SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed today that a top North Korean official is headed to New York for talks on an upcoming summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as diplomatic efforts also accelerated in Asia. Trump said in a tweet that Kim Yong Chol was traveling to New […]

BRUNSWICK A somber float making its way through Brunswick and Topsham stood in stark contrast to the bright flags, banner and marching bands of Monday’s Topsham Brunswick Memorial Day parade. On top of the flatbed were lined two rows of life-size silhouettes representing veterans and active duty personnel who have lost their lives to suicide. […]

TOPSHAM Topsham is trying to stay proactive in prohibiting medical marijuana storefronts. Selectmen will consider extending the town’s moratorium at their meeting Wednesday, in the wake of voters rejecting a proposed ban on retail operations at the May 16 Town Meeting. In voting against the measure, residents cited concerns about the ordinance that would have […]

TOPSHAM During Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony in Brunswick, it was announced that longtime veterans advocate William “Chick” Ciciotte of Topsham died Sunday. A member of the American Legion Post 20 in Brunswick, he was a past department commander for the American Legion Department of Maine. Ciciotte had worked for more than 40 years advocating for […]

BATH A regional special education program in Bath will be moving to Wiscasset this summer, where it will continue to serve students who need more help than existing programs are providing. Last year, the Maine Department of Education granted Regional School Unit 1 and three other nearby school districts a grant to create a regional […]

WOOLWICH In 2014, when the new Nequasset Fish Ladder was built, volunteers counted 19,000 alewives and estimated 150,000 made it into Nequasset Lake. While the count varies from year to year, Ruth Indrick of the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust — which oversees the count — said it typically operates on a four-year cycle. “I think […]

BATH An investigation into alleged drug trafficking has resulted in three arrests in Bath Thursday. Police say they executed a search warrant at 9A Pleasant St. in Bath at 7:52 p.m. Investigators seized approximately 11 grams of combined cocaine powder and cocaine base — crack — and $3,200 in cash at the residence, according to […]

BRUNSWICK The American Red Cross is putting out a call for blood donors. Local blood donation opportunities are available in the following local communities: Lisbon Falls: June 4, 2-7 p.m. Holy Trinity Church, 67 Frost Hill Ave. Brunswick: May 31, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Road; June 8, 10 a.m. […]

FREEPORT A Gardiner man was killed in a crash on Interstate 295 in Freeport Saturday morning. The crash was reported in the northbound lanes near Exit 20 just before 10 a.m. State Police say Raymond Bisson, 50, of Gardiner died at the scene after his car went out of control on I-295. The crash closed […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick police are investigating two burglaries at Jordan Avenue businesses they believe happened last week. Brunswick Police Cmdr. Mark Waltz said Libby’s Market, located at 42 Jordan Ave., reported a burglary at 6:30 a.m. Friday. Brunswick Auto Body and Custom, at 39 Jordan Ave., reported a burglary at 10:40 a.m. Waltz said Flowers Etc. […]