The building has been renovated and a final occupancy permit has been issued: Five Guys Burgers and Fries officially opened today at 11 a.m. Operating in the former Friendly’s building on Bath Road, the burgersand fries restaurant originated in Washington, D.C., but new franchises began to proliferate throughout North America in 2003. The Five Guys […]

BATH A series of intentionally set fires appeared to be solved Sunday with the arrest of Allan Thomas Vigil, 21, of Bath. Vigil is suspected in as many as four fires. He was arraigned Monday on one count of felony arson and one count of felony burglary and faces 30 years in prison if convicted. […]

BRUNSWICK Taxpayers will see fewer services, slightly higher property taxes or some combination of both to account for a reduction in state revenue sharing to fill a $316,000 budget gap. Town councilors set a public hearing for July 29 to take residents’ comments. The actual shortage is closer to $200,000, Town Manager Gary Brown said, […]

FREEPORT A Brunswick man suffered a broken leg and other injuries Monday in a rollover crash on Interstate 295’s northbound side shortly after 10 a.m. The accident occurred a half-mile south of the Brunswick town line on an uphill righthand curve. State police said the driver, a 53-year-old man, likely suffered a medical episode that […]

AUGUSTA The special election to fill a vacancy in state Senate District 19 will be Tuesday, Aug. 27. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap made the announcement Monday. Candidates seeking the seat include Republican Paula Benoit of Phippsburg and Democrats Will Neilson of Arrowsic, a Bath restaurateur and formerly a Republican; Eloise Vitelli, of Arrowsic; and […]

TOPSHAM A proposed senior housing project is back before the Planning Board tonight. The Planning Board reviewed a sketch plan June 4 from Seacoast Management Company to purchase and tear down the former Amenity Manor nursing home at 29 Elm St., and replace it with 32 to 36 apartments for senior citizens. The River Landing […]

FREEPORT Well after residents from District 1 participate in a workshop on the establishment of a downtown quiet zone tonight, the Town Council will vote on the matter. Then, councilors will consider funding for a study on the costs and benefits of withdrawal from Regional School Unit 5. It shapes up as a long night. […]

WOOLWICH — A skunk caused a crash Saturday morning on River Road in Woolwich, police said. The crash in the area of 612 River Road was reported at 10:38 a.m., Sagadahoc County Chief Deputy Brett Strout said. Jenny Howes, 41, of Woolwich, was driving a 2003 Saturn north on Route 128 and when she crested […]

WISCASSET — The Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Department has fielded reports of gasoline a theft, and two reports of a stolen gas tank, in the Boothbay area. On July 8, a caller reported someone stole a five-gallon gas tank from a boat in the South Bristol area. Five days earlier, a caller said somone tole […]

BRUNSWICK — Sometime between the end of school on June 17 and July 11, an unknown person tried to break into the nurse’s office at Coffin Elementary School. The school nurse noticed the damage to her office door July 11, police said. The door, which is commercial-grade steel, was damaged but intact and apparently stymied […]