GEORGETOWN Over the past 100 years, exotic green crabs have steadily entrenched themselves into Maine’s waters and become permanent residents. The crustaceans have damaged multiple fisheries in the process, including the soft-shell clam industry, and caused marshlands to recede. The increased warming of Gulf of Maine waters in the past 10 years has only made […]

HARPSWELL The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has rejected a motion to reconsider its ruling against Cedar Beach/Cedar Island Supporters, Inc. In July, the court overruled a lower court decision that gave the public access over private property to Cedar Beach on Bailey Island. While the public has accessed the beach via a small pathway over […]

BRUNSWICK When not working as a mobile crisis worker for Sweetser, Brunswick Red Cross volunteer Carolyn Angeline is helping people facing disaster — this time at the Blue Cut wildfire in San Bernadino, California. Angeline said the normal deployment for volunteers is about two weeks, however, since crews have begun to take control of the […]

BRUNSWICK The Brunswick School Department continues to struggle with what to do with the high school track. With the track now a safety hazard and replacement costs running between $800,000 and $850,000, funding a proper replacement has become an issue. At their last meeting, the facilities committee looked at the amount needed to build a […]

WISCASSET On Sept. 10, The Morris Farm Trust of Wiscasset will hold its 17th annual Tour de Farms, a cycling and car tour through the scenic farmland of Maine’s Midcoast with stops at working farms along the way. The event will comprise a full day for farmers and riders. This year’s Tour de Farms offers […]

FREEPORT — Assistant House Majority Leader Sara Gideon was named an Environmental Champion by Maine Conservation Voters for her leadership on a bipartisan solar measure. Gideon, D-Freeport, played a pivotal role in advancing the bill, LD 1649, to create a comprehensive solar policy for the state. The governor vetoed the bill and the override effort […]

BRUNSWICK — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free “Essentials of College Planning” workshops entitled for adults 19 and over at the following times and locations: • University College Bath/Brunswick, Orion Hall, 12 Sewall St., Sept. 6 and 20 and 19 at 9 a.m. • Southern Midcoast Career Center, 275 Bath Road, Sept. […]

BATH — Maine Maritime Museum has established the Jane Parker Morse Maritime History Stewardship Fund. Donations to the fund will create reserves to be used for preservation, collections care, and stewardship of the historic buildings and collections at Maine Maritime Museum. Jane Parker Morse, a member of Maine Maritime Museum since 1974 and board member, […]

NORTH BERWICK Republican Gov. Paul LePage is being accused again of making racially insensitive comments, this time by saying photos he’s collected in a binder of drug dealers arrested in the state show more than 90 percent of them are black or Hispanic. The governor made the remark at a town hall in North Berwick […]