BRUNSWICK — Construction of a long-awaited aquaponic greenhouse and bakery at Tao Yuan Restaurant on Pleasant Street is expected to begin by the end of the year. The project – the next venture for chef Cara Stadler, who also owns Portland’s Bao Bao Dumpling House – will add an aesthetically bold presence to the Pleasant Street […]

BRUNSWICK — Just a week before the REAL School was scheduled to move to its new home on Brunswick Landing, a crew was putting the finishing touches on a custom building designed to suit their educational needs. The Brunswick school district last year absorbed the program, which serves students with special behavioral and academical needs. […]

BRUNSWICK — Although a court ruling last week removed any remaining uncertainty about the town’s right to sell shorefront property at 946 Mere Point Road, questions remain about what will be done with proceeds from the transaction. The 4-acre parcel was sold to a California couple in June for $550,000, despite an attempt by opponents to delay the […]

BATH — The Mary E has a storied past on the shores of the Kennebec. The two-masted clipper schooner was constructed by shipbuilder Thomas Hagan in 1906 in a Houghton shipyard, where Bath Iron Works now stands. After sinking in the 1960s, the vessel returned to Bath for restoration before heading back out to sea. […]

BATH — The city is devoting a day to the spirit of kindness once again this month. Kindness Day Bath, now in its fourth year, will be celebrated along Front and Centre streets from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. The free event includes a variety of activities at interactive “kindness stations.” Originally dubbed “Random […]