BRUNSWICK Councilors approved Monday night an emergency moratorium banning recreational marijuana shops and social clubs in town, even as a recount on the citizen initiative Question 1 continues in Augusta. Brunswick’s moratorium will be revisited in 50 days. District 6 Councilor Jane Millett sponsored the item that was supported unanimously. The council decided they needed […]

BATH While traversing the Panama Canal, the USS Zumwalt suffered an engineering casualty and had to be towed to a berth in Panama. As first reported by Defense News, Third Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Ryan Perry stated: “Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, commander, U.S. Third Fleet, has directed USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) to remain at ex-Naval Station […]

BRUNSWICK — On Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, community discussion will consider changing the name “Columbus Day” to “Indigenous People’s Day in Bath and Brunswick. Diane Oltarzewski will be present to talk with us about her experience organizing in the Belfast community. The meeting is called by […]

WOOLWICH — The Woolwich Select Board will hold a celebration Dec. 8 from 5-7 p.m. at the town hall at 13 Nequasset Road in honor of retiring board member Lloyd Coombs. Coombs’ sixth and final term ends Dec. 31. Coombs served on the select board for a number of years after having served as town […]

BRUNSWICK — On Monday, Norway Savings Bank representatives donated $2,000 to Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. Norway’s Savings Bank employees raised $10,000 in total to help feed Maine families struggling with food insecurity. As part of the bank’s 150th anniversary celebration, employees created limited-edition cookbook called “Colorful Cooking Solutions” from the kitchens of bank employees […]

State Police plan to have additional troopers on patrol and their plane in the air for the long Thanksgiving weekend. Chief of State Police Col. Robert Williams said troopers will be looking for aggressive, impaired and texting drivers. In addition, troopers will also be looking for seat belt violators following a rash of fatal crashes […]

PORTLAND A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Republican Gov. Paul LePage has immunity from civil rights lawsuits and can’t be sued for threatening to withhold state discretionary funding from a nonprofit that had offered a job to Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves. A majority opinion by a three-judge panel of the […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The second of three men who pleaded guilty in the drug related killing of a Biddeford man three years ago is headed to prison. The Portland Press Herald reports 29-year-old Bub Peter Nguany, of Old Orchard Beach, was sentenced Monday to 40 years for a knowing or intentional murder charge and 20 […]

SCARBOROUGH (AP) — The organizers of a dental charity drive say the effort treated almost 400 patients and provided nearly $100,000 in care this month. Dr. Demi Kouzounas and Dr. Barry Saltz of Scarborough organize the drive, which is called Dentists Who Care for ME and is in its eight year. They say 20 dentists, […]