BATH — Voters on June 12 will be choosing candidates and weighing in on issues ranging from fireworks to mobile food vendors. In Bath, where Rep. Michael H. Clarke, D-Bath, is not seeking re-election, Jennifer DeChant of Middle Street and Paul O. Johnson of Washington Street are running for the Democratic nomination in House District 62. […]

Hot-air balloon pilot Sean Mooney gets help from unsuspecting bystanders for a launch at the second Brunswick Landing International Fly In last Saturday in Brunswick. Mooney launched two teathered flights before he was grounded because of wind and rain.

HARPSWELL — Buckets of pesticides, home-grown parasitic flies, and DNA testing are all likely to be employed in the battle against the invasive winter moth, which was positively identified in town last month by dismayed state conservation officials. The small brown moth, which has a wingspan of a little more than an inch, can ravage […]

FALMOUTH — Town councilors unanimously approved creation of a Water View Overlay District at their May 30 meeting, but without a sunset clause. Discussion of the district has been going on since February. It takes effect immediately. Prior to the overlay zone, owners of all single-family homes on non-conforming lots who wanted to expand their homes […]

YARMOUTH — In most instances Tuesday night, it took moderator Horace Horton longer to read the Town Meeting warrant articles than it did for residents to pass them. With about 125 people attending the meeting at Harrison Middle School, voters gave initial approval to a nearly $20.2 million school budget for fiscal year 2013, and […]

FALMOUTH — Residents who support the Falmouth Flyer claim an opponent of the bus service is using questionable tactics to collect petition signatures. The petition, which would lead to a vote to end the service, is being circulated by resident Michael Doyle, a frequent critic of town government and spending. METRO service between Portland and Falmouth, […]

BRUNSWICK — A psychiatrist was reprimanded and had his license placed on probation after admitting he had an inappropriate relationship with a female patient. Dr. Charles M. Stewart signed a consent agreement on May 25 with the state licensing board in which he agreed not to treat any new female patients until he has undergone […]

FREEPORT — Three candidates are competing for the Democratic nomination in House District 106 in the June 12 primary election. The Freeport-Pownal legislative district is the only one in the area with a contested primary. The Democratic primary winner will face Republican Benjamin Martin, who is unopposed in his party’s primary, in the Nov. 6 […]

Eliza Warren of Portland checks out a room full of desks and chairs on Sunday at the former Plummer/Motz schools in Falmouth. The town held a garage sale-style event to sell the contents of the two former elementary schools.

PORTLAND — When Ride 207, the skate and snowboard shop that Gary Sabol owned with his brother, went out of business in 2010, they had outlasted all the competition in the city. “We were pretty much the only game in town there for a while,” Sabol said. The 8-year-old shop’s demise left city’s skaters with […]