BOWDOINHAM Following the release of a Bowdoinham man charged Monday after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” Central Maine Community College, the college’s president and local sheriff say they are concerned that the suspect was freed after paying a $60 bail commissioner fee. Police say they arrested 23-year-old Darren Lilly on Monday evening and charged him […]

BATH Local food groups are working together to ensure that everyone in Bath has access to fresh, locally produced food. Good Food for Bath, a group of organizations working to encourage local food consumption in Bath, is launching the Sharing Table, a weekly opportunity for anyone to take home local produce regardless of income. Kelly […]

ARROWSIC It’s been 301 years since the embarrassing incident that gave Squirrel Point its name. This weekend, a group of volunteers working to rehab the point’s historic lighthouse is commemorating that anniversary as it tries to raise money to boost its efforts. Citizens of Squirrel Point, a non-profit group that has pumped more than $70,000 […]

BATH On Aug. 7, Keith Garovoy of Bath saw an unusual sight: A boat left high and dry from the tide. The boat had run aground that morning between Boston Island and Green Island in the Sheepscott River. Garovoy said that section is often used as a shortcut over to Boothbay. “I was out on […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick firefighters early Friday morning to rescued two people stranded in the water after their canoes capsized in the New Meadows River. The incident was reported at the end of Johnson Way, located of Woodward Point Road, just before 2 a.m. Brunswick fire Capt. Derek Klemanski said police, fire and rescue crews responded to […]

TOPSHAM Topsham police say the man critically injured in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night is 54-year-old Richard Dunbar of Bowdoinham. Topsham police Sgt. Mark Gilliam said Wednesday night that Dunbar was traveling outbound on Elm Street, struck a median, lost control of his Harley Davidson and skidded down the road. A passerby discovered the crash […]

WOOLWICH Firefighters from several communities helped extinguish a fire that destroyed a vacant house in Woolwich early Thursday morning. The fire was reported at 413 Meadow Road at 1:15 a.m. Woolwich Deputy Fire Chief Glen Kirkpatrick said the single-story house had been vacant for many years. Firefighters responded mutual aid from at least seven towns […]

Two Maine companies were awarded significant federal contracts this week. Bath Iron Works received a $9.6 million contract modification to change the power distribution systems of three destroyers. The work involves adding new integrated power node centers. The award was made by the U.S. Navy. Westbrook-based Sysco Northern New England Inc. was awarded a contract […]

BATH While acts of kindness are appreciated year round, in Bath there’s a specific day set aside for them. Saturday marks the 5th Annual Kindness Day in Bath, a free community event in downtown Bath that encourages small personal acts of kindness among community members. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., […]