PHIPPSBURG When John Skroski sleeps, which he doesn’t do very well most of the time, his eyes remain cracked open. He didn’t even realize it until his wife pointed it out to him soon after they married and moved in together in 1993. “It was odd for me, because I’d always seen people when they’re […]

BRUNSWICK The Brunswick Town Council in two separate 8- 1 votes Monday approved outlines of two tax increment financing ( TIF) districts on property at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. The approval of geographic boundaries, which meets a March 1 deadline, is the first step toward completing a plan that would shelter new property […]

BATH Regional School Unit 1 administrators welcomed — cautiously — news Thursday that the district’s schools will receive approximately $500,000 more in state aid to education than anticipated. Unlike neighboring Brunswick — which was initially slated to see an increase in state aid but now stands to lose $1.24 million — RSU 1’s state subsidy […]

BRUNSWICK When David Girardin entered Pennell’s clothing store one day in 1971, Lawrence Pennell asked if Girardin wanted a good buy. Girardin thought that the heir to the Maine Street storefront was talking clothes. He meant the business. Girardin bought Pennell’s, and it’s been a good fit for more than four decades. After 41 years […]

TOPSHAM The Planning Board will hold a public hearing tonight on proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance related to regulating the sale of consumer fireworks. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the municipal building, 100 Main St. A new state law legalized fireworks in Maine as of Jan. 1. At a meeting on Dec. […]