HARPSWELL Here we go again. Harpswell selectmen will have a special meeting today at 4 p.m. at the town office to discuss a petition to overturn the decision of residents at town meeting to demolish the Mitchell Field water tower. At the March town meeting, residents were given two choices: Demolish the water tower, or […]

FREEPORT They alerted police to prostitution taking place at a local hotel, saved a man from jumping into traffic, stopped an elderly couple from being scammed out of hundreds of dollars and equipped local police officers with life-saving equipment. Five individuals were recognized Tuesday by Freeport police during the agency’s first-ever community service recognition ceremony. […]

BRUNSWICK Everyone has likely seen his work, especially young fans of “Charlotte’s Web,” “Stuart Little,” “Little House on the Prairie” or “The Cricket in Times Square.” But most don’t know his name. It was Garth Williams, who lived from 1912 to 1996, who illustrated these and dozens more children’s classics in a career that spanned […]

LISBON Lisbon’s largest employer has gotten a boost from town councilors in its efforts to secure jobs. With a tax increment financing agreement with Dingley Press due to expire this year, the town council OK’d an extension of that pact for another five years. The agreement designates future property tax revenue to economic development projects. […]

BRUNSWICK The public will get to tell the council Thursday what it thinks about the town manager’s proposed $24.3 million spending plan. The proposed 2018-19 municipal budget calls for an additional $933,591 — or a 3.98-percent increase — over the 2017-18 budget. The spending would increase the tax rate by 1.3 percent. According to the […]

BOWDOINHAM The town of Bowdoinham was named 2018 Maine Recycling and Solid Waste Program of the Year by Maine Resource Recovery Association at this year’s Maine Recycling and Solid Waste Conference & Trade Show at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. The town was nominated for this year’s award by several town residents wishing to recognize […]

BRUNSWICK It’s all systems go for Bath Iron Works’ plan to upgrade its Hardings Facility. The application for a $4.5 million project was approved unanimously by the Brunswick Planning Board Tuesday. BIW will replace its steel preservation line, which is used to blast and prepare steel for the shipyard. Some of the equipment in the […]

PORTLAND A group of Democratic senators says the U.S. should audit the job Canada is doing to protect endangered whales, but the Canadian government and some U.S. scientists are reacting coolly to the idea. The senators, led by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, cite the dire status of North Atlantic right whales as a reason […]