HARPSWELL — A proposal to create a marine-themed charter school in town is gaining momentum. The idea to build a school that incorporates Harpswell’s maritime heritage with experiential education has attracted the attention of selectmen, residents on both the neck and the islands, as well as Rep. Kim Olsen, R-Phippsburg, and Sen. Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Residents will have a chance to weigh in on a proposed 20.2 percent increase in sewer user fees to help pay for recent upgrades to the Southern Cape treatment facility on Spurwink Avenue, and to reduce overflow near the Ottawa Road pump station that serves the northern section of town and part […]

BRUNSWICK — In the wake of Kestrel Aircraft’s recent announcement it will not be building airplanes in Brunswick, local officials are saying the decision will not have long-term negative effects on business attraction at Brunswick Landing. “It’s a very unfortunate situation,” said John Moncure, chairman of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees, but […]

SOUTH PORTLAND —The Wyndham Hotel, like the similarly cylindrical oil tank-murals off Interstate 295, is a key gateway marker in this city. It’s one of the sights on the landscape that let’s you know you’re in South Portland. And like the oil tanks, it’s getting a serious facelift. Renovations worth $3.7 million are underway in anticipation […]

SCARBOROUGH — A complete economic recovery might be years away, but you wouldn’t know it judging by how quickly the Scarborough Industrial Park brought in a new tenant after one suddenly departed. Great Falls Marketing brought 110 jobs with it when it opened up a new call center at 6 Lincoln Ave. in December. It […]

BATH — Police are looking for people who could shed light on the circumstances behind the death of a man whose body was discovered Jan. 14 at the Hampton Inn, 140 Commercial St. The body of 35-year-old Sean Duffy, who lived and worked in the Bath area, was found on Jan. 14 at about 3 […]

BATH — A dryer vent and gas grill are being blamed for a fire that destroyed a Windjammer Way apartment and damaged two others late Monday night. The one-alarm blaze, which started at Maritime Apartments in unit 20D, was called in at 11:27 p.m. Fire totalled the unit and damaged neighboring units C and E, […]

BATH — Faced with having to cut next year’s budget by a projected $1 million, Regional School Unit 1 is asking for public input on the spending plan. An online survey, which can be accessed at surveymonkey.com/s/8XB7Y6X, asks questions such as which services should be prioritized, which budget cuts should be considered, and whether the […]

BRUNSWICK — Re-opening Hawthorne School, turning the former Times Record building into a bus garage and renovating Jordan Acres Elementary School are among the options to be discussed at a special Jan. 25 School Board meeting on the town’s school facilities needs. Superintendent Paul Perzanoski may also float a plan to give parents a choice […]

BATH — Thanks to a recent $5,000 grant, a Thorne Head Preserve trail will be upgraded this summer to enhance accessibility for those with mobility issues. The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, which owns the preserve, received the grant from the L.L. Bean Land Trust Grant Program. The funds will go toward the Overlook Trail, and […]