Arrests 1/4 at 5:53 p.m. Paul H. Graichen, 64, of Edgefield Lane, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Sgt. Edward Yurek on a charge of operating under the influence. 1/5 at 2:25 p.m. Christy M. Siegfried, 38, of Antietam Street, was arrested on Gurnet Road by Officer Justin Dolci on charges of operating with a suspended or […]

BRUNSWICK — Community efforts to raise approximately $860,000 for a new track at the high school may rely on the town contributing some funds. At a Jan. 5 Facilities Committee meeting, parents told the committee and three town councilors that they are willing and excited to raise the funds, but would like to see the town chip […]

BRUNSWICK — Beth Toothaker worked seasonally at L.L. Bean for several years before she accepted a full-time job in the company’s Industrial Parkway boot manufacturing facility last April. There, she learned the step-by-step process of how the iconic leather-and-rubber duck boots are made: cut, sewn, and assembled by hand in a process that takes about 45 […]

HARPSWELL — For the first time in more than 30 years, the town’s state representative is not a member of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources. Selectman Kevin Johnson said the decision breaks with a long tradition in Harpswell, where marine industry and resources are vital to the town’s economy.  “I was shocked,” he […]

BATH — It was Taco Tuesday at Bath Middle School, and what hadn’t been consumed by the sixth-graders finishing lunch wasn’t being dumped in the trash. Instead, it went into green, plastic composting containers. The city and Regional School Unit 1 are working with Garbage to Garden, a Portland-based curbside composting service, to reduce the […]

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College Museum of Art has acquired a rare photograph of President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861 – the first presidential inauguration captured on film. Only two other copies exist: one at the Library of Congress, the other at the Smithsonian Institution, both in Washington, D.C. Attributed to photographer Alexander Gardner, the beige-tinted photo […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Democratic Town Committee will host the 6th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day pasta supper to benefit the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program on Monday, Jan. 16, from 5-7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 15 Pleasant St. Bowdoin College post-doctoral fellow Holly Donahue Singh and Public Radio contributor and author Deepak Singh will give […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Community Education Foundation raised more than $50,000 to complete its Annual Fund campaign. Founded in 2014, the independent nonprofit benefits teacher-led programming in Brunswick’s public schools, and has awarded more than $75,000 in grants to date. Only School Department employees are eligible to apply for funding. Applications for the next round of […]

BATH — An organization geared toward improving housing stability for seniors, the disabled, and Bath-area families has received a grant of nearly $215,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funding for Bath Housing, from HUD’s Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency Service Coordinators Program, pays the salary, training needs and administrative costs […]

BATH — The sounds of Cape Breton Celtic music will fill the Chocolate Church Arts Center for three shows this winter. The series kicks off Friday, Jan. 30, at 804 Washington St. with a performance of Celtic-inspired music and sea shanties by fiddler Richard Wood and guitarist and vocalist Gordon Belsher. Tickets are $15, and […]