BRUNSWICK Kestrel Aircraft Co., a major tenant at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, continues to face funding problems, leading to problems with vendors and an inability to cover employee insurance. Kestrel CEO Alan Klapmeier confirmed Wednesday that his startup company is behind on rent payments, has been late with paychecks and that Kestrel employees […]

BRUNSWICK During a recent rehearsal, Evelyn tells Louis she can sing better than he, and Louis tells her that he is a more proficient safecracker. However, neither of them can bake a pie. It’s just the most recent practice session for the Harmonaires, a chorus comprised of dementia patients, their care givers and volunteers from […]

BRUNSWICK Greg Bartlett is going to Hangzhou. During a special meeting Wednesday, Brunswick School Board members approved a proposal to send the assistant superintendent on a goodwill and recruiting trip to China’s Zheijang province on Nov. 1-9. The trip will cost about $5,000 — $3,500 for the eight-day itinerary and $1,500 for the travel arrangements […]

TOPSHAM It took 55 voters but 40 minutes to nearly unanimously approve two tax-increment financing districts, a revitalization plan, a zoning amendment and sponsorship of a federal grant to an expanding business at a special town meeting Wednesday. Those who participated represent fewer than 1 percent of Topsham’s registered voters. One TIF district — 3 […]

TOPSHAM When his girlfriend said the cat perched upstairs looking out a window was acting funny, Joel Toothaker of Harpswell got his little LED light, opened the sliding glass door to the back porch and could see something black in front of the nearby tree. He shined the light up into the pine tree, which […]

FREEPORT Regional School Unit 5 directors will wait until Oct. 2 to decide if they want to put a Freeport High School bond referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot. The RSU 5 Board of Directors was poised to advance a $14.6 million bond proposal to referendum Wednesday night but then learned: — a group of […]