HARPSWELL — For 37 years, Stephanie Dumont has lived next door to the All Saints by-the-Sea Episcopal Chapel on Washington Avenue, a sleepy road bordering the entrance to one of Bailey Island’s best-kept secrets, the Giant Stairs. At least it used to be a secret. Apparently spurred by a Downeast Magazine article that spotlighted the hidden […]

HARPSWELL — For 37 years, Stephanie Dumont has lived next door to the All Saints by-the-Sea Episcopal Chapel on Washington Avenue, a sleepy road bordering the entrance to one of Bailey Island’s best-kept secrets, the Giant Stairs. At least it used to be a secret. Apparently spurred by a Downeast Magazine article that spotlighted the hidden […]

Arrests 4/13 at 7:38 p.m. Tyler J. Hart, 21, of Bath Road, was arrested on Bath Road by Officer Charles Tompson on outstanding warrants from other agencies, and a charge of violating conditions of release. 4/14 at 10:51 a.m. Sarah E. Walker, 35, of Range Road, was arrested on Maine Street and Lincoln Street by Officer […]

BRUNSWICK — Earlier this month, the Town Council authorized a change to the town’s Marine Resources Committee that removed eligibility requirements for a seat designated for a commercial harvester. The seat had been empty for years, Harbormaster Dan Devereaux explained, and the committee had turned away qualified applicants, waiting for a harvester who never applied. […]

BRUNSWICK — Earlier this month, the Town Council authorized a change to the town’s Marine Resources Committee that removed eligibility requirements for a seat designated for a commercial harvester. The seat had been empty for years, Harbormaster Dan Devereaux explained, and the committee had turned away qualified applicants, waiting for a harvester who never applied. […]

HARPSWELL — Uncertainty looms over the waterfront at Bailey Island’s Garrison Cove, where the commercial wharf at Cooks Lobster & Ale House will be auctioned off Tuesday, April 25. The top bidder is not obligated to keep the wharf or continue leasing it to Eastern Traders, the lobster dealer that employs three long-time workers and […]

BATH — Thanks to the Library Bookstore, hundreds of thousands of texts have received a second chance to make a first impression. The 194 Front St. shop, which celebrates its 10th anniversary Saturday, May 6, has increased net profits on used book sales from $16,000 in 2007 to $24,000 this year, according to a press […]

TOPSHAM — Lower-than-expected insurance costs have helped School Administrative District 75 trim $200,000 from its proposed budget for next year. The district Finance Committee on April 13 presented a $38 million recommendation to the Board of Directors, which is due to vote on the fiscal 2018 spending plan after a public hearing Thursday, May 11. […]

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College will begin construction next month on its first new academic building in more than a decade. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled May 12 for the Roux Center for the Environment. The Planning Board unanimously approved final plans for the green-certified environmental studies center on March 28. The 29,167-square-foot, three-story building will be […]