LISBON It’s possible to surprise even the most experienced auctioneers and appraisers. So when a Canadian collector paid a little more than $61,000 for a Japanese tanto — a short sword — it was something even Daniel Buck couldn’t predict. In the business for 40 years, he runs Daniel Buck Auctions and Appraisals, and spent […]

TOPSHAM Through upcoming fund raising, the Orion Performing Arts Center wants to get needed visual enhancement for its stage. The goal of the latest initiative is to raise $5,000 for an overhead projector for the theater. “It would serve us for a lot more performances,” said Orion Coordinator Judy Lloyd. “Multimedia shows are becoming much […]

BATH Community and economic development will get a reinvigorated look in Bath. The Bath City Council voted Wednesday to resurrect the Community Development Committee and the Economic Development Commission. “These two committees existed before. For whatever reasons, they basically stopped meeting and they’ve been dormant for a while,” said City Manager Peter Owen. “Because of […]

BRUNSWICK — Local writer David Treadwell will host a discussion, “What a Difference the Women Make!” regarding changes at Bowdoin College since women were first admitted in 1971. Treadwell worked at the admissions office at the college at the time, and remains connected to the college today. The talk takes place 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick councilors are still trying to figure out what to do about fees for long-term parking on Union Street. Members of the public will get a chance to weigh in on the town’s plan to raise the daily fees from $2 to $5 at a public hearing scheduled for Monday night. But what the […]

WOOLWICH — In preparation for a new student art installation in the Woolwich pedestrian tunnel, the Woolwich community is invited to a clean-up/prep day on Saturday May 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or whenever finished, and then a painting day on Sunday May 6 and Saturday May 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 […]

CLARKSON UNIVERSITY Emily L. Yuodsnukis of Brunswick received that Francis A. Delucia Award for the spring semester at Clarkson University BRUNSWICK JUNIOR HIGH 3RD QUARTER HONOR ROLL 6 Grade: Marissa Arnold, Charles Austin, Madeline Barnhorst, Nathaniel Baucom, Natalya Beal, Marguerite Benham, , Frances Boak, James Bowen, Alise Bravo, Rylan Bubar, Milo Burns, Dominic Caron, Ellen […]

BOWDOINHAM It has been a long road for Bowdoinham in its quest for an ambulance provider. Without a contract for the past year, the town has one proposal — from North East Health Services — to cover its needs. Town Manager Bill Post said residents will be asked for funding on a new contract at […]

SKOWHEGAN (AP) — The girlfriend of a Maine man charged with killing a sheriff’s deputy is facing drug charges. The Morning Sentinel reports that a grand jury indicted Kristina Pomerleau on charges of possession of cocaine base and unlawful furnishing of cocaine. Court documents say her boyfriend, John Williams, smoked from a “crack pipe” after […]