BOWDOINHAM The forecast isn’t looking sunny for the School Administrative District 75 budget. That was the message delivered by SAD 75 officials at Tuesday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting in Bowdoinham, who offered information about known impacts to the as-yet-unfinished budget. Selectmen had requested additional numbers regarding the savings SAD 75 has found in an […]

AUGUSTA A Maine lawmaker wants beer drinkers to get what they pay for — to the very last drop. State Sen. John Patrick is pressing for a bill that would require each pint of beer sold in the state to be 16 ounces. He said some bars and restaurants that advertise draft beers as pints […]

BATH United Way’s Success By 6 is coordinating the 16th annual Community Read Aloud on Monday, March 2 and seeks volunteer readers. On that day, volunteers from every walk of life share their love of reading with more than 4,000 children in the Mid-coast area. “It is a fun opportunity to reinforce the importance of […]

BATH As they have in recent months, local police are again warning the public about a telephone scam involving people pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service. The Bath Police Department posted on its Facebook page Wednesday that the department is “receiving reports that people in our area are receiving fraudulent calls from people […]

FREEPORT A Harpswell man escaped injury Tuesday morning after his sport utility vehicle rolled over on Interstate 295, State Trooper Doug Cropper said. Rodney Hoverson, 53, was heading south when he lost control around 9:30 a.m., Cropper said. The trooper said Hoverson was in the passing lane around Mile 23 when he apparently went to […]

BATH — New this year, Sagadahoc County Deeds Registrar Lynn C. Moore is offering a free service to county residents that allows users to keep a watchful eye for signs of potentially fraudulent activity involving their property. A common property fraud scenario involves a criminal filing a fraudulent deed, making it appear that the actual […]

WESTBROOK Gov. Paul LePage continued to campaign for his ambitious plan to overhaul Maine’s tax code, fielding questions from residents Wednesday and defending against criticism at a town hall meeting, the first of many he is expected to hold. The Republican told his audience of about 500 people at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center that […]