AUGUSTA Fishing groups, environmentalists, politicians and tourism advocates plan to use a pair of public hearings this week to oppose the Trump administration’s proposal to expand offshore drilling in the Atlantic and other ocean waters. The federal government’s meetings in Maine and New Hampshire are part of the nearly two dozen “open houses” put on […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick-based Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. has won a months-long legal battle to secure federal funding withheld by Gov. Paul LePage. The administration dropped an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday. “We are glad that we are now able to move past this dispute and refocus our efforts on helping Maine workers […]

WEST BATH Dominic Sylvester, 16, of Bowdoinham, was arraigned on Friday in West Bath District Court for the murder of Beulah “Marie” Sylvester. Sagadahoc County deputies found the 55-year-old woman seriously injured and unresponsive in her home last Monday morning. She died Monday night at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Dominic Sylvester was arrested Wednesday […]

BATH Children at Patten Free Library Saturday got a real hands-on learning experience. They wasted no time dipping their hands in a pool of water and seaweed, pulling out starfish, sea urchins, muscles, snails, crabs and other rocky shore critters they held in their hand one-by-one at the “I Spy Camouflage” event. The intertidal program […]

BRUNSWICK The Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick will host a series of afternoon and evening lectures on gardening. These programs are free and open to the public. The series is as follows: • Tuesday, March 6, 6:30 – 8 p.m. “Edible Insects.” Insects are a diverse and valuable source of green protein. Entosense will share […]

LISBON Lisbon has cleared one hurdle in its quest for a grant to aid development. The town submitted its Community Development Block Grant bid for the Lisbon village area in January, seeking the maximum value of $300,000. The grant is awarded by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. At the end of January, […]

FREEPORT Having abandoned a plan to have its own aquaculture leasing program, Freeport is working to set criteria for people wanting to take part in one run by the state. The town’s Ordinance Committee will review an amendment to the town’s Shellfish Conservation Ordinance at its 5:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday. According to an email from […]