PORTLAND The new guns on the Navy’s biggest and most advanced destroyer are going to be firing blanks if the Navy can’t find cost-effective projectiles. The GPS-guided, rocket-powered projectiles developed for the new 155mm Advanced Gun System currently cost about $800,000 apiece, nearly as much as a cruise missile, making them too expensive for the […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick Downtown Association’s sixth annual Rolling Slumber Bed Races was a ton of fun for both young and old on Saturday. Hundreds of on-lookers watched as 14 teams raced decorated beds on wheels down Park Row toward the finish line, one passenger and four pushers doing the job. There was a bouncy house and […]

BRUNSWICK The Brunswick School Department will settle a lawsuit for $125,000. The suit alleges that school officials did not properly handle complaints of bullying and harassment directed at a then- Brunswick Junior High School student. Most of the settlement — $75,000 — will go toward legal expenses incurred by the former student’s family. The remaining […]

RICHMOND A collection of photographs of Richmond veterans dating back to the Civil War has doubled in size. The Gallery of Heroes at the Southard House Museum consists of nearly 100 photos collected from townspeople. On Friday, Veterans Day, curator Carolyn Case said she was surprised at how many people visiting the display made a […]

BRUNSWICK United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s fall campaign raised $1,946,193, surpassing its $1.85 million goal, campaign leaders announced at the Campaign Finale last week. It is the highest amount raised since 2011. “This is a great result, an incredible achievement by so many people,” said Campaign Chairman Rick Bohan of L.L. Bean, in a […]