BATH Bath Iron Works spent the second most amount of money lobbying state legislators during the last legislative session. According to lobbyist filings, BIW spent $42,383.26 lobbying on behalf of a tax credit tailor-made to benefit the shipyard. The law, approved by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor, gives the company up […]

TOPSHAM Topsham residents rejected a measure aimed at banning retail marijuana operations at their annual Town Meeting on Wednesday. Many residents voiced concerns about the wording of the proposed ordinance, whose definition of “retail marijuana establishment” included facilities that resemble retail storefronts, but may be “operated, staffed, or serviced” by a “registered primary caregiver” or […]

BRUNSWICK Melissa Fochesato of Mid Coast Hospital has become alarmed at the state of many local students’ mental health. Her concern began after reading answers related to mental health from high school students in Sagadahoc County, Brunswick and Harpswell on the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey 2013 survey. Things haven’t gotten better. According to the […]

BATH City Manager Peter Owen described the proposed city spending plan for the 2019 fiscal year as a “responsible and lean budget.” “We are benefitting basically from strong fiscal practices from the past,” said Owen on Wednesday, while thanking city staff and department heads for their efforts, “and it’s my intention to continue those fiscal […]

FREEPORT Twenty years in the making, Freeport High School has cleared the final hurdle to a new track and field facility. Regional School Unit 5 will celebrate the grand opening of the new $4.5 million Joan Benoit Samuelson Track and Field on Friday, before the first-ever true home track meet takes place. The facility’s namesake, […]