HARPSWELL For centuries, many vessels attempting to visit Casco Bay were sunk by Halfway Rock, a tiny, jagged island that sits halfway between Cape Elizabeth and Cape Small, four miles from land. Halfway Rock, only about 500 feet across east to west, was especially dangerous because it is surrounded by deep water and nearly submerges […]

BATH On one of the final campaign stops, President elect Donald J. Trump told a crowd of more than 1,000 people gathered in Lisbon that Bath Iron Works would receive more work under his administration. “It’s all gonna change. That includes rebuilding our badly depleted Navy, which is now the smallest it has been since […]

  LISBON The landscape of Lisbon Falls looks different today than it did only months ago. The demolition of the last surviving section of the Worumbo Mill and, more recently, the replacement of the green steel truss bridge that connected the town with Durham have changed the face of the neighborhood. While those landmarks may […]

TOPSHAM A Topsham man is dead after a single vehicle crash early Thursday morning. Topsham police and fire personnel responded at approximately 12:10 a.m. in the area of 429 Foreside Road. A preliminary investigation revealed that Nicholas D. Oram, 22, of Foreside Road in Topsham, was driving a 2002 Dodge 1500 pickup truck, according to […]

FREEPORT Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, will likely be elected as the next Speaker of the House in Maine. Gideon, who currently serves as Assistant Majority Leader. was nominated by House Democrats late last week. Democrats maintained control of the House during the last election, so it is likely Gideon will become speaker on Dec. 7, […]