BATH — The small but enthusiastic group that attended a cooking class about local foods Tuesday came away not only with a good meal, but with some food for thought, too. Local Farms-Local Food, a collaboration between the Brunswick-Topsham and Kennebec Estuary land trusts, offered the class, held at Now You’re Cooking on Front Street. […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Two Portland Water District projects will affect local roads through mid summer. On Monday, crews from Gorham Sand & Gravel will begin replacing a water main on Smugglers Cove Road. A temporary main will be installed before excavation begins May 7 to replace the current 2-inch main with a 4-inch main. The […]

FREEPORT — The body of a Freeport man who disappeared Saturday night in woods in northern Maine was found Wednesday. Dean Levasseur, 24, was found a few hundred feet from a concert stage set up in the woods in Howland, off Interstate 295. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the investigation by […]

BRUNSWICK — If you were planning to rent a room at The Brunswick Inn, might you accidentally wind up checking into The Inn at Brunswick Station? That question is the crux of the legal battle between the two businesses. Since September, owners of The Brunswick Inn have been trying to force JHR Development to change […]

BRUNSWICK — With the announcement that Downeast Energy is being sold to a large, Oklahoma-based company, owner Betsy Morrell said she has been fielding calls from concerned customers, and emotional reactions from the staff. “Change is difficult for folks,” Morrell said Tuesday, “especially here in the Brunswick office, where we’ve been the longest.” When it […]

SCARBOROUGH — A day after town councilors seemingly replaced a 7-month-old organic pest management policy with a traditional, chemical-friendly plan, the town was back to the chem-free approach. In an email to councilors, Town Manager Tom Hall said approval of the new policy was invalid because it didn’t meet voting requirements contained in the Town […]

Bath tax hike may climb to 5.7% BATH — The Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors voted unanimously Monday to shift its cost-sharing formula so that a law that created the school district will apply to its entire local tax calculation. As a result of the change, residents of Bath, Arrowsic and Phippsburg could […]

FALMOUTH — State police are looking at high speed among factors in a fatal accident on Interstate 295 early Wednesday morning. South Portland resident Christopher Black, 42, was declared dead at the scene,  Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said. Black’s sport utility vehicle was discovered by a passing motorist between 2 a.m. […]

TOPSHAM — Voters at next month’s Town Meeting will be asked to approve an $8.1 million municipal budget for fiscal 2013. The spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1 is supported by both the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee, although selectmen endorsed the public safety portion of the budget by only […]

FREEPORT — Police, forest rangers, game wardens and volunteers took to the woods of northern Maine again Wednesday as the search continued for a Freeport man missing since the weekend. Dean Levasseur, 24, remained missing after aerial and foot searches Tuesday. The musician was last seen Saturday night, when he was supposed to perform at […]