BRUNSWICK Trains, taxes and TIF agreements are among issues facing the Town Council tonight. Councilors will discuss and set a July 29 public hearing on preliminary options to deal with the $316,000 hole left by cuts in state revenue sharing. Also to go before public hearing July 29 is the tax increment financing agreement pertaining […]

BATH Bath police Detective Sgt. David Beauregard has been named a deputy federal agent to assist investigations into pharmacy robberies and prescription drug abuse — one of 18 Maine law enforcement officers newly added to the unusual post. In 2012, there were 58 pharmacy robberies or burglaries in Maine, soaring from a total of eight […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of profiles of the candidates for Senate District 19. A date for the special election has yet to be announced. BATH Having served as chairwoman of the Sagadahoc Democratic Committee, Eloise Vitelli has been involved in county political discussions for years. Vitelli has spent much time […]

WISCASSET The town has sent layoff notices to the municipal planner, town assessor and four other employees. The move comes after voters June 11 rejected spending for the planning, assessing and codes enforcement departments and the transfer station. The Budget Committee instructed the town manager to prepare the notices; no layoffs will occur until September. […]

TOPSHAM Firefighters from at least five towns were at the scene of a fire in a train car at Grimmel Industries on Sunday afternoon. At 3:15 p.m., Topsham Fire Chief Brian Stockdale said the fire was still smoldering. The fire did not extend to an adjacent four-story building. Crews received reports of an explosion and […]

BATH —- A ship under construction at Bath Iron Works was briefly evacuated when an employee reported smoke at 11:34 a.m. on Friday. No flames were observed. There were no injuries, and workers returned shortly after noon. Jim DeMartini, spokesman for BIW, said that there was no damage to shipyard property or the ship itself.

BRUNSWICK — A tractortrailer destroyed a flashing crosswalk sign at the corner of McKeen and Maine streets Thursday. No pedestrians were injured in the incident, which occurred shortly after 11 a.m. The sign was caught underneath the trailer as the truck made a wide right turn off McKeen onto Maine street, according to police reports. […]

BRUNSWICK — Police responded to a domestic disturbance call July 11 and ended up arresting the caller on an outstanding warrant. A 17-year-old juvenile made the initial call to police, said Lt. Tom Garrepy. The situation had settled when officers arrived. However, the youth who made the call had an outstanding warrant from Bath Police […]