BRUNSWICK — Dan Hume is a treasure hunter. Since he started metal detecting two years ago, it’s been more hunting than finding, but that doesn’t bother him. “I’m not bummed by the fact that I don’t walk away with anything really valuable,” Hume said Monday while scanning the Brunswick Mall for buried relics. With the spring […]

TOPSHAM — No Mt. Ararat High School baseball player will ever again don a uniform sporting the number “ 8” in interscholastic competition. The School Administrative District 75 school board Thursday night voted to retire Mt. Ararat High School baseball standout Mark Rogers’ No. 8 jersey from future use in the school’s baseball program. Colin Roy, […]

BRUNSWICK — Just less than a year ago, road crews dug into pavement near First Parish Church and on Pleasant Street to begin replacing water mains. At the time, drivers throughout Brunswick were urged to practice patience while a series of major road construction projects progressed throughout the summer. It’s that time again, as evidenced by […]

BRUNSWICK — When Jordan Cardone first became involved with an effort to create a teen center in Brunswick, she was in the same bind as many area parents. “I was working full time and my kids had nowhere to go after school except home alone,” Cardone said. “They were too young to do that alone and […]

BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast Hospital’s annual health care career day for area high school, college and post-secondary school students will take place Wednesday. A focus will be on new technology which “has changed the traditional X-ray Department into a fast paced Diagnostic Imaging Department,” a hospital release states. Staff from Diagnostic Imaging and other departments, […]

BATH — Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine’s second free home efficiency workshop runs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at 108 Centre St. “As in the first workshop in February, topics will include enhancing your building’s thermal envelope, troubleshooting your home’s efficiency problems and navigating the world of do-it-yourself tasks and when to hire […]

BRUNSWICK — Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski said he hopes to shield Brunswick’s elementary schools from staffing cuts as the school department stares down a $3 million budget gap. On Thursday night, the School Board held its third workshop in a series designed to encourage public scrutiny of all school programs. The topic Thursday was K-8 […]

TOPSHAM — Topsham police responded to a single-vehicle crash Monday night that sent two people to a Brunswick hospital for complaints of pain. The crash on River Road was reported at 8:34 p.m. According to Topsham Police Lt. Christopher Lewis, a 2000 Acura driven by Matthew R. Hatke, 20, of 23 Tufton St., Brunswick, was traveling […]