NEW YORK Facing diverse and ceaseless protests, the Boy Scouts of America is signaling its readiness to end the nationwide exclusion of gays as scouts or leaders and give the sponsors of local troops the freedom to decide the matter for themselves. If approved by the Scouts’ national executive board, possibly as soon as next […]

WISCASSET The Maine Department of Marine Resources will hold a public listening session with shrimp trappers from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 1, at the Lincoln County Communications Center to discuss additional control measures for the 2013 season. With only 150,000 pounds allocated to the trap fishery, department officials said in a news release […]

BRUNSWICK Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary announced it has made the final $30,000 payment on its $150,000 pledge to help equip and furnish the walk-in clinic in downtown Brunswick. Carolyn Gibson, Auxiliary president, presented the check to Mid Coast Hospital CEO Lois Skillings and thanked Mid-coast communities for making it possible. “Without the support of our […]

BRUNSWICK Sprinkler pipes bursting in frigid air caused damage to two businesses. The Brunswick Fire Department responded to Pedro O’Hara’s restaurant along Maine Street Sunday morning after a sprinkler pipe burst and flooded the restaurant sometime overnight. Brunswick Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Emerson said the fire department got the call at 8:49 a.m. He said […]

LISBON A Dallas, Texas resident with deep Lisbon roots submitted the winning theme for the 2013 Moxie Festival — Moxie: A Maine Tradition. On Saturday, the Moxie Festival Committee announced the winner of the theme contest is John Hardesty, who resides in Dallas with wife Deborah, “but calls Maine ‘home.’” The committee chose Hardesty’s entry […]

BATH For seven years, an historic structure that reaches six stories into the sky above Maine Maritime Museum has been missing its most prominent features. That is set to change, thanks to some generous donors. Since 2006, visitors to the museum have been treated to a life-size rendition of the enormous task that bygone shipyards […]

TOPSHAM Brunswick and Mt. Ararat high school biology students invite the public to a presentation on the findings of their long-term research projects conducted at the Cathance River Preserve in Topsham. The presentation will be held at the Topsham Public Library, 6:30 to 8 p.m. today. Sophomore honors biology students chose a topic to research […]

TOPSHAM Residents, business owners and property owners are invited to discuss transportation issues at a Route 196 Committee workshop Wednesday. The workshop is part of the committee’s efforts to develop a master plan for the Route 196 corridor. It begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. The town and Route […]

TOPSHAM — All dogs must be licensed by Jan. 31, officials said in a news release. The fee to license a dog is $6 for neutered or spayed; $11 otherwise. After Jan. 31, there will be an additional fee of $25 per dog. Renew dog licenses in the town clerk’s office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and […]