Workers stand outside the Pejepscot Paper Mill Company in Topsham in 1880. The building also is known as the “Bowdoin Mill.” In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights and artifacts from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
Coastal Journal
Midcoast news from The Forecaster.
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Incumbent faces challenger for seat on Bath School Board
Incumbent Megan Fuller is vying for her RSU 1 seat against newcomer Jamie Dorr.
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Brunswick graduate finds her voice through music
Maya La Maya’s debut single, ‘Keep on Fighting’ is, in part, a reaction to BLM and the microaggressions she experiences as a person of color.
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Incumbent faces challenge for Brunswick seat in House 50
Democrat Ralph Tucker is running against Republican Michael Lawler.
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Local farm program grows to include seedlings along with produce
A new project this summer led to 2,000 seedlings being distributed so people can grow their own food.
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Brunswick residents vie for state House District 49 seat
Democrat Poppy Arford and Green Independent Fred Horch are competing for the seat currently held by Matthea Daughtry.
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United Way caravan rolls out $1.65M campaign
United Way of Mid Coast Maine launched its fall campaign Tuesday with the Kick-off Caravan of supporters and partners in decorated vehicles traveling from Topsham, through Brunswick, West Bath, Bath, Woolwich, Wiscasset and ending in Damariscotta. “This turned out to be a really fun, if unusual, way of kicking off our campaign in a very […]
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Winter is coming: Southern Midcoast restaurants prepare for return to all-indoor dining
Gather in Yarmouth is planning ways to stretch the outdoor dining season and the Frontier Cafe in Brunswick plans to reopen with curbside service only.
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Harpswell residents compete to represent state House District 51
Rep. Joyce “Jay” McCreight, D-Harpswell, faces a challenge from Republican Steve “Bubba” Davis.
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Harpswell Aging at Home group helps keeps seniors active, healthy
The group has launched a survey to determine how best to continue aiding Harpswell’s elder residents.