BRUNSWICK Brunswick residents want to know if there’s an end in sight to the rabies situation in Brunswick, following several attacks by rabid animals that occurred over the summer. That was the prevailing theme during a discussion Thursday night, when a panel of state experts spoke about rabies prevention, symptoms and treatment. The experts couldn’t, […]

DAN BOWLEY of Bowley Excavating competes in the backhoe contest

HARPSWELL Harpswell is appealing the latest Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps. Whether flood insurance will rise depends on the accuracy of flood map for your community. In coastal communities, such as Harpswell, residents’ rates can change drastically if a new map determines their property is more likely to flood than in previous versions. That’s […]

BOWDOINHAM Bowdoinham has taken a step toward bringing high speed internet to more homes and businesses in town. Last month, the town learned that ConnectME, a state agency that works to bring better internet to underserved rural areas, awarded the town a $40,000 grant to plan improvements. The city says about 140 households in town […]

Holding only a cardboard sign and wearing a baseball cap, sneakers, sunglasses, T-shirt and cargo shorts, Zach Kinderlan might have been mistaken for a panhandler. But he wasn’t standing on a median strip Tuesday at the Topsham Fair Mall to convince someone to hand him a few dollars. Kinderlan, a deputy at the Sagadahoc County […]

The Department of Defense has awarded General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works a $33.6 million contract to extend work on a class of smaller warships. BIW was awarded the work by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for support services for littoral combat ships. The yard received a contract in 2014 to become the “planning yard” […]

A Brunswick attorney has been suspended from practicing law in Maine. Court documents accuse James Whittemore of misusing and converting more than $250,000 in trust funds from two unrelated clients. Superior Court Justice Nancy Mills ordered the immediate interim suspension this week. Whittemore will have the chance to respond at a future hearing. “Under the […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre in collaboration with the Brunswick Downtown Association will present a free concert on the Brunswick Mall Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 5:30 p.m. The concert is being held to mark the theater’s 60th anniversary season and as a show gratitude to the community. The musical event will include members of […]

New Hope for Women, which provides to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking is looking to expand its network of hotline volunteers. Last year, New Hope for Women hotline volunteers provided more than 4,006 hours of support to residents of Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo Counties. Callers to the hotline appreciate having a […]

FREEPORT — On Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., occupational therapists and occupational therapy students around the area will be at L.L. Bean in Freeport to make sure students are not carrying too much. All are invited to come and learn proper backpack preparedness tips as students get ready to head back to the […]