FREEPORT Tonight, residents in the three towns served by Regional School Unit 5 will get their first chance to hear about the proposed 2018-19 budget. The spending plan comes with an estimated 3 percent tax increase. That’s because the $32.79 million budget proposal includes $479,814 — or 1.49 percent — in increased expenditures. The budget […]

BATH Eric Varney may be the first Morse alumnus to become principal of the Bath high school. Varney will replace retiring Principal John Pinkerton on Aug. 1. A Georgetown native, Varney has worked as a science teacher at Morse since 2004 and in 2014, was named Sagadahoc Teacher of the Year. Last year, he switched […]

WOOLWICH The Nequasset Brook Bridge has likely seen the end of its days — as a public road that is. On Monday, Woolwich selectmen voted to discontinue Town Landing Road, which includes the Nequasset Brook Bridge, as a public way. That order will be voted upon by residents at the upcoming annual town meeting on […]

LISBON Lisbon wants help — specifically, $300,000 — to make its downtown a better place. The town council on Tuesday voted to apply for a Community Development Block Grant for improvements in the village area along Route 196. The effort is another step in the town’s work to implement the vision of its 2014 downtown […]

TOPSHAM Three people were taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle collision on the Route 196 Coastal Connector Monday morning. The crash was reported at 9:44 a.m. Topsham Police Lt. Fred Dunn said the crash occurred when the driver of a utility truck ran a red light and turned left from Community Way onto the […]

BRUNSWICK Sam is a lovable 7 month old kitty who is new to Maine. He came from Indiana via a transport partner in Columbus. He made the trip over with 19 other cats. He is all playfulness, affection, and delightful kitten mischief ! Like all of our dogs and cats, he is neutered and up […]

BRUNSWICK It isn’t easy being green in Maine, making the switch to solar energy difficult. Friends of Merrymeeting Bay is hosting an event Friday that will highlight “trials and tribulations of making clean energy policy in a hostile political environment and their hopes for the future,” according to a press release. Giving the presentation will […]

FREEPORT Freeport ambulance personnel arrived a Maine Medical Center with one more passenger than they started with Monday morning. Baby boy Weston William Weiss was born in the ambulance — at the intersection of Routes 125 and 136 — en route to the hospital. Chris Weiss said his fiancé, Traci Turner, had called for an […]