BRUNSWICK The town of Brunswick is creating a new tax increment finance district in Cook’s Corner. The town council approved the TIF — a tool to stimulate economic development — on Monday. The town will now apply to the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development to designate the TIF development program. According to the […]

WASHINGTON Jubilant Republicans pushed on early today to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year. President Donald Trump cheered the lawmakers on, eager to claim […]

BATH The Bath Planning Board has recommended to the Bath City Council Maine Maritime Museum’s request for an amendment to the land use code map. The amendment rezones two residential lots located in the middle of the museum’s campus for museum-related purposes. The board approved the request at a meeting earlier this month. The amendment […]

WOOLWICH Woolwich Town Administrator Suzette Cloutier resigned from her position earlier this month after nearly six months on the job. “On Dec. 7, she turned in her resignation,” said Woolwich Selectman Jason Shaw. He said Cloutier left “to pursue other career options,” but declined to elaborate further on the record. “We accepted it with regret, […]

BATH There will be an ecumenical Blue Christmas service at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21. This is a community service led together by the North Woolwich Methodist Church, Grace Episcopal Church, Salvation Army and taking place this year at the Bath United Methodist Church. According to a press release issued by Bath United Methodist, […]

TOPSHAM — For the eighth consecutive year, the Boston Red Sox Foundation is seeking submissions from inspiring senior students at Mt. Ararat High School, who are dedicated to making a positive impact in their communities, for the New England Red Sox Service Scholarship. The annual scholarship honors academically inclined high school seniors who have demonstrated […]

BRUNSWICK — Midcoast Senior College will present a free lecture series sponsored by The Highlands, “ Winter Wisdom 2018,” that are open to the public and held at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. The series kicks off on Jan. 3 with a talk by Nan White and The High Winds Flute Choir, which consists of […]

FREEPORT Freeport police say an allegation they received last month about a teacher having inappropriate contact with a student via phone was unfounded, but that an investigation is ongoing. “The Freeport Police Department has been made aware of an allegation that there was unlawful telephonic contact between a teacher and student over the past month […]

HALLOWELL (AP) — Maine utility regulators are asking the state’s two power companies to provide answers on their response to an October storm that left roughly half a million people without power. The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday launched an investigation of the utilities’ preparedness and response to the Oct.29 rain and wind storm. […]