BRUNSWICK — On July 19, 2016, Ashley Arndt was changing her daughter Madison’s diaper when her fingers came across a hard lump in the baby’s belly. Things happened quickly from there. A visit to the pediatrician, then a trip to the emergency room in Portland. Lots of calls between doctors. At some point, someone mentioned an […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council will invite the owners, operators, and regulators who oversee the Amtrak Downeaster to a special meeting to discuss mitigating noise from late-night trains. Councilor Sarah Brayman proposed the face-to-face meeting Monday night after months of emails failed to remedy the trains waking residents at night. At the same meeting, councilors […]

HARPSWELL — When Art Howe was hired July 6 as Harpswell’s first fire administrator, it was the town’s first major step toward augmenting its volunteer rescue system with paid services. This month, Howe will oversee the next step: hiring paid firefighters to supplement the town’s shortage of daytime coverage. Beyond the guarantee that at least two […]

BATH — With an eye toward renovating its teen space, and upgrading the reference room, Patten Free Library hopes to raise $325,000 by the end of the year. The 33 Summer St. library has raised $215,000 toward the goal in the past year, thanks in part to grants and pledges from its board of directors. […]

BATH — The concept design of a nearly $75 million new Morse High School goes to Regional School Unit 1 residents in a straw poll Tuesday, Sept. 12. The vote – to be held in the Bath Middle School cafeteria, 6 Old Brunswick Road, at 6 p.m. – is the 12th step in a 21-part, […]

BRUNSWICK — The co-owners of a new barbecue restaurant at 107 Pleasant St. may hail from Aroostook County, but they say they’re serving “true, Southern, wood-smoked barbecue.” Childhood friends Robbin Colandrea and Tim Kelly transformed what used to house a check-cashing business into B-Side Barbecue, a home for smoky, spicy, and decadent comfort food. For now, the […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Downtown Association is one of 10 semi-finalists for the 2018 Great American Main Street Award presented by the national organization Main Street America. The award “recognizes exceptional Main Street communities whose successes serve as a model for comprehensive, preservation-based commercial district revitalization,” according to a BDA press release. Bath was one […]

BRUNSWICK — Ever wanted to know what it’s like to drive an electric car? Free test drives of name-brand electric cars will take place at the Southern Maine Community College campus at 29 Sewall St., on Brunswick Landing, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Natural Resources Council of Maine, […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Downtown Association is one of 10 semi-finalists for the 2018 Great American Main Street Award presented by the national organization Main Street America. The award “recognizes exceptional Main Street communities whose successes serve as a model for comprehensive, preservation-based commercial district revitalization,” according to a BDA press release. Bath was one […]

BATH — The Seguin Island lighthouse since 1795 has seen its fair share of history on the waters of the Kennebec River and Gulf of Maine. The Bath-based Friends of Seguin Island Light Station want to ensure the historic structure’s legacy ripples far into the future. The eighth Summerfest fundraiser, to be held Saturday, Sept. […]