The Maine medical examiner says a body found in a wooded area in Lisbon last week is that of a Lewiston woman who missing since the summer of 2011. The medical examiner’s office says DNA has confirmed the body is that of 22- year-old Christiana Fesmire. Spokesman Mark Belserene said the cause and manner of […]

Selectmen gave the thumbs up to participate in two grantfunded projects offered through the Maine Coastal Program. The board unanimously voted to accept a $13,000 Shore and Harbor Planning Grant for the Lower Village, to study the feasibility of waterfront trail pedestrian connectivity. To get the grant, the town committed to a $5,600 match, provided […]

The Route 196 Corridor Planning Committee tonight will discuss results of the public meeting held two weeks ago. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. The committee will discuss the feedback and questionnaires, mapping exercise and thoughts and reactions culled from the public forum held Nov. 28. […]

Four teens escaped serious injury when the car they were riding in left the road, launched off a berm, flipped and landed in a pond Monday. The crash occurred before 9 p.m., when Emily Taylor, 17, of Auburn, lost control of her 2003 Subaru Legacy while driving south on Route 125, also known as Pinkham […]

Police are investigating several wood-related thefts. A 1998 Yard-Man log splitter was reported taken from a yard on Augusta Road in Bowdoin around Dec. 1. Approximately $160 worth of pressure-treated fence rails were stolen from Surf Street in Phippsburg recemtly. A quarter of a cord of firewood was taken from a home on Meadow Road […]

BRUNSWICK — A Coastal Counties Workforce Board panel will discuss services for veterans and military personnel, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at Southern New Hampshire University, 14 Maine St. The panel will include leaders from agencies rendering essential services to veterans. For more information, call 725-5472 or visit www.coastalcounties.org.

AUGUSTA — When the Maine Regulatory Fairness Board meets Friday, Dec. 14, a Brunswick woman will be on the panel. Patricia Kuhl, of Brunswick, is a member of the panel, which elicits comment from business leaders and the public about state rules that may unreasonably impede growth, according to a news release.