HARPSWELL With a judge’s decision expected Wednesday on the Mitchell Field water tower lawsuit, both the Friends of Mitchell Field and the town’s lawyer said they were optimistic. In July, the friends group sued Harpswell in an effort to prevent the destruction of the disused 1950s water tower that had served Navy operations at its […]

BRUNSWICK Maine State Music Theatre presented more than just new shows this summer. It also opened new staff housing in a converted historic property. Curt Dale Clark, artistic director for MSMT, said the company purchased 5 Noble St. from Bowdoin College two years ago to house several of its department heads. The 11-bedroom, four-bath house […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced Friday that Bowdoin College will receive $468,990 in funding through the U.S. Department of Education’s Upward Bound Program. Upward Bound helps low-income, first-generation, and other students from disadvantaged backgrounds pursue higher education. “Upward Bound and other TRIO programs are vital for students across our state, […]

TOPSHAM — On Sept. 12 at 5 p.m., the Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District will present this program on identifying and controlling invasive pests, designed to help landowners and users, landscape and forest professionals, and all residents of the state to identify current and potential invasive forest pests including browntail moth, emerald ash […]

Lyme cases are down through the month of July compared to the same period last year, and experts suspect it’s because ticks that carry the disease are lying low. The number of Lyme disease cases has declined so far this summer from last year, and experts say the recent hot and dry weather may be […]

LISBON Lisbon town councilors are expected to approve a new medical marijuana moratorium tonight. The vote comes after the last moratorium on caregiver retail stores, dispensaries, marijuana testing facilities, and medical marijuana manufacturing facilities expired. Councilors discussed the issue at a previous meeting on Aug. 14, asking town attorney John Stockford to draft a fresh […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A group of organizations is getting more than $2 million in grants to use engineering to try to reduce bycatch in fisheries. Bycatch is the term for when fish and other animals are accidentally caught with gear that was seeking a different species. Bycatch poses problems for rare species of dolphins, turtles, […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The number of foster families in Maine is down as the number of children in foster care has risen, in part due to the opioid crisis. Portland Press Herald reports that Maine had 1,493 licensed foster homes as of July 1. That figure represents a decrease of more than 200 in just […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s biggest city has begun charging other municipalities for the cost of housing homeless people from all over. The Portland Press Herald reports that Portland in June began sending bills to other towns asking them to chip in for such costs. Westbrook City Administrator Jerre Bryant said the state should provide more […]