BATH Bath Interim City Manager Peter Owen has offered to nix the “interim” part of his title, bringing a proposal to the city council to appoint him as permanent city manager. “Basically what I did was offer to the council an alternative to going out for a search, offering myself for permanent city manager,” said […]

MILWAUKEE Bone-chilling cold has gripped much of the central U.S. as 2018 opens, breaking century-old records and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the dangerously low temperatures. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories covering a vast area from south Texas to Canada and from Montana and Wyoming through New […]

BOWDOINHAM The recent frigid temperatures bring with them the return of ice fishing for smelt in Maine. The shacks are filling up fast as people start to look for fun, affordable ways to enjoy the winter weather. For Jim McPherson, owner of Jim’s Camps in Bowdoinham, it’s the start of a busy winter. McPherson placed […]

HARPSWELL Due to requirements that ballots be available earlier than in prior years, Harpswell selectmen have set the sole item that will be voted on by secret ballot at the annual town meeting. The only item that will be on the ballot on March 10 will be funding for Curtis Memorial Library. Funding for Curtis […]

BRUNSWICK Two people were taken to a hospital — including a firefighter — when a fire destroyed an elderly couple’s house at 5 Maquiot Road in Brunswick late Friday morning. The house is owned by Morley and Barbara Thomas, according to the Brunswick assessing database. A GoFundMe campaign at has been created to help get […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick firefighters quickly extinguished a fire at a Brunswick motel Monday morning and saved the two story-structure. The fire at Americas Best Value Inn at 215 Pleasant St. was reported at 8:08 a.m. “We got very lucky here,” said Brunswick Fire Chief Ken Brillant Monday, once the fire was out, and praised crews for […]

Damariscotta (AP) — A Maine man says he hopes to keep his 96-year-old grocery store open with a possible sale to another local business, but its current status is in flux. In a statement, Damariscotta’s Yellowfront Grocery announced they intend to keep the store open despite rumors that they would close. The Bangor Daily News […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — Maine’s governor has signed an emergency proclamation to allow heating oil delivery personnel to stay on the road longer during a spell of bitingly cold weather. Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Friday said the order is in effect until Jan. 5 or when he declares the emergency over. The governor noted […]