BATH — Two Bath residents face felony charges of aggravated marijuana cultivation after Maine Drug Enforcement Agents on Thursday seized more than 100 marijuana plants, guns and other drugs and paraphernalia from their home on Cottage Street. April Smeal, 36, and 39-year-old Warner Hinkley, both of 9 Cottage St., were charged with the Class B felonies […]

WEST BATH — Two-and-a-half months after flames consumed downtown landmark business RVI, owner Bill King is preparing to sell his business to Bath Industrial Sales. To the relief of King and his legions of customers, longtime mechanic Roger Love will move with RVI to Bath Industrial Sales, having healed — or almost — from burns sustained […]

BOWDOINHAM — It’s not unusual to encounter a man in Bowdoinham sporting facial hair — especially at this time of year. Whether it’s hirsute visitors headed to or from a relaxing respite at smelt camps — or locals with better things to do than shave — men with facial hair are a common sight in Bowdoinham. […]

The 2012 Ice and Smelt Festival takes place today and Saturday, primarily at Mailly Waterfront Park in Bowdoinham. A $5 pass admits revelers to all indoor activities, unless otherwise noted. Participants age 8 and younger will be admitted free with an adult. All outdoor events are free. The schedule is as follows: Today, Feb. 3 […]

BRUNSWICK — School districts across Maine learned Thursday the latest estimates from the Department of Education of how much state money might come their way for the next school year. The new figures meet a statutory requirement that the department provide estimates about its next- year funding for schools in early February. But the numbers are […]

BRUNSWICK — Citing a need for more time, the group tasked with steering passenger rail to Brunswick postponed a Thursday meeting of an advisory group created to guide plans for a train maintenance facility in West Brunswick. The delay comes after a coalition of neighbors who live near the site of the planned 60,000- square- foot […]

Arrests Cynthia L. St. Peter, 51, of 17 Lavoie St., Jay, Feb. 1, 2:50 p.m., charged with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, on Main Street. Maurice L. James, 22, of 1291 Washington Ave., Portland, Jan. 31, 12:56 p.m., charged with domestic violence assault and criminal mischief, on South Freeport Road. Ryan S. Redmond, 33, […]

FREEPORT — Freeport and Yarmouth firefighters responded Thursday to a fire contained to a piece of equipment at L. L. Bean’s Freeport distribution center. By the time firefighters were on scene, Freeport Deputy Fire Chief Ray Smith said, employees at the 310,000- square-foot facility had been evacuated and the fire was contained to the cardboard baling […]