HARPSWELL — Ellen Shillinglaw said she will run to replace Selectman Elinor Multer, who announced in October that she is stepping down from the board a year before her three-year term ends. Shillinglaw, who is a member of the Board of Appeals and the Town Lands Committee, ran unsuccessfully in 2013 a three-way race for a board seat […]

HARPSWELL — When radio listeners tune to WHPW 97.3, they get a stream of uninterrupted music, set up on a 22-day loop. But sometime in January, 97.3 will air familiar voices broadcasting local news and entertainment on the town’s only community radio station. For the station’s co-founders and board members, that moment will usher in a […]

BRUNSWICK — Studio 48 Performing Arts Center hopes to make strides towards its goal of building a Bath theater space with a “Winter Showcase” this weekend. Based at 20 Davis St., Studio 48 has signed a lease for the sanctuary of the former United Church of Christ at 150 Congress Ave. in Bath. The building […]

BRUNSWICK — The fire chief wants the town to consider replacing the 97-year-old Central Fire Station – plans for which have been in the town’s capital improvement plan for more than a decade. The request to the Finance Committee prompted town councilor to wonder aloud why the project has “been bumped and bumped and bumped.” At a […]

BATH — A tradition for 41 years, the “Sing! It’s Christmas” community singalong takes place at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Monday, Dec. 19. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the open-seating event, which is organized by Martha Mayo, Lucy Ingraham, Alison Freeman and stage manager Joanne Marco. Specialty acts and individual performers will […]

BRUNSWICK — Twice Told Tales, the used bookstore at 11 Pleasant St., will close temporarily Dec. 24 for renovations. Established in 2015 to support nearby Curtis Memorial Library, the bookstore will reopen in February. No donations will be accepted during renovations. Until Christmas Eve, the bookstore will be open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and until […]

BATH — The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a contract modification worth $59.4 million, which will be used for construction of DDG 51-class vessels. The funding will go toward engineering and technical assistance, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, announced Wednesday. The monies will continue Lead Yard services, including the […]

BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a request for proposals to develop the former YMCA property at 26 Summer St. The panel also unanimously granted second and final approval to adding a prohibition on electronic smoking devices in parks and recreation facilities to Bath’s public smoking ban. The RFP could go out […]

Arrests No arrests were reported from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3. Summonses 11/29 Kristopher Peters, 40, of Lobster Cove Road, Boothbay Harbor, was issued a summons by Officer Garrett Olson on U.S. Route 1 on a charge of driving to endanger. Fire calls 11/29 at 2:13 p.m. Car fire at South and Middle streets. 11/29 […]