BATH On Wednesday, the Bath City Council unanimously voted to send a landfill bond referendum to voters in November. The bond will cover the estimated $3.8 million needed to upgrade the Bath landfill, which is close to reaching capacity in its current state. The two cells being used are set to be full by late […]

TOPSHAM Elementary school students at an extended school year program at Mt. Ararat Middle School got a special treat Wednesday thanks to a local construction company. Teachers said they would have been happy had Crooker Construction just brought a dump truck to their school. But when Justin Johnson, a project manager for the Topsham-based company […]

BRUNSWICK The Cumberland Farms at Cook’s Corner will likely be getting a facelift following sketch plan approval from the Brunswick Planning Board. Plans include razing the current building which houses the convenience store, Papa John’s pizza and an AT&T retail shop. The result will be a stand-alone Cumberland Farms with an updated design. The current […]

BRUNSWICK Crystal Spring Farm may soon be harvesting more than crops, after plans for a new solar array were met favorably at a Brunswick Planning Board hearing. The Crystal Spring Farm Community Solar Association, a group of seven families as well as the farm, plan to construct a solar farm on pasture land across from […]

HARPSWELL, WOOLWICH The Cundy’s Harbor Days festival will be taking place this weekend, Aug. 6-8. The event is sponsored by Cundy’s Harbor Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary to benefit the Fire Department as a whole. The weekend kicks off on Friday with an ice cream social in Library Park from 6-7 p.m. Saturday morning begins at […]

HARSPWELL (AP) — The attorney for a group of people that want to preserve public beach access in Harpswell is asking Maine’s highest court to reconsider a decision to give the property’s owner the right to block access. The Portland Press Herald reports attorney David Bertoni filed a motion for reconsideration at Maine Supreme Judicial […]

TOPSHAM — The Midcoast Senior College and The Highlands, a Topsham retirement community collaborated recently on a Get Back to School Day. Residents of The Highlands are shown being helped with online registrations to gain admittance into the exciting offerings of MSC. Those for whom the internet based process is not totally clear are assisted […]

FREEPORT — “Know the 10 Signs of Alzheimer’s” — an interactive workshop led by Mark Pechenik of the Maine chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association — will take place at the Freeport Community Library on Aug. 10 beginning at 6 p.m. Topics covered will include: • How to tell the difference between Alzheimer’s and typical aging […]

BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast Hospital, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, and CHANS Home Health Care employees were recognized for years of service during two heartfelt afternoon receptions. Mid Coast–Parkview Health senior administration presented almost 200 individuals with awards, celebrating milestone service anniversaries in 5-year increments. More than half of the employees recognized have worked with […]

BRUNSWICK — The University of Maine System is offering Osher New Beginnings Scholarships to encourage more Maine people of all ages to give college a try. The Osher New Beginnings Scholarship was established for those who are first time college students or have not attended college in at least three years and have completed thirty […]