The Maine attorney general’s office has asked a federal judge to dismiss an ex-police officer’s lawsuit against the Penobscot County district attorney on the same grounds that an appeals court threw out a similar lawsuit in 1992 against the man who was then the county’s top prosecutor. 

Halle Pelletier scored seven of her game-high 22 points to help fuel a fourth-quarter surge on Feb. 20 as top-seeded Greenville earned its second straight trip to the Class D South girls basketball championship with a 52-33 semifinal win over No. 4 Seacoast Christian Academy of South Berwick at the Augusta Civic Center.

The Maine Association of Basketball Coaches recently announced that three players from the region have been chosen for the 2020 Maine McDonald’s Senior All-Star Games on Saturday, March 7 at Newman Gymnasium on the campus of Husson University.

Upcoming events around the region.

The American Red Cross of Maine and the Dexter Fire Department  are teaming up to make town residents safer by installing free smoke alarms in their homes, helping them create escape plans and providing other fire safety tips.

The Wassebec Genealogy Chapter will be holding a meeting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 1 in the conference room at Mayo Regional Hospital. After the general meeting a program will be presented by Thompson Free Library Director Greta Schroeder on conducting oral interviews.

The Dover-Foxcroft United Methodist Church is holding a soup sale from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23. The many types of soups, stews and  chowders are homemade by the Methodist church family, and the many types of soups, stews and chowders include squash soup, corn chowder, a few different recipes of chicken soup, oyster stew, minestrone soup, broccoli cheddar soup and stuffed potato soup.

Michael Bloomberg has a lot of money. To fully understand just how much money he has, consider the following: Donald Trump is, by far, the wealthiest person to ever hold the office of president. His current net worth is estimated to be roughly $3.5 billion.

Gov. Janet Mills’ $127 million supplemental budget is both conservative and deferential to the Legislature -- including its Republican members.

With the game on the line, Dexter boys basketball coach wants the ball in the hands of Nathan Richards. The senior guard made sure on Feb. 19 that the Tigers didn’t make an early exit from the Class C North tournament. Richards scored eight fourth-quarter points, including some key free throws, to lift No. 2 Dexter to a 39-36 victory over No. 7 Central of Corinth at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.