Lillian Sophia Smith spent the first two months of her life in the hospital. At 3 days old, she had her first heart surgery, at Boston Children’s Hospital. On Thursday, her family would like to have dinner with you. For the first time, Lillian’s family is inviting the community to a benefit spaghetti dinner. The […]

The frigid temperatures gripping Maine have underscored the difficulties some residents have in heating their homes. Warm Thy Neighbor, a program of Tedford Housing, says it has received requests for fuel assistance from 107 households in the Mid-coast area. That’s 60 percent of the total for all of last season, when the agency served 173 […]

An active Solid Waste and Recycling Committee, an informed public and a convenient system administered by Casella Pine Tree Waste has led to a significant decrease in trash tonnage and an increase in recycling. Figures released Tuesday by the town show trash volume declined by 27 tons in 2012, from 928.6 tons to 901.6 tons. […]

Dozens of activists called on legislators Tuesday to make Maine the latest state to formally endorse a U.S. Constitutional amendment they say will keep special interests from having an excessive impact on elections. The State House rally, led by Maine Citizens for Clean Elections, closely followed the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens […]

Preparing for a worst-case scenario, municipal staff will meet today to begin planning for huge potential shortfalls in next year’s budget. If the state spending plan for fiscal years 2014-15 is enacted as proposed two weeks ago by Gov. Paul Le- Page, Brunswick could lose more than $3 million in municipal and education funding. The […]

Today’s Department of Marine Resources public meeting to discuss the state of Maine’s lobster industry has been moved to provide additional space. The meeting, originally scheduled for Bath City Hall, has been moved to the Maine Maritime Museum, 242 Washington St. The meeting time — 4 p.m. — has not been changed. The state is […]

All five members of the Selectboard were present Monday night as the Building Committee continued its look at a proposed expansion of the municipal building. The committee is considering two plans for expansion and renovation of the facility — or no project at all. Once the panel makes a recommendation to the Selectboard, the board […]

The Maine Choice Coalition held a news conference at the State House today to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion. Speakers addressed the history of the reproductive freedom movement, life before and after the Roe v. Wade decision, and “ways to promote choice in 2013 […]

Educators and families from around the state will meet Monday, Jan. 28, in the Hall of Flags at the State House for a forum organized by backers of public charter schools in Maine. Two public charter schools opened in October 2012: Maine Academy of Natural Sciences in Fairfield and Cornville Regional Charter School. The Baxter […]

ALFRED (AP) — With about a third of potential jurors dismissed, a judge hoped to finish selecting a panel and begin opening statements today in the trial of the business partner of a Zumba instructor accused of using her dance studio as a front for prostitution. The remainder of the original pool of more than […]