Never mind the dry summer and the widely scattered showers. It’s raining buckets every day in Brunswick, where Maine State Music Theatre wraps up its 2018 season with “Singin’ in the Rain.” And it’s snowing a few miles down the coast, where Ogunquit Playhouse continues its 2018 season with “Grumpy Old Men,” a warm-hearted musical […]
2018
Officials: Shed fire spreads to house, damages home
PORTLAND (AP) — Police in Maine are investigating a shed fire that damaged a home. The Portland Press Herald reports firefighters responded to the Portland home around 1 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say the fire was contained within an hour. No one was injured in the fire. Portland Fire Capt. John Brennan says it’s unclear if […]
Koepka holds off Woods to win PGA title
ST. LOUIS The roars were unlike anything Brooks Koepka had ever heard, and he knew exactly what they meant. They got louder for each birdie by Tiger Woods that moved him closer to the lead Sunday in the PGA Championship, and Koepka could hear a ripple effect of noise. First, real-time. Seconds later, another burst […]
Police seize 44 dogs from breeders
BRUNSWICK Brunswick police say they seized 44 dogs and a bird from two River Road dog breeders and charged two people with animal cruelty on Friday after finding the animals living in squalid, unhealthy conditions. The next day, Kyle Enman and Diana Enman of River Road were issued summonses for Class D crimes including cruelty […]
Fresh Air Fund creates lasting relationships and memories
When C.J. was 6 years old, he boarded a bus in New York for the long trip up to Maine. Leaving his family in the Bronx, he was going to meet the Dorrs, his Fresh Air Fund host family in Bath. He didn’t really have any say in the matter. “My mom, she dragged me […]
Pot freeze, B&B rules, new parking await Bath council
BATH City councilors knew as they wrapped up their busy August meeting that their September slate was already packed. A smattering of ordinances concerning issues like a retail marijuana moratorium extension, rules for bed-and-breakfast inns, creation of new parking, and a contract rezoning — all of which received unanimous first passage on Aug. 1 — […]
National peace relay run visits Brunswick summer camp
BRUNSWICK A national relay run trotted through Brunswick Friday, bringing a torch and a message of peace to124 children at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School. The kids, attending a summer camp hosted by Brunswick Parks and Recreation, welcomed several members of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, a global relay seeking to strengthen international friendship […]
New mentorship program helps less experienced hunters, anglers
SWAN ISLAND For much of her life, Jenna Rozelle-Darcy couldn’t imagine killing an animal. That started to change in her early 20s, when she was living on a homestead in Washington County and trying to provide as much of her own food as possible. She started by hunting small game such as squirrels and snowshoe […]
Gardiner man who allegedly threatened to kill officers arrested
A Gardiner man who allegedly said he was going to kill police officers if they tried to apprehend him was arrested Saturday in Chelsea. Scott York, 42, was found hiding in a garage at 188 Ferry Road, Maine State Police said in a post on the agency’s Facebook page. He was apprehended by members of […]