HARPSWELL Hank Baumgartner can often be found reading a book on his float in Mackerel Cove, a cool salt breeze ruffling his hair as he waits for the next lobster boat to arrive and unload its catch. It’s a practice he’s perfected through the years as a lobster dealer at Glen’s Lobsters on Bailey Island, […]

BATH With the loss of a Coast Guard contract to build up to 11 cutters, Bath Iron Works may soon be short of work. The shipyard is currently building two types of ships, the highly advanced Zumwalt class destroyer and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, which has been a mainstay of BIW for decades. Over the […]

BRUNSWICK Drought conditions in Maine haven’t spared the Midcoast, and even as recent rain improves surface water levels, the state’s Drought Task Force says ground water levels remain low. With a six-to 10-day forecast calling for higher than normal temperatures and lower than normal precipitation, improving conditions could be temporary. The Drought Task Force met […]

BRUNSWICK Bowdoin College is presenting Tea With Harriet, a monthly tea and conversation series about the life and legacy of Harriet Beecher Stowe. This event is held the third Thursday of each month, 1–2:30 p.m., at 63 Federal Street, in the home where Harriet Beecher Stowe lived (1850-1852). It was there that Stowe wrote “Uncle […]

LISBON — Lisbon Parks and Rec will hold a wreath making class with boughs cut from Beaver Park. Classes will be held on Nov. 15, 18, 29 and Dec. 2. The cost is $20 and all materials are included. Pinecones, ornaments and other decorations, as well as moss and natural materials will be available as […]

LISBON — Charles Plummer, a local historian, will give a talk at the Lisbon Historical Society on Wednesday, Nov. 9. In honor of Veterans Day, he will give an overview of the roll that Lisbon volunteers played in the Civil War and the Korean War. In his talk, Plummer, a veteran of the Korean War, […]

The Maine Warden Service is investigating a hunting incident Wednesday afternoon that landed a Phippsburg man in the hospital with gunshot wounds. The incident was reported just before 4:30 p.m. at Small Point and Main roads. Thomas Gilliam, 48, of Phippsburg had stopped his vehicle to go hunting, according to Game Warden Doug Kulis. Gilliam […]

LISBON As Lisbon High goes, so goes the nation. In fact, mock presidential elections in schools — such as the one held Wednesday — have been a reliable predictor of the the real thing. Since 1980, that truism has held with one exception — the tight, Bush-Gore race of 2000 when the former Vice President […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick Downtown Association’s Early Bird Sale and Bed Race event, is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 12. This is the sixth year that the BDA has hosted Bed Races in downtown Brunswick and the 9th year of hosting the Early Bird Sale. “We have a record number of businesses participating in both events this year”, […]