TOPSHAM — Soon after the sounds of the annual fair die down this week, the bustle of construction will follow. Replacement of the Topsham Fairgrounds’ grandstand roof is scheduled to begin in mid-September and wrap up in December. The deadline for contractors to submt bids is Friday, Aug. 10, with the Board of Selectmen due […]

BATH — Every time she drives down Front Street, Elaine Povich is greeted by the landmark brick building that bears her grandfather’s name. Her career as a journalist, author and professor has taken her far from the City of Ships, and produced several awards for her work. But Bath remains near and dear enough to […]

Arrests 7/24 at 6:24 p.m. Gabriel Kendall, 26, of Berry’s Mill Road, West Bath, was arrested on a warrant by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Lewiston Road, and issued a summons on a charge of operating after suspension. 7/25 at 12:37 p.m. Christopher Graffam, 35, of Office Drive, Bath, was arrested on a warrant by Sgt. […]

Arrests 7/27 at 10:18 p.m. Ian Comee, 32, of Jacksonville, Florida, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Nick Green on U.S. Route 1, and also issued a summons on a charge of operating after suspension. Summonses 7/23 Marisa Rivera, 22, of Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, was issued a summons by Cpl. Jason Aucoin in […]

TOPSHAM — A chrome-crushing cacophonous hallmark of fairs and festivals for decades, the demolition derby has proved so successful at the Topsham Fair that it’s being held three times this year. In addition to the regular shows Wednesday and Saturday, the third derby day will be Sunday, the final day of the Aug. 7-12 fair. […]

Arrests 7/26 at 8:59 a.m. Richard A. Russo, 40, of 2nd Street in Lisbon Falls, was arrested at Meadow Road and Thomas Point Road by Officer Christopher Wolongevicz on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 7/26 at 6:20 p.m. Stephen Sands, 47, of Post Road in Bowdoinham, was arrested at Walmart on Tibbetts Drive on charges of […]

No arrests or summonses were reported from July 25-Aug. 1. 

BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a stricter set of rules governing vacant buildings. The panel also unanimously amended the Wing Farm tax increment financing district, removing properties Regional School Unit 1 has acquired to build a new Morse High School. The ordinance on vacant buildings stems from complaints city staff has […]

BATH — The Bath Area Food Bank reopened this week on Middle Street. The Knights of Columbus, which had been the sole occupant of 807 Middle St. since the building’s construction 50 years ago, is moving to St. Mary’s Church, 144 Lincoln St. The food bank, in turn, held its final distribution at its longtime […]

HARPSWELL — A judge put the town’s plan to demolish the Mitchell Field water tower on hold until he can hear arguments later this month on whether the plan should be reconsidered. The Friends of Mitchell Field on July 25 filed a lawsuit in Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland, challenging the demolition plan and the […]