Man who confessed to Bowdoin shootings withdraws insanity plea

Joseph Eaton, who told the Press Herald this spring that he was not in control of his actions when he killed his 2 parents and another couple in April, has withdrawn his plea of not criminally responsible.

Topsham-area school district appoints interim superintendent to permanent role

The current Interim Superintendent will begin a three-and-half-year term as Superintendent of Schools in January.

Topsham-area school board adopts policy aimed at protecting transgender student privacy, safety

The policy, which sparked controversy locally after it was raised in September, will go into effect Feb. 23, 2024.

It’s unusual for a mass shooter not to be found right away — dead or alive

In most of the other mass killings in the U.S., the suspect was either quickly apprehended or laid dead among the victims.

Topsham School Board makes changes to proposed policy for transgender students

The SAD 75 board has been navigating parents' concerns since early September, when they first proposed a policy aimed at protecting the privacy of transgender students who were out at school but not at home.

SAD 75 makes revisions to its first-ever policy regarding transgender students

Topsham-based school board revises a new transgender policy with input from parents.

Maine’s gun laws couldn’t stop 2 deadly shootings this year. Are more laws the answer?

Violent incidents in Bowdoin and Westbrook have been used by advocates on both sides of the gun control debate to argue that the current laws don't work as intended.

Man accused of killing his parents, 2 others in Bowdoin enters insanity plea

Joseph Eaton, who told a Press Herald reporter that he killed his parents and 2 other people in Bowdoin and shot 3 others on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth in April, was arraigned Friday afternoon on 4 counts of murder and 23 other charges.

Bowdoin student makes Champlain College president’s list

Couple accused in theft from site of Bowdoin shootings also suspected in identity theft operation

A search of the Bowdoin home of Michael J. Hall and Jeanne I. Doughty revealed not only items reported stolen from the site of 4 fatal shootings, but fake checks, fake IDs and a list of more than a dozen stolen identities.