BATH — A proposal by Kevin Bachman to build a 16,000-square-foot indoor sports arena at Wing Farm Parkway is among items the Economic Development Committee will address at a meeting scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday at City Hall. The $1 million Bath Football Center would “provide a place where individuals of all ages can participate in […]

BRUNSWICK — You don’t have to be a teen idol to win recognition as a “Hometown Idol.” With that in mind, a group of senior singers at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community is rehearsing with vigor in an attempt to bring home “Hometown Idol” honors. In April, the group will compete in the Brunswick Rotary Club’s first […]

BRUNSWICK — Plans to build a new police station in Brunswick will be delayed after a building cost estimate presented Tuesday came in higher than expected. Town Manager Gary Brown said the town will work over the next two months to shave approximately $ 2 million from an estimated project cost of $7.2 million to build […]

BRUNSWICK — The newest tenants at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station may include Lamborghinis, Ferraris and other luxury cars, each housed in its own condominium. The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize executive director Steve Levesque to negotiate the sale of approximately 15 acres at the former Navy base to Car […]

BRUNSWICK — Harris Golf will operate the golf course at Brunswick Landing again this summer and for the foreseeable future, after the redevelopment authority on Tuesday voted to enter into a multi-year lease with the company. The five-year lease includes three additional options to renew, according to Steve Levesque, executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment […]

AUGUSTA — Dale McCormick, the embattled executive director of the Maine State Housing Authority, announced her resignation from the post Tuesday. McCormick, a longtime Democratic leader who had served as a state senator and then state treasurer before taking over the housing authority in 2005, had faced increasing political pressure and scrutiny from a board of […]

BATH — Stacks of disassembled skateboard ramps sit idle in the former National Guard Armory building, awaiting teenagers who could be rolling their skateboards over them by July. The city-owned building is the future home of the Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skatepark, as well as the antique fire engine group Box 19. Bath Recreation Director Steve […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick High School jazz program brought home state honors after a weekend at the Maine State Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor. Music director Mike Scarpone said Monday that the school’s jazz ensemble made BHS history, placing second in its division. “We’ve never had a jazz ensemble place in state competition before,” Scarpone said. […]

PHIPPSBURG — A public breakfast to benefit the Morse High School class of 2012’s Project Graduation activities will run from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Phippsburg Sportsman’s Club. The menu includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, French toast, fruit salad, home fries, homemade doughnuts, muffins, back and corned beef hash. A bake sale will […]

BRUNSWICK — Farmers market foot and vehicle traffic on the Brunswick Mall has been good for business, but bad for the grass. In April, a portion of the lower mall — nearest the gazebo — will be closed and fenced off to allow workers to place new sod where the grass is thinnest. Brunswick Parks and […]