BATH — The Mary E is coming back to the City of Ships, 111 years after it was built on the shores of the Kennebec River. The two-masted clipper schooner, purchased by Maine Maritime Museum late last year for $140,000, is due to sail into its home port in mid-to-late April. The 73-foot vessel will […]

BATH — A friendship forged from tragedy nearly 130 years ago will be celebrated March 4 on Japanese Culture Day. Japanese residents cared for survivors of a Bath-built ship that wrecked offshore of Skariki, Japan, in 1889. A century later, a delegation of officials from Shariki – which later merged with four other villages to form […]

BRUNSWICK — A Warren man struck by an oncoming vehicle Sunday evening died from his injuries early the next morning. Kyle Feltis, 31, of Brunswick, had turned off Route 1 to Mill Street while behind the wheel of a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox when he struck Caleb Maxham, 20, according to police. Feltis, who passed a blood […]

HARPSWELL — A public forum with the three candidates for the Board of Selectmen will take place 6-7:30 p.m. March 1, at the High Head Yacht Club on High Head Road.  David Chipman and Ellen Shillinglaw are competing to finish the remaining year of Selectman Elinor Multer’s term. Multer announced last fall that she would step […]

Brunswick police officers described hearing a “thud” outside the station early in the morning Feb. 19, and found a car had hit a snowbank on Pleasant Street, struck a telephone pole and flipped over. The driver, Riley Spear, 25, of Boothbay Harbor, swerved off the road after falling asleep, according to police. Spear and three passengers had […]

HARPSWELL — An agreement defining the terms of use of the Cedar Beach access road will go to next month’s Town Meeting. The terms of the agreement have yet to be finalized, although Town Administrator Eiane said Feb. 16 it will likely include a right of first refusal for the town in the possible sale of the […]

TOPSHAM — Wednesday’s public hearing on a new Mt. Ararat High School marked the culmination of many meetings on the subject, and a crucial milestone in an effort that began in 1999 to procure state funding for the project. Voters in the four School Administrative District 75 towns – Topsham, Harpswell, Bowdoin and Bowdoinham – […]

No arrests or summonses were reported Feb. 6-12.

Arrests 2/8 at 11:52 a.m. Rebecca L. Puemape, 21, of High Street, was arrested on Mere Point Road by Officer John Roma on a charge of operating under the influence. 2/8 at 9:46 p.m. Joshua Z. Thomas, 21, of Winter Street, Topsham, was arrested at Federal Street and Jordan Avenue by Officer Christopher Balestra on […]

Arrests 2/6 at 4:19 p.m. Elizabeth Brown, 27, of Pitcher Road, Belfast, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on North Street on charges of operating under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, violating conditions of release, and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. Brown was also charged with burglary for an incident that occurred […]