The largest apartment project approved by the city since 2014 could be under construction by this fall, promising much-needed housing.
2021
Posted inTimes Record
Bowdoinham selectmen consider designating recycling barn a ‘dangerous building’
The town codes enforcement officer was charged with reaching out to the building owner to discuss what improvements are needed to make the building safe.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Facebook finds Chinese hacking operation targeting Uyghur Muslims
The company says the sophisticated, covert operation targeted Uyghur activists, journalists and dissidents from China’s Xinjiang region.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
No turning back: Facebook reckons with a post-2020 world
Many of its election-year tweaks to its rules and stepped-up enforcement imposed to crack down on political misinformation were supposed to be temporary.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Despite pandemic, Maine’s 2020 lobster haul was better than expected
The catch was valued at almost $406 million, a 17% decrease from 2019 but only the seventh yearly total ever exceeding $400 million.
Posted inMaine, Northern Forecaster
Land trust acquires 2 sites on Chebeague Island
The Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust said the forestland and a pond are critical sites on the island.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Sports, Times Record, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
2020-21 high school ice hockey wrap-up: Players, coaches learn to adjust to sport’s modifications
Midcoast teams enjoy various levels of success on the ice this season.
Posted inTimes Record
Wiscasset student wins top award in national writing competition
Chewonki Elementary and Middle School student Maeve Tholen wins for a short story that addresses dementia.
Posted inNew England, News, Sports
Massachusetts high school fires football coach after anti-Semitic play calls
Duxbury High dismisses the coach after reports that his team used anti-Semitic language in its on-field play calling during a recent game.
Posted inMaine, News
Strategic plan aims to expand public transportation in Portland region
The ‘Transit Tomorrow’ plan by the Greater Portland Council of Governments lays out a vision for improvements over the next 30 years.