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A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.

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  • Published
    February 25, 2020

    North Yarmouth to hold Democratic, Republican caucuses

    NORTH YARMOUTH — The town will hold Democratic and Republican caucuses in the next two weeks. The Republican caucus is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 29. The Democratic caucus follows at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 8. Both will be held at the Wescustogo Hall & Community Center, 120 Memorial Highway. The registrar of voters […]

  • Published
    February 24, 2020

    Sifting History’s Sands: Desert of Maine owner seeks to separate truth from myth at Freeport landmark

    FREEPORT — Legend has it that William Tuttle settled the farmland that is now the Desert of Maine in the late 18th century. Mela Heestand, co-owner of the Desert Road landmark since December 2018, doubts he ever existed. The Desert of Maine, which opens again next May, consists of a 20-30-acre “desert” of very fine […]

  • Published
    February 19, 2020

    Topsham receives $31.5K grant for improvements at Cathance River park

    The town plans to build a hand-carry boat launch and improve the parking lot at Head of Tide Park.

  • Published
    February 19, 2020

    Brunswick gets $160K in state funds to continue work at junior high school

    The school department plans to continue making gradual improvements in the next few years to the 1959 building.

  • Published
    February 19, 2020

    Improving appearances: Bath matching grants will shore up building facades

    The city will offer two more rounds of funding in the next two years.

  • Published
    February 19, 2020

    Bath, Brunswick housing authorities to receive federal funds

    BRUNSWICK — The Bath and Brunswick housing authorities are among 19 agencies in Maine to receive a total of $9.53 million through U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Public Housing Capital Fund Program. Brunswick’s authority is due to receive $438,463, Bath’s, $232,353, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). “This funding will help Maine […]

  • Published
    February 19, 2020

    Bowdoin College Arctic Museum to host family day Feb. 22

    BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College’s Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum will host a family day from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22. The museum is located at Hubbard Hall, and admission is free and open to the public. Participants can learn about how the Arctic Ocean is filled with life, including some of Earth’s largest mammals. […]

  • Published
    February 19, 2020

    Phippsburg sportsmen’s group to host winter field day

    PHIPPSBURG — The Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association will host its Winter Youth and Family Field Day on Sunday, Feb. 23. The event, to be held at the John Rogers Outdoor Education Center on Pitch Pine Hill, 272 Main Road, will include dog sledding, Nordic skiing, snow shoeing, tracking, an introduction to orienteering, a cell phone scavenger […]

  • Published
    February 18, 2020

    Freeport High’s beard-growing contest raises funds for heating assistance program

    Freeport’s Carol Kaplan Fuel Assistance Fund could help about 60 households this winter.

  • Published
    February 17, 2020

    Cumberland taxes due March 16

    CUMBERLAND — The second half of the town’s 2020 property tax bills are due Monday, March 16. Payments can be made by stopping by Town Hall between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, and between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday. Checks can also be mailed to Attn: Tax Collector, 290 Tuttle Road, […]