BRUNSWICK — Writing isn’t something new for Julia Acord, a fifth-grader at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School. “I already do a lot of creative writing,” she said May 12, standing next to her classmate, Maeva Culbertson, in the school gymnasium. “Every once in a while, I get a really good idea,” she said, and when […]

BRUNSWICK — Writing isn’t something new for Julia Acord, a fifth-grader at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School. “I already do a lot of creative writing,” she said May 12, standing next to her classmate, Maeva Culbertson, in the school gymnasium. “Every once in a while, I get a really good idea,” she said, and when […]

TOPSHAM — Following a public hearing May 11 that drew no comment, the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors unanimously approved a $38 million budget for the next fiscal year. The spending plan now goes to two public votes: a district budget meeting at the Orion Performing Arts Center at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May […]

BATH — Driven by a desire to volunteer, Morse High School senior Maddie Hodgdon traveled to Guatemala recently on a mission trip to serve more than 120 other youths. Her desire to learn more about other people has led Hodgdon to pursue the subject of human ecology after she graduates next month and enrolls at […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council voted unanimously Monday to extend for another 180 day an emergency moratorium on the retail sale of marijuana. The council passed an initial, 180-day hold on retail pot licenses on Dec. 19, following the passage of a November 2016 voter referendum that legalizes the use and sale of the drug. […]

HARPSWELL — Maine Marine Patrol planned to resume a search Monday for Stephen Wines, a 27-year-old Bailey Island man who reportedly fell from his boat into the Androscoggin River near Brunswick on May 12. The search was suspended at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13, due to stormy weather, according to Marine Patrol spokesman Jeff Nichols.  Nichols […]

HARPSWELL — Maine Marine Patrol planned to resume a search Monday for Stephen Wines, a 27-year-old Bailey Island man who reportedly fell from his boat into the Androscoggin River near Brunswick on May 12. The search was suspended at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13, due to stormy weather, according to Marine Patrol spokesman Jeff Nichols.  Nichols […]

BRUNSWICK — Frontier Cafe and Cinema, the popular Fort Andross restaurant and theater, is expanding to increase its event space and food offerings. The renovation – to last until around August – will remodel the entrance to the restaurant to act as a duel lobby for the dining room and a new coffee shop and events venue. […]

BRUNSWICK — The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary will host a Grand and Glorious Yard Sale, a market of donated goods and boutiques, on Saturday May 20, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Merrymeeting Plaza on Bath Road. A ticketed preview event and party is scheduled the day before from 6-8:30 p.m. Advance tickets are available […]