BRUNSWICK Gov. Paul LePage surveyed damage left from this week’s storm in Brunswick and Phippsburg on Wednesday. The monetary cost of Monday’s storm, which at one point left more than 400,000 in Maine without power, is not yet estimated, LePage said. The governor said he will not call in the National Guard, saying their assistance […]

HARPSWELL While areas in Falmouth and further south have reported significant damage to piers, docks and boats following Monday’s tropical storm, waterfront communities in the Midcoast have reported only minimal damage. “For the most part, everybody fared out pretty well,” said Harpswell Harbormaster Paul Plummer, as he continued to survey the coastline for possible damage […]

BATH The Bath Fire Department went into action Tuesday at the last minute to save as much as $15,000 in frozen foods at the Bath Area Food Bank. “How amazing is that? In the ninth hour,” said Executive Director Kimberly Gates. The food bank has been without power since Monday, when the tropical storm knocked […]

BATH This past summer Morse High School student Elizabeth Schotten volunteered at the LOCAL Garden as part of an independent project for the Morse STEAM Academy, a learning initiative focused on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Schotten renovated the keyhole garden, an educational feature located in the center of the garden space. A keyhole […]

American fisheries grew by a little more than 2 percent in value last year, even with fishermen bringing slightly less fish to shore, the federal government reported on Wednesday. U.S. commercial fishermen brought 9.6 billion pounds of seafood to land last year, which was a decrease of 1.5 percent from 2015, the National Oceanic and […]

FREEPORT The Freeport Town Council tonight will decide whether to issue permits for the removal and launch of research vessel Island Rover from a property at 0 Bucknam Road. The meeting is slated for 7 p.m. at the town office. The 80-ton, steel-hulled research vessel has been at the center of a 15-year zoning dispute […]

GEORGETOWN Despite a complete power outage in Georgetown, a handful of voters gathered at the town hall Wednesday evening to fix a minor technicality that was preventing the town from getting the loan needed for a new fire truck. “We had a warrant article at our annual town meeting to buy a new fire truck, […]

BRUNSWICK — Due to the continued impact of the recent storm, Region 10 Technical High School is moving its annual open house from today to Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. The open house will feature live work in program areas, demonstrations and activities and a college and post-secondary fair. The school is […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Hundreds of out-of-state utility crews are in Maine to help the state recover from a strong storm that pounded the Northeast and left about 1.5 million homes and businesses without power. Maine was one of the hardest hit states with nearly 500,000 customers in the dark at one point on Monday. Utility […]