BRUNSWICK No one was hurt but traffic was clogged after a car hit a commercial box truck Thursday on Pleasant Street. Officer Patrick Mahar said an inbound Maine Oxy truck driven by Guy Lemieux, 56, of Turner, was changing lanes at 7:50 a.m. near Old Portland Road when it was struck by a 2012 Volkswagen. […]

BRUNSWICK One of the best episodes from one of the most popular series in TV history has a Brunswick connection. “College,” an episode of the hit HBO series “The Sopranos,” featured Meadow Soprano traveling to Maine with her mobster father, Tony, to visit Bowdoin, Bates and Colby colleges. TV Guide called the show “the second […]

BRUNSWICK — The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority recently welcomed Topsham-based ABL Electric to Brunswick Landing. ABL — which provides electrical repair services, upgrades, generators, new construction, remodels, lighting upgrades, and voice/data hookups — takes up space at 145 Allagash Drive in the former Building 632 near the old Seabee Compound.

BRUNSWICK — Steve Weems’ re-appointment to a second term on the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees was confirmed June 6 by the Legislature. Weems, a former two-term Brunswick town councilor, has served on the MRRA board for three years, most recently as secretary. He is chairman of the Community Relations Committee and the […]

HARPSWELL — Selectmen who met in executive session June 14 to discuss acquiring public access to Cedar Beach are to meet again in executive session today. Advocates of restoring access to Cedar Beach — revoked in 2011 — attended the June 13 Board of Selectmen meeting to urge a resolution before the end of the […]

FREEPORT — State Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, and state Rep. Sara Gideon, DFreeport, will hold public “office hours” 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Bow Street Market, 79 Bow St. Meetings are open to anyone who would like to voice their opinion and share their concerns. It is an opportunity to have an open dialogue […]

The Coastal Conservation Association Maine and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute are collaborating on a data collection program called “Snap-A-Striper,” aimed at compiling photos and valuable information from live release and legally kept striped bass caught in Maine waters. When an angler catches a striped bass of any size, he quickly fills in the […]

BRUNSWICK — Volunteer advocates are needed immediately to staff a 24-hour crisis and support line at Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine, or SASSMM. Advocates receive an hourly stipend for being on call and carrying a pager. The hourly stipend amount increases during a support line call, or calls that require hospital or police […]