BRUNSWICK The Brunswick Planning Board on Tuesday night provided requested recommendations to the town council regarding tax-acquired, waterfront property at 946 Mere Point Road. The board voted unanimously on a draft proposal drawn up by Planning Board Chairman Charlie Frizzle and Planning Director Anna Breinich. When presenting the draft, Frizzle corrected previous misconceived comments from […]

LISBON Lisbon Police Department has a new chief of police. Marc Hagan’s appointment to the top administrative position in the police department was confirmed by the Lisbon Town Council on Tuesday night with a 7-0 vote. Hagan, a Topsham resident and 25-year veteran of the Brunswick Police Department, takes the place of Gary Brooks who […]

PORTLAND On Thursday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be making a campaign stop in Portland. This will mark Trump’s third visit to Maine this election cycle. Trump could be making a play for one of Maine’s four electoral votes up for grabs this November. While Maine traditionally votes Democrat in presidential elections, the state […]

FREEPORT It’s been just under two months and the first figures won’t be out until the fall, but all indicators point to early success of the Metro Breez bus service to Freeport. Denise Beck of Greater Portland Metro said ridership has been progressing well since the June 16 launch of the service, connecting Freeport, Yarmouth […]

FREEPORT The public is invited to meet members of the Freeport Police Department and talk about policing and public safety issues. This COP Talk session will start at 4 p.m. in council chambers at Freeport Town hall Thursday. “COP is an acronym for ‘Citizens on Patrol,’” an announcement about the event states. “We are all […]