TOPSHAM A proposed 47-lot single-family home subdivision and a two-story appliance store to be located on Mallett Drive are up for public hearings today before the Planning Board. The final subdivision application has been submitted by Mallett Woods LLC and proposes a 47-lot single-family, open space subdivision located on a narrow parcel of wooded land […]

BATH John Peters will have a little more time for family and recreation now that he’s retired as Downeast Energy president following a remarkable 32 years with the company. But Peters, 64, will not allow himself to get “rusty.” Not only does he run to stay in good physical shape, but the Harpswell resident will […]

PHIPPSBURG During summers spent as children at their cottage at Hunnewell Beach, Fred and Richard Hill’s mother, Harriet, always told them the erosion that scours the sand followed a 50-year cycle. Some years, the ocean makes its way up the sand to the cottages and then — sometimes leaving destruction in its wake — cedes […]

RICHMOND Police arrested a Saco woman who became involved in an altercation with a man while holding a knife Sunday morning. Richmond police Sgt. Adam Garland said he and another officer responded at 10 a.m. to a report that neighbors in a Hatch Street trailer park were involved in a fight involving a knife. The […]

BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating a burglary reported Sunday night at a home on Harpswell Road. The burglary was reported at 8:40 p.m. Brunswick police Lt. Michael Moody said someone broke into the house while the tenants, who are Bowdoin College students, were gone, and took several electronics.

WISCASSET — Olympian Julia Clukey will speak to Wiscasset High School students at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 5. Clukey, of Augusta, is a member of the of the USA National Luge Team and has competed in World Cup and Olympic events. In February, she captured two Silver medals at the World Cup competition in Lake […]

TOPSHAM School Administrative District 75 budget forums continue today with one at 6:30 p.m. at Woodside Elementary School in Topsham. The third and final 2013-14 budget forum of the SAD 75 Finance Committee will start at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Bowdoinham Community School. The Finance Committee is to discuss and incorporate any changes resulting from […]

RICHMOND When residents gather for Town Meeting tonight, they will be asked to adopt a proposed budget that is increasing only $3,787 from the current year. Residents may also opt to move Town Meeting back to June and make property taxes payable quarterly. Selectmen are proposing a $2.6 million municipal budget for 2013-14. Town Manager […]

Freeport Nicholas A. Lane, 27, of 122 Post Rd., Richmond, was arrested Feb. 15 at 12:07 p.m. on Pownal and Durham roads, charged with unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and possession of marijuana. Lane was ordered to appear in West Bath District Court on April 16. Glenn R. Wilson, 28, of 122 Post Rd., […]