; seeks gowns MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Museum will hold a Sweetheart Bake/Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 […]
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Police arrest teen in investigation of shot fired into Brunswick home
BRUNSWICK — Police have charged an 18-year-old Topsham man with shooting into a McLellan Street home in Brunswick late Sunday night. Brenden Christopher Jasper was arrested at his apartment Monday afternoon and charged with reckless conduct, criminal attempt, criminal mischief and aggravated assault. He was released from the Brunswick police station Monday night on $10,000 […]
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Brunswick police investigate shot fired into home, injuring woman
BRUNSWICK — A 20-year-old Brunswick woman suffered minor injuries Sunday night after a bullet fired into her home struck a TV, causing it to explode. Brunswick police responded at 10:01 p.m. to 37 McLellan St. for a report that a gun had been fired into a residence, according to Deputy Chief Marc Hagan of the […]
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Judge backs jury in Brunswick inn dispute
BRUNSWICK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a Brunswick hotel to change its name, affirming a jury’s decision in a legal dispute between two similarly-named inns in town. The decision Tuesday said The Inn at Brunswick Station must change its name by April 4. The inn was sued by the Brunswick Inn, which alleged […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Vikings avenge Dragons
For a moment, the Vikings saw their rematch with Brunswick take a sudden turn for the worse. Their lead disappeared and starting forward Anna Winslow was on the bench with three fouls. Brunswick had built a six-point lead. “She’s a key player for us,” junior guard Mikayla Morin said. “She’s a starter. She’s averaging 20 […]
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Paris police seek help finding Paris woman
PARIS — Police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a Paris Hill Road woman who has been reported missing since being released from Acadia Hospital in Bangor on Jan. 24. Shirley Mills, 44, was released from the hospital with instructions to return home via a taxicab arranged by the hospital, according to news release […]
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Margaret A. Bertocci
1919 – 2014 BRUNSWICK — Margaret A. Bertocci, 94, of Brunswick, died Sunday, Jan. 26, at her home at Sunnybrook Village, in the loving care of family and friends. Margaret was born on July 11, 1919, in Lewiston, to Eleanor Margaret True and Charles Edward Allen, both of Freeport. Raised in Auburn, Margaret graduated from […]
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Brunswick woman charged with breaking into home, assaulting boyfriend
BRUNSWICK — A 25-year-old Brunswick woman was arrested Saturday and charged with breaking into a home and assaulting her 37-year-old boyfriend. Rebecca Hiscock faces a felony charge of aggravated criminal trespass, as well as misdemeanor domestic violence assault, following the alleged attack Saturday morning. A friend of the boyfriend’s reported to police that Hiscock arrived […]
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The Nature Conservancy giving away tickets as part of annual ‘skistakes’
BRUNSWICK — Love nature? Love to ski? Celebrate both this winter by entering The Nature Conservancy’s annual I Love Nature Skistakes. A dozen Mainers will win a pair of one-day lift tickets to Mt. Abram, as part of an effort to encourage everyone to get out and enjoy nature this winter. “Ski, skate, snowshoe or […]