Arrests 8/24 at 3:18 p.m. Jacob G. Davis, 25, no address listed, was arrested on Maine Street by Officer Richard Cutliffe on charges of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug, and disorderly conduct. 8/24 at 6:16 p.m. Angela Vittum, 45, of Maine Street, was arrested on Bath Road by […]
Coastal Journal
Midcoast news from The Forecaster.
Bath Police Beat: Sept. 1
Arrests 8/22 at 1:23 p.m. Thomas Coffill, 45, of Oak Street, was arrested by Officer Richard Ross on Commercial Street on a probation hold and on a charge of domestic violence assault, and issued a summons on a charge of criminal trespass. 8/25 at 8:36 a.m. Randy Aldrich, 39, of Washington Street, was arrested on […]
Harpswell Police Beat: Sept. 1
No arrests or summonses were reported Aug. 21-28.
Free oysters at Brunswick boat launches
Grab your buckets to harvest town-farmed oysters at boat launches around Brunswick.
Letter to the editor: Give some thought to back-to-school food
With the new school year upon us, parents turn their attention to school clothes, school supplies, and school food. Yes, school food! More than 31 million children rely on school meals for their daily nutrition, which too often consists of highly processed food laden with saturated fat. Not surprisingly, one-third of our children have become […]
Checking in on this year's mortgage rates
If you, or someone you know, is thinking about entering the housing market, keep a watchful eye on mortgage interest rates.
Letter to the editor: How about an airport stop for the new bus?
New bus route Brunswick-Portland equals great price. Dear God, is there ever going to be a way to get to the airport? For us in Brunswick, paying $64-$74 one way by taxi for 10 years has been pretty rude. Couldn’t there be a stop at the airport? Just makes me scratch my head. Barbara Mahl […]
Letter to the editor: Maine Public Broadcasting must restore public trust
Ken Burns’ and Lynn Novick’s fine documentary “The Vietnam War” is being previewed by Maine Public Broadcasting Network around the state. The documentary clips make it clear that the misjudgment and mis-information of the Vietnam War was salvaged in no small part by a media and press that painstakingly rescued the truth. They listened to […]
Letter to the editor: What carbon footprint?
It turns out the “inconvenient truth” is that no one really cares about global warming or the end of fossil fuel, at least if actions speak louder than words. Great masses of Americans traveled thousand of miles last week bloating their carbon footprints to see the moon cross in front of the sun. An estimated […]
Has Maine ever sent a President to the White House?
No presidents from Maine, but Rockefeller was close.