It is a good sellers market in Maine right now.
Coastal Journal
Midcoast news from The Forecaster.
Ode to a foggy day
When the fog rolls in, make some food to brighten the day.
Congressional ‘civilized’ dueling ended with Mainer’s death
A Mainer died in a duel between members of Congress in 1837.
Pretty Is
What is pretty is the question LC Van Savage is asking.
Quarry Woods trail in Freeport
The town owns and manages the 35-acre preserve.
Brunswick radio station adds FM signal
BRUNSWICK — WCME radio, which bills itself as the Mid-Coast’s only local radio station, has expanded its audience by adding an FM frequency. The station previously broadcast music, news, weather and sports only on 900 AM, but is now broadcasting the same offerings on 99.5 FM. Station President Jim Bleikamp said the addition, effective July 24, […]
Anonymous donor boosts Brunswick parish project
BRUNSWICK — St. John the Baptist Church has received a $100,000 anonymous donation for its parish multipurpose facility on Pleasant Street, bringing the total funds raised to $3.8 million of the $4.7 million goal. Jim Baskerville, chairman of the committee overseeing the campaign, called the donation “a significant shot in the arm” for the project that […]
In Harpswell, you are now free to take a book
HARPSWELL — Libraries have a long tradition of granting free access to reading material, but now Harpswell residents no longer have to set foot in one to borrow books. Last week, Devil’s Back Trail in Orr’s Island got a Little Free Library, a small, freestanding structure provided by a nonprofit of the same name that allows […]
Maine Beer Box bound for Britain after stop in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — For the second consecutive year, more than 70 Maine breweries will send their beers on an overseas trip aboard the Maine Beer Box. After its inaugural trip to Reykjavik, Iceland, last summer, the box’s destination this time is the Leeds International Beer Festival in Leeds, England, from Sept. 7-9. The 40-foot retrofitted shipping container will […]
The King is still alive
Elvis Presley died in 1977 the day before he was scheduled to perform in Portland for the first time.