BATH — The city will recognize its rich maritime culture next week in the 40th annual Bath Heritage Days. And the timing is perfect, with the Maine Maritime Museum celebrating its 50th birthday this year. In light of that milestone, this year’s Heritage Days – running Wednesday, July 4, to Sunday, July 8 – carries […]

BATH — Proponents of an artificial turf field at the Edward J. McMann Outdoor Athletic Complex are about $172,000 short of their fundraising goal. Kay Beveridge, co-chairwoman with Lu Lozano of Fields for Our Future, said Monday that the committee has raised about $390,000 – nearly 70 percent of its $562,000 objective. The group hopes to […]

FREEPORT — The story of L.L. Bean is one of retail success based on tradition and versatility. Next week, the company celebrates its 100th anniversary with music, demonstrations, and what is promised to be the biggest fireworks display in Maine’s history. And, as has been the case since 1951, the store at 95 Main St. […]

FREEPORT — The search to replace longtime Town Manager Dale Olmstead Jr. has been narrowed to Bethel Town Manager James G. Doar, and Lincoln, N.H., Town Manager Peter E. Joseph Jr. Town Council Chairman Jim Cassida said he hopes the final selection will be made public at an Aug. 7 council meeting. Doar and Joseph […]

HALLOWELL — Less than two weeks ago, a Canadian energy company and a major wind power developer with turbines in Maine announced they had closed a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars to expand wind power projects across the Northeast. The announcement left out an important fact that could jeopardize the deal: legal appeals […]

Police departments in Cumberland and Yarmouth are among four in the state receiving a total of $625,000 in grants, U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced. The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded the grants through the COPS Hiring Program. Program funding is meant to help bolster hiring at […]

FALMOUTH — Officials say the town is being invaded. Not by alien species or a foreign army, but by plant species like the multiflora rose, purple loosestrife, honeysuckle and bittersweet. If they look nice, what’s the problem? The problem, according to Bob Shafto, ombudsman of the Falmouth Open Space Committee, is that these plants degrade the […]

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Michelle Jackson, who currently wears many hats at Gray’s town office, will soon bring her expertise to the island as its new town clerk. The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved hiring the Raymond woman on Monday, according to Town Administrator Eric Dyer. Jackson, chosen from a pool of about 12 applicants, “has […]

PORTLAND — A foreign student exchange program is looking for local families willing to open their homes to international teens, for what recruiters say should be a mutually enriching experience. Larry Cilley, a local coordinator with the Portland-based Council on International Educational Exchange, hopes that interested people near several area high schools – Freeport, Yarmouth, […]

PORTLAND — An apartment building proposed for a small, empty lot behind North Street has set off opposition from neighbors, who believe the hard-to-reach courtyard could one day present a safety hazard. The plan is still months away from appearing before city officials for final approval. But neighbors of Sumner Court, a narrow dirt path […]