BATH — It’s a sobering sight: weather-beaten tombstones leaning over or broken, pieces of granite strewn in overgrown grass or buried like the people whose names they carry – if the inscriptions haven’t been worn away. Such neglect is common in small cemeteries everywhere, including Bath, which has a handful of ancient burial grounds that were […]

BRUNSWICK — Three years after fundraising began, the $4.7 million St. John’s Community Center is nearly complete. All Saints Parish plans to celebrate with a 5:30 p.m. open house Feb. 6. A blessing and dedication of the 15,000-square-foot facility will be held Sunday, March 3. The center sits across the parking lot from St. John the […]

Arrests 1/16 at 2:15 p.m. Jordan Wagner, 35, of Gerald Street, was arrested by Officer Richard Ross on Gerald Street on a charge of violating conditions of release. 1/20 at 1:55 a.m. Jocelyn Enselbert, 41, of Lisbon Street, Lisbon Falls, was arrested by Officer Devin Hook on Richardson Street on a charge of domestic violence […]

BRUNSWICK — Yoga is normally centered around mindfulness and focus. But there were plenty of adorable distractions for the 18 students at Jai Yoga on Maine Street last Friday night, when 16 adoptable felines from Midcoast Humane purred and pounced their way through the studio’s first-ever Kitten Yoga class. “I think what opens our hearts […]

Arrests 1/16 at 9:53 p.m. Ryan Bradstreet, 21, of Serenity Lane, was arrested by Officer Randy Cook on River Road on charges of operating under the influence and driving to endanger. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported between Jan. 14-21. Fire calls 1/16 at 8:42 a.m. Fire alarm on Winners Circle. 1/16 at 8:23 p.m. […]

BATH — People with concerns and ideas about traffic flow in the city’s South End neighborhoods are encouraged to share their opinions Thursday, Jan. 31. The city’s final meeting on a transportation study in that area – conducted in conjunction with nearby Bath Iron Works and the Maine Department of Transportation – will be held […]

HARPSWELL — The town is proposing a fiscal year 2019 budget of $5.6 million, a 7.8 percent increase over current spending. Those numbers are subject to change in the weeks leading to the March 9 annual Town Meeting, where residents will vote on the budget by line item. The Board of Selectmen on Jan. 17 […]

TOPSHAM — Jay Bluck will serve you pretty much anything you’d like on ice. The owner and operator of Sub-Zero Ice Carvings has made his works known near and far, from local events like weddings and festivals, to a carnival in Quebec, where he sculpted a 30-ton colossus. Business has being strong enough that he […]