BRUNSWICK Brunswick officials are weighing a taxpayer-funded program that would provide property tax and rent relief for seniors. Brunswick town councilors discussed the Finance Committee’s proposed property tax assistance ordinance on Monday. Applicants would need to be at least 70 years old, have lived in Brunswick for at least 10 years, be up to date […]

BATH Organizers of Bath Middle School’s inaugural Set for Success event are calling the back-to-school celebration — well — a success. The Midcoast Community Alliance, the group behind the Set for Success event held at Bath Middle School on Sunday, sought to ensure that every student, regardless of income, was prepared for the upcoming RSU […]

TOPSHAM On the heels of a year in which district schools were targeted by five separate threats of violence during a three-week span, School Administrative District 75’s new interim superintendent says safety will be a key focus going into next year. Dan Chuhta enters the year as interim superintendent, taking over the leadership role after […]

BATH Bath native Elaine Povich came home Friday to promote her newest book, “John McCain: American Maverick.” But Povich confesses that the words she put to paper don’t carry this book. “I’m really proud of the words that I wrote, but honestly the stars of this book are the pictures,” Povich said. “There are some […]

A decade ago, during a challenging trek to bring a run-down schooner from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., Maxwell Taylor Kennedy and his crew found themselves eye-to-eye with a small fleet of Panamanian pirates. It’s one of many stories of perspiration and perseverance from his new book — “Sea Change: A Man, A Boat, A […]

WASHINGTON Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is set to meet with Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a centrist who’s seen as a potential swing vote on his confirmation. Collins supports abortion rights and has vowed to oppose any nominee who has “demonstrated hostility” to Roe v. Wade. But she has spoken highly of President […]

AUGUSTA Maine residents seeking health coverage under voter-approved Medicaid expansion are in limbo as Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration refuses to say definitively whether it plans to provide it. An advocacy group has said LePage’s administration signaled through an attorney that Maine is going to reject people applying for Medicaid expansion. But the attorney, Patrick […]