BRUNSWICK The Brunswick Town Council will hold a hearing tonight on banning parking between 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Page Street between Maine and Union streets, except for those with parking placards. Town Councilor Jane Millett on Friday said she hoped to get the necessary votes to enact the restriction. This may be the […]

BRUNSWICK RadioShack’s stores in Brunswick and Topsham are on a list of shops that will be closing their doors, although it’s uncertain when. RadioShack, which was founded nearly a century ago, said in its Chapter 11 filing on Thursday that it plans to sell 1,500 to 2,400 stores to its largest shareholder, investment firm Standard […]

BRUNSWICK Organization: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick Founded: 1981 Address: 85 Maine St., Brunswick Phone number: (207) 729-7736 Website: www.bbbsbathbrunswick.org Times Record: What is the mission of your organization? Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick: Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one to one relationships that […]

AUGUSTA “Welfare” has become one of the most divisive words in Augusta. But lawmakers say that addressing the socalled welfare “cliff” may be one area where they can find common ground this year. Legislators on both sides of the aisle agree that one of the biggest problems with the welfare system is that it can […]

BOWDOINHAM Ice carvers took center stage Saturday afternoon at the Bowdoinham Ice and Smelt Festival, as blocks of ice were turned into a fish and a sign for the festival. Jason Bluck’s Sub Zero Ice Carvings, based in Lisbon, handled the ice sculpting at the event, which took place at the Merrymeeting Arts Center. Patrick […]

WEST BATH A portion of Route 1 southbound from Congress Avenue in Bath to the New Meadows exit in West Bath was closed for about an hour mid-day Friday following a two-vehicle crash which blocked the roadway. The crash was reported at 11:17 p.m. Cpl. Dale Hamilton of the Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department is […]

BANGOR A tense, six-hour standoff between Bangor police and an armed man at a Union Street residence ended peacefully Sunday afternoon, according to police. Shortly before 2 p.m., Nicholas Condon, 27, of Portland exited 831 Union St. with his hands up in surrender, according to a news release from Bangor police Sgt. Tim Cotton. “Anytime […]

CAMDEN (AP) — The U.S. National Toboggan Championships are reaching their conclusion at the Camden Snow Bowl in this coastal Maine town. The 25th annual event invites participants to ride traditional wooden toboggans down a 400-foot chute that dates to the 1930s at speeds that top 40 mph. Organizers say 425 teams from all over […]