BRUNSWICK — Police found nothing suspicious after a bomb threat that forced the temporary evacuation Thursday of the  L.L. Bean production center on Industrial Parkway. Police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at 5:41 p.m. that was followed a short time later by a second call after workers found a note saying an explosive […]

BATH — Bill Giroux, city manager for 11 years, announced at Wednesday’s City Council meeting that he will step down from the position July 6. His announcement came after the City Council approved the fiscal 2018 budget. Giroux said he informed councilors and staff of his decision on June 2. “I’ve been telling people that […]

Arrests 5/31 at 4:57 p.m. Charles Gates, 35, no address listed, was arrested by Officer John Dielin on Front Street on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 6/3 at 1:12 a.m. Jonathan Nadeau, 37, of Fosters Point Road, West Bath, was arrested by Cpl. Garrett Olson on Washington Street on charges of operating under the […]

BRUNSWICK — Retired farmer Jean Powers spent the afternoon of May 18 sitting at the dining-room table of her Redwood Lane home, studying the town budget. Back when they were farmers, Jean’s husband, Dick, who sat in an armchair nearby, would brag that few people could harvest chicken eggs as fast as Jean. That afternoon, […]