FREEPORT It may have been a good Christmas for Midcoast retailers, although sales numbers depicting the 2016 holiday shopping season won’t be in until February. Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stephanie J. Petkers said she reached out to some of the retail association’s members for an informal review. “Business is up slightly from […]

BRUNSWICK Many folks might not know that NASA’s Curiosity Rover — which combs the surface of Mars for signs of life and other scientific data — is partly controlled from Brunswick. Planetary Geologist Aileen Yingst, who has lived in Brunswick for a little over a year, works from home and combs through data provided by […]

BRUNSWICK With only days left in his presidency, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law on Friday. The House and Senate passed the $619 billion bill earlier this month. The NDAA includes funding for Bath Iron Works. It includes $3.2 billion for the procurement of two Arleigh Burke-class guided missile […]

RICHMOND The condition of a Richmond man pulled from a burning building early Christmas morning has been upgraded to fair at Maine Medical Center. As he continues to recover, a GoFundMe page has been set up for 30-year-old Wade Welner, who lost all of his belongings in the fire. “The most we can ask is […]

TOPSHAM In 2016 Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a statewide land conservation organization, made significant investments in expanding and improving public access to the Maine coast, offering recreational and educational opportunities to enrich the lives and improve the health of thousands of Mainers. “Conserved lands bring so many benefits the people of Maine,” said MCHT’s President […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick police responded to two domestic disturbances on Christmas Eve and took one man to jail. The first call came in Saturday at 11:43 a.m. to a home on Theodore Drive. Police arrested 26-year-old Naftaly Sarabia, who lives at the address where the incident happened, and charged him with Class B aggravated assault domestic […]

WELLS The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced organic farm producers and handlers will now be able to apply for federal reimbursement to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic or transitional certification. The agency said last Wednesday that starting March 20, organic food producers will be able to visit the more than […]

MADISON (AP) — A solar farm that occupies nearly 22 acres of land in the Maine town of Madison is expected to be fully operational by the end of this week. The Morning Sentinel reports that the solar energy project in the Madison Business Gateway is reportedly more than twice the size of any other […]