With school in session, police increase patroling of school zones

STANDISH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Police departments across the state are stepping up patrols of school zones now that school is back in session.

Reporter's Notebook: Union Fire Co. purchases new assignment board

Greg Gross covers Carlisle Borough, Dickinson Township, Dickinson School of Law, and Dickinson College for The Sentinel. You can read his Reporter’s Notebook covering news and events on his beats ev

Bridgeton man arraigned for molesting 11-year-old girl

BRIDGETON — A 33-year-old Bridgeton man charged with molesting a then-11-year-old girl in 2007 was arraigned Tuesday in Cumberland County Court, and now must decide whether to accept a plea bargain offered by the county prosecutor’s office.Robert L. Brown, 33,...

County’s new archives facility now open to public [Slideshow, video]

William Faulkner once wrote that "the past is never dead." In fact, it continues to thrive in places like the new Cumberland County Archives and Family Heritage Center.

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Workshop open for law school applicants