This year, 621 children will receive presents from The Santa Claus Fund. That’s a staggering number and it isn’t quite over yet. We still expect a few letters to arrive today that were delayed in transit. If the trucks haven’t left for the distribution sites, we will process and pack more toys. The volunteers will […]

BRUNSWICK — Aging isn’t easy. New pains, new problems and new needs can emerge to turn the tables on adult children to make them, suddenly, a caregiver. On Dec. 7, a panel hosted by the Community Health Information Partnership discussed a variety of issues related to caring for loved ones who are reaching the age when […]

BRUNSWICK — This is the last week to view two exhibits at the Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row. “CSI Brunswick,” an exhibit on the work of Frank Whittier, a pioneer in forensic pathology, and “Brunswick High School,” a look back at the school’s history and heritage, will both come down after the museum closes […]

TOPSHAM — A St. Albans man was charged with aggravated driving to endanger Sunday night after allegedly intentionally causing a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 earlier in the day. Maine State Police James Leonard with Troop D said this morning the crash occurred at around 3 p. m. between mile markers 31 and 32 northbound. Leonard […]

BOWDOIN — The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department continues to investigate the theft of a pop-up garage from a Bowdoin barn. The incident was reported around noon Wednesday. Chief Deputy Brett Strout said that investigators believe someone entered the barn on Ridge Road some time during the previous week and took a white 10-foot-by-20-foot pop-up […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Town Council will enter executive session at 6:30 p.m. at Brunswick Station, 16 Station Ave., to meet with the town’s legal counsel and to discuss tax increment financing districts related to the Midcoast Redevelopment Authority’s work at Brunswick Landing and the Brunswick Executive Airport. At 7 p.m., the council will convene […]

Wiscasset student musicians plan concert WISCASSET — The Wiscasset Middle School will present its annual holiday concert at 6: 30 p. m. Tuesday in the school’s gym. Scheduled performers include the fifth grade chorus, the middle school chorus and the middle school band. “Students have been practicing throughout the fall to bring the community a […]

Lisbon Arrests Robert D. Rider, 22, of 87 Ridge Road., Nov. 12, 9:53 a.m., charged on a warrant for unpaid fines and fees, on Webster Road. Scott Penney, 48, of 351 Pool St. No. 2, Biddeford, Nov. 9, 12:13 a.m., charged with violating conditions of release, on Booker Street. Collin Amberking, 24, of 22 Hillside […]