AUGUSTA The number of drug overdoses in the state already has set another record for 2016, and the state’s top prosecutor said she hopes there will be an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to tackle the drug epidemic when lawmakers reconvene in January. The number of overdose deaths through September exceeds the number for all of 2015, and […]

BRUNSWICK All eyes and ears may be upon the town council during its Dec. 5 meeting, now that the Brunswick School Board has voted to send a $33.6 million school building improvement plan to the council for review. The vote came during the school board’s Nov. 9 meeting. Ultimately, it will be up to residents […]

BRUNSWICK Expect the unexpected could be the motto for The Emergency Action Network, a practical support program that matches homeless students’ personal or housing needs with people who can fill that need. About 40 students are homeless in the Brunswick school district. TEAN formed out of a crisis one family experienced this summer, explained Pender […]

HARPSWELL The residents of Harpswell are considering their options for demolishing and replacing the pier at Mitchell Field. The former Navy pier, which the town has owned since 2001, has deteriorated in the last decade. The town’s Mitchell Field Committee has recommended the demolition of the structure before it collapses, but it is unclear what […]

TOPSHAM Topsham planners want public input about a master plan for the Topsham Fair Mall Road. A public meeting starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building at 100 Main St. Town Planner Rod Melanson said the meeting will review feedback the town received in June. The purposes and goals of the master plan […]

TOPSHAM The Topsham Planning Board tonight will look at two projects proposed for Park Drive the Topsham Fair Mall, one a business seeking additional manufacturing space and another a charitable organization looking to purchase an existing building. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the municipal building with a public hearing. Morningstar Marble and […]

BRUNSWICK The Coastal Humane Society of Brunswick, recently partnered with Lincoln County Animal Shelter of Edgecomb, has hired Morgan Fuller as their new full-time Volunteer Coordinator for both shelters. After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science from University of Maine in Orono, she began a graduate program focused on climate change, […]

BRUNSWICK — The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar and Wreath Sale is scheduled for Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mid Coast Hospital Café and Conference Rooms, 123 Medical Center Drive in Brunswick. All proceeds from the event benefit essential hospital projects. More than 100 arrangements of coastal Maine greens, […]