BATH At their last regular meeting of the year, the Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors discussed the new Morse High School and the Literacy Mentoring Partnership, among other items. The directors heard from Monica Blatt, who discussed Fisher Mitchell’s Literacy Mentoring Partnership. “This is the second year that Mary Parker and I have […]

TOPSHAM More than a dozen elves, pointy ears and all, were busy in Santa’s make-shift workshop at the American Cancer Society offices Friday, wrapping gifts for families coping with cancer. The program began five years ago with the idea of then 13-year old volunteer, Britney Morton of South Portland. She lost her father to cancer […]

BATH The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a $126 million contract extension. The funding will be used to continue servicing Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) and Oliver Hazard Perryclass ships. The contract extension runs through December 2017, with options for an additional six months. “This funding is critical to ensuring that the […]

BATH A statewide anti-crime organization of law enforcement leaders has honored Bath Chief of Police Michael Field Thursday at the Bath Police Department. Kim Gore, Maine state director for Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, presented Chief Field with the organization’s 2106 Champion for Maine’s Children Award, recognizing his support for public safety by protecting and […]

BATH — On Friday, Jan. 13, the Teen Library Council of Patten Free Library is offering a post-holiday pick-me-up: a night of laser tag in the library stacks from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Up to 20 people can play at one time in half- hour slots. The cost is $6 per person, or two for […]

AUGUSTA A Democratic presidential elector created an uproar by voting for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders before backing down and supporting Hillary Clinton, overshadowing Maine’s first time ever splitting its electoral votes for president. Maine made history by giving electoral votes to both major party candidates — one for Republican President-elect Donald Trump and three for […]

BRUNSWICK — A wheelchair-bound man who sustained serious burns tending his wood stove Friday afternoon remains at Maine Medical Center in critical condition. Brunswick Fire Department was called to 2 Willow Grove Road at 12:48 p.m. and found 62-year-old Thomas Soucy on fire. Soucy’s pants caught fire as he loaded a log into his stove, […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The state Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will expand access to medication assisted addiction treatment by creating 359 new slots with a program scheduled to start next month. The Portland Press Herald reports the department said Monday its study showed that about 300 to 450 people in Maine […]