FREEPORT — Two town councilors will sit in tonight on the meeting of a neighborhood group opposed to a soccer stadium project that seeks to locate between Hunter Road and Pownal Road. At a Town Council meeting Tuesday, residents from the “ Save Our Neighborhood” group voiced their concerns about preserving the rural quality of […]

BATH A group of volunteers at Morse High School is attempting to fill a gap for students seeking jobs and higher education with the advent of the Regional School Unit 1 Career Center. The center, located at the high school, seeks to be a resource in areas ranging from helping students with college essays and […]

All four distribution points were busy Tuesday morning. The Bath Elks Lodge reported brisk traffic immediately after opening the doors. The Brunswick Elks Lodge had a line forming before 9 a. m. Richmond and Bowdoinham were going to open at 8 a.m. We didn’t hear from them, so we assume things were going well. The […]

BATH A two-car accident that hit a power pole in a 25 mph zone in front of Dike- Newell School this morning caused some residents in the area to lose power briefly. Lt. Stan Cielinski of the Bath Police Department said that the call came in for the accident at 8:12 a.m. and that by […]

Summonses Jessica E. Stedt, 33, of 168 Cottage St., Lewiston, Oct. 30, 8:07 p.m., charged with operating while license suspended or revoked, on Lisbon Street. Derek J. Roy, 26, of 62 Main St., Oct. 28, 8:07 p.m., charged with assault, on Lisbon Street.

TOPSHAM — SweetPeaz Pre-School has incorporated compassion and the spirit of giving into its curriculum by “adopting” a local family this Christmas, according to a news release. Jodi Galvin and Vicki Brillant co-founded the pre-school which serves children from 3 to 5 years old. As part of her own family’s involvement in charitable giving, Galvin […]

BRUNSWICK A 19- year- old Brunswick man has been indicted Dec. 8 on five counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs after police say they bought pills from him on two occasions in drug-free zones. Zachary Peavey, 19, was indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury on two counts of Class A aggravated trafficking in […]

BRUNSWICK — The following grand jury indictments involving local individuals or incidents were reported Dec. 8 by the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. Kevin Brown, 28, of Pownal, on a Class C count of aggravated operating under the influence after habitual offender revocation and a Class D count of criminal operating under the influence, for […]

BRUNSWICK A 54- year- old Topsham woman was taken to Mid Coast Hospital early Tuesday after driving into a utility pole on Pleasant Street. Anita Frye, 54, of 16 Augusta Road, Topsham, told police she pressed the gas instead of the break and ran off Pleasant Street near Union Street into the pole, Deputy Chief […]