BRUNSWICK A jury in federal court ruled in favor of The Brunswick Inn’s trademark infringement lawsuit Wednesday against cross-Maine Street rival The Inn at Brunswick Station. Eileen and James Hornor, owners of The Brunswick Inn, alleged that the larger, newer Maine Street hotel’s name was so similar to that of their smaller Park Row lodging […]

BRUNSWICK This weekend could be a slippery one with an 80 percent chance of freezing rain and sleet predicted for Maine’s Mid-coast area. Meteorologist Tom Hawley at the National Weather Service office in Gray said Thursday it’s uncertain yet if coastal areas will see any ice accumulation. He warned, however, that Saturday into Sunday morning […]

BATH O n the cusp of the longest night of the year, Tedford Housing employees and volunteers gathered Thursday at an annual memorial day service for homeless individuals who passed away during the last year. The service is also to remember Sarah, who was in Tedford’s supportive housing program when she passed away at the […]

BRUNSWICK A small-town blog has made it big. Founded in 2008 by Brunswick native Elspeth Pierson Hay, Diary of a Locavore recently partnered with Edible Media, a multimedia extension of Edible Communities. Blog contributors include Brunswick’s own Liz Pierson, Hay’s mother. Diary of a Locavore features recipes, information about local resources, and a link to […]

WEST BATH If a random sample of citizens across the district is any indication, the town’s January vote to withdraw from Regional School Unit 1 will be controversial. West Bath residents secured enough signatures to move the withdrawal effort forward when activist Robert Brown submitted a petition in October bearing 127 signatures. He needed 102 […]

It was a Saturday morning and their interviews were 15 minutes long, 15 minutes apart. Emily Cox recalls racing through the city of Portland to find the offices of the state’s three congressional members. Cox, 17, of Topsham, and Grace Rabinowitz of Brunswick were seeking nomination to U.S. service academies, and were to meet with […]

BATH A man who allegedly fought with police officers responding to a residence in February 2012 for report of a family fight was sentenced to seven months in jail. According to West Bath District Court documents, Sean Boynton, 46, of Bethel, was found guilty in October of two charges of assault on an officer, and […]

Brunswick Arrests Julie Mockler, 21, Brunswick, Dec. 19 at 1:01 a.m., charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, on Tibetts Drive. Benjamin J. Kaye, 29, Bowdoin, Dec. 15, 7:59 p.m, charged with domestic violence assault, burglary, possession of marijuana, on Perryman Drive. Alicia M. LaChance, 25, Brunswick, Dec. 10, 12:29 p.m., charged with an […]

WEST BATH Cases of local interest heard in Sagadahoc County courts in October: Phillip Keller, Jr., 27, of Brunswick, guilty of failing to make an oral or written accident report, $400 fine, for an incident in Brunswick on Aug. 7. Leon C. Kelley, 63, of Georgetown, a charge of molesting or disturbing lobster gear was […]

BRUNSWICK Cold December temperatures have placed an unusually high demand on the Tedford Shelter’s heating assistance program called “Warm Thy Neighbor,” leaving the shelter to ask the public for donations. Martha Stein, the shelter’s director of community relations, said Tedford already has fielded two-thirds the number of calls received during all of last winter, when […]