TOPSHAM After his father had a stroke and needed some help, Mark Harlow searched high and low for an adult day care that could help provide services for his dad while providing him time to work and get tasks done. But aside from dementia patient programs, he found them nearly nonexistent. Fortunately, he was able […]

LISBON Lisbon police are breathing new life into an existing program starting Jan. 2 that allows the elderly in town to get a daily phone call from a volunteer. “Winter is upon us, cold weather is here, it’s dark most of the time,” Lisbon Police Chief Marc Hagan told town councilors last week. “There are […]

BATH International environmental organization 350.org will have a new chapter in the Bath/Brunswick area with the creation of 350 Midcoast Maine. In starting the chapter, organizer Mike White said his main focus is “to get the people in the area of Bath/Brunswick and surrounding towns all the way up to Damariscotta interested in becoming active […]

BRUNSWICK Winter has arrived in Maine and with the cold temperatures comes heating mishaps such as chimney fires, carbon monoxide poisoning complaints and fires caused by improper disposal of ashes. “December, January, February are the big three months of the year during the winter when the most prevalent heating issues arise, and for various reasons,” […]

RICHMOND A Richmond man is in serious condition after police pulled him from a burning apartment building at 34 Main St. early Christmas morning. The State Fire Marshal’s Office says 30- year- old Wade Welner is being treated at Maine Medical Center for smoke inhalation and is expected to survive his injuries. The only other […]

From January 4-February 24, Pejepscot Historical Society invites the public to view the new pop-up exhibition kiosk from the National Archives, “The Bill of Rights and You,” commemorating the 225th anniversary of the ratification of this landmark document. Items from the PHS collection corresponding to the Bill of Rights, are on display with the kiosk. […]

BRUNSWICK Region Ten Technical High School students Shelby Bishop and Gwen Roberge raised funds for Adopt-A-Family as a service learning project for National Technical Honor Society. Working with Region Ten Technical High School students and staff, the two girls collected more than $1,000 in cash and gifts and then went shopping to get items from […]

BRUNSWICK A Brunswick man was arrested early Friday morning and charged with aggravated assault. Brunswick police were called to a Beaver Pond Road home for a domestic disturbance at 1:28 a.m. According to Brunswick Police Cmdr. Tom Garrepy, a female victim alleged that Theodore Yates, 31, of Brunswick, attempted to strangle her. The woman was […]