BATH The City Council voted Wednesday to create a statute banning idling downtown and in the Route 1 business district. There are a number of exemptions and police have been given wide latitude in enforcement. The law will go into effect in 21 days. The council added a fine of not more than $50 for […]

TOPSHAM With little debate, selectmen Thursday voted to send all five proposed articles, including two tax-increment financing districts, to voters at a special town meeting Sept. 25, with recommendations they pass. Selectmen endorsed creating a TIF district along Main Street from the Frank J. Wood Bridge to Interstate 295. Selectman James Trusiani objected to three […]

BATH — Members of the largest union at Bath Iron Works endorsed U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud for governor. The endorsement by the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Local S-6, which represents shipbuilders and maintenance workers in 28 different trades at BIW, “demonstrates the strong support and momentum behind Michaud’s campaign,” according to a […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler says Maine needs health care reform to grow its economy and provide care to all residents. Cutler’s office released the comments Thursday. He called for preventative care to prevent chronic illnesses and efforts to improve physical and mental fitness to create a healthier community. Cutler criticized Republican […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud said Matt McTighe will serve as campaign manager in his campaign for governor. McTighe was campaign manager for the 2012 samesex marriage campaign that succeeded. David Farmer, a spokesman for former Gov. John Baldacci, was named senior adviser. Maine Democratic Party communications director Lizzie Reinholt is the […]

BATH Seven groups — including one led by a Bath couple — are hoping to open charter schools in the state next fall, the Maine Charter School Commission said Thursday. The commission said it recently received initial proposals for seven charter schools, including one in Portland, Lewiston-Auburn and two statewide virtual charter schools. Applications to […]

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WEST BATH — Cases of local interest closed in Sagadahoc County courts in July: Susan A. Applin, 50, of Bath, guilty of two charges of forgery, sentenced to 48 hours in jail, for incidences in Bath on Dec. 17, 2012. Nathanael Asselin, 16, of Morrill, a charge of possession of tobacco products by a minor […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Film Office says the number of film and television productions in the state is way up this year. The office says it has certified 14 productions in Maine so far this year, bringing about $3.7 million into the state. In 2012, the state certified eight productions with $1.5 million spent […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A group is meeting in Augusta to discuss how the state should best expand gambling in Maine. Maine lawmakers, casino owners and representatives from the state’s tribes and veterans groups are among the 20 members on the Gaming Commission. The group meets for the second time on Friday at the State House. […]