BRUNSWICK Rows of 4,500 solar panels stand at attention at the former Naval air station that is now Brunswick Landing, turning the sun’s rays into energy while eliminating more than 2 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions every year. The 1.5-megawatt solar facility was made possible in part by the USDA Rural Development, which announced […]

BATH Bath City Manager Peter Owen remembers canoeing down the Kennebec River in 1967. “It was clear it was not water you wanted to fall into,” Owen said. “Today, it is a totally different river.” Owen credits the city’s wastewater treatment plant with improving the water quality of the Kennebec, but today, both the plant […]

BRUNSWICK More than a month after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that left 17 dead, students across the country are rallying again to demand change. Students from five Midcoast high schools will gather on the Brunswick Mall on Saturday to memorialize those killed by gun violence in solidarity with rallies all over the country. “After […]

LISBON Traci and Tony Austin wanted to raise more than just awareness on World Down Syndrome Day. The owners of Frank’s Restaurant and Pub hosted a Rock Your Socks fundraiser Wednesday to benefit Lisbon unified sports. Unified sports pairs athletes with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. Many Maine high schools, including Lisbon, […]

BRUNSWICK — The American Red Cross blood supply is still recovering from severe winter storms this month, and that donors of all blood types are needed. Volunteer blood donors from across the country are needed to help ensure lifesaving blood products are available for patients this spring. Make an appointment to donate blood by downloading […]

BATH — The Morse High School School Community Liaison Council has opened nominations for The Mainsail Award, which the SCLC has awarded since 1980. The Mainsail Award recognizes people who have made outstanding contributions to benefit the youth of the greater Bath community. Nominees should exemplify the ideals of American Citizenship such as respect and […]