BATH The Morse High School building project continues to progress at a steady pace, as a straw poll on Wednesday night revealed that Bath city councilors were willing to possibly sell city property to Regional School Unit 1. The nonbinding vote would help the school board “move forward and … take these possibilities to the […]

GEORGETOWN Changes are in store for 2016, especially for local and out-of -state beach goers who will see an increase in state park entrance fees beginning this month. John Bott, spokesman for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, said the increase is an attempt to cover costs related to maintenance and upgrades to […]

BRUNSWICK “We know we can’t stop every act of violence, every act of evil in the world. But maybe we could try to stop one act of evil; one act of violence,” President Barack Obama said Tuesday as he announced new executive actions on gun control measures to reduce gun violence. Those actions have been […]

AUGUSTA Opponents of a proposed rule change at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services fear that funding will be slashed for those with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and a detrimental impact to services will be felt to beneficiaries in the Midcoast. On Tuesday, DHHS met with families, advocates and agencies supporting people with […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick police took a man to the hospital for evaluation Saturday after he allegedly punched a woman in the face at a convenience store on Pleasant Street. The incident was reported shortly before noon. Brunswick Police Lt. Tom Garrepy said police initially received a call about a possible robbery at McDonald’s on Pleasant Street, […]

BRUNSWICK — A Casco man was arrested New Year’s Day and charged with operating under the influence after he was involved in a minor crash while his two-year old daughter was in the back seat, police say. The crash was reported Friday at 12:14 p.m. Brunswick Police Lt. Tom Garrepy said Matthew Hofacker, 41, of […]

BRUNSWICK — The office of U.S. Senator Angus King today announced that his staff will hold constituent outreach hours on Jan. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick and from 2-4 p.m. at Patten Free Library in Bath. Outreach hours are part of King’s “Your Government, Your Neighborhood” initiative and […]

The donations have continued to come in and our coffers are quite full. The Santa Fund put smiles on 514 children and served 201 families. All boxes were distributed before Christmas and Santa’s volunteers were able to begin to relax with two days to spare to gear up for their own holidays. The gifts received […]

ARROWSIC United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced Wednesday that Robert Caton, 72, of Arrowsic, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to Social Security Fraud. In a press release, Delahanty’s office stated that, according to court documents, Caton’s mother received Retirement and Survivors Benefits following the death of her husband. When Caton’s mother died […]