BATH — Emma Bailey, 10, and her younger sister Piper were playing in a bedroom at her grandmother’s home when they heard noises from another room. “We went out in the kitchen and saw smoke,” Bailey said. “I went in Grammy’s room and I told her and I woke her up and she told me […]

HARPSWELL – Harpswell voters will have just one place to cast their ballot in this November’s election, unless there’s more than one question on the ballot, the select board decided this week.   Harpswell selectmen voted Wednesday to consolidate Harpswell’s three polling locations into one — the town office — for this November’s election.   Harpswell Town Clerk Rosalind […]

On Aug. 3 the 4th Annual Hook, Line & Dinner party and fundraiser brought together more than 200 guests to raise $27,000 for the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association.  According to a news release: “Funds raised will give a voice to Maine’s community-based fishermen, protect Maine’s working waterfronts, and ensure we have a healthy and robust […]

Four local Scouts from Brunswick’s Troop 648 spent two weeks with nearly 50,000 Scouts from around the world. Tyler Andresen, Joey Valliere, Christian Stewart and Tucker Gagnon traveled to the World Scout Jamboree held in West Virginia July 21-Aug. 2.  One of the Scouts, Tucker Gagnon, remarked that his favorite part of the Jamboree was […]

PORTLAND — A federal program designed to help farmers suffering from trade disruptions is unlikely to assist Maine’s wild blueberry growers who are struggling in the face of falling prices, loss of business in China and competition with the Canadian crop.  Maine is the sole commercial producer of wild blueberries, which are smaller than cultivated […]

HALLOWELL — Mackenzie Swift, a local restaurant server and bartender, didn’t realize the response to her Facebook post taking a stand against a group she said espouses racist rhetoric and is run by white supremacists would turn out the way it has.  But her social media post has ignited a flurry of responses and thorny […]