WOOLWICH Woolwich firefighters arrived at a house fire they couldn’t fight Tuesday night because they couldn’t get trucks down the unplowed driveway. Woolwich Fire Captain Glen Kirkpatrick said firefighters were called to the fire at 190 Hedge Bridge Road at 8:56 p.m. The house was the last on the dead-end road which he estimated was […]

BRUNSWICK Less than a week after The Bank of Maine branch on Maine Street was robbed, Brunswick police say they’ve found their man. The Brunswick Police Department issued a press release on Tuesday afternoon, announcing it had charged Benjamin Lamphere, 20, of Brunswick, with class A robbery for the armed robbery of the bank branch […]

BRUNSWICK Sarah Brayman was elected to her first term on the Brunswick Town Council in 2011. Prior, she had been involved in committee work, including the police station building committee. “Frankly, I wanted a vote on town issues,” Brayman said, in explaining why she first ran for the council. “It’s one thing being in the […]

LISBON If you build it, they will come. In fact, they may before you even get the foundation poured. Such is the case in Lisbon, where before the gymnasium addition has risen from much beyond ground level, inquiries to utilize the space are already coming in from community groups, said Superintendent Richard Green. In June […]

TOPSHAM — The Topsham Bureau of Motor Vehicles office is moving to 125B Main St. The branch office, which is currently located at 49 Topsham Fair Mall Road, Suite #25, will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 26, and Friday, Feb. 27, to allow for the move. The office will reopen to the public on Monday, […]

LISBON The long process that has been Lisbon’s revaluation update is nearing completion. Residents heard a presentation from the firm charged with the task at a town council workshop Tuesday. The revaluation began in 2011 and will be complete by the town’s 2015-16 tax commitment. It’s not an easy subject to absorb the nuts and […]

BATH — Rave Night Returns will take place at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at the Bath Skate Park and Teen Center at 4 Old Brunswick Road. The event, produced by Morse High School senior Keegan Denery (aka DJ TYRVNT), will feature a laser light show and electronic dance music for high school-aged teens and […]

BRUNSWICK — Members of the Portland Pirates will donate their time by volunteering at the Coastal Humane Society shelter, located at 30 Range Road in Brunswick, at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27. After a tour, members of the team will spend time with our adoptable cats and dogs, and learn about animal sheltering in the […]

FREEPORT — The Freeport Community Library is presenting its annual Armchair Travel Series, taking place at 6:30 p.m. the first four Mondays in March. Each year, the library finds local residents to share their recent travels abroad. The globe-trotting community members give presentations with their own memories of trip highlights. Each presentation is approximately 60 […]

BRUNSWICK A Brunswick couple has been charged after police responded to a domestic disturbance Saturday night at McKeen Street. Commander Marc Hagan said Brunswick Police determined that Laurie A. Grinnan, 48, was “the predominant aggressor” in the confrontation that began as a verbal argument. Grinnan was charged with domestic violence assault after police arrived at […]