BRUNSWICK — A parking lot on Gilman Street could soon become a model of green building, if a local developer gets his way. Peter Taggart, owner of Freeport-based Taggart Construction, wants to replace the asphalt with a six-unit energy-efficient condominium building that would require almost no expenditure for heat and electricity. Initial plans by architect […]

HARPSWELL — It’s hard to imagine a businesses relationship more symbiotic than the one between Lynette Breton and Patty Olds. Breton is a Harpswell woodworker who makes flower presses that Olds, of Topsham, uses to create art with leaves and flowers.  The two women display their work together at craft shows and fairs around Maine, […]

Teams race down Park Row in Brunswick on Saturday, Nov. 19, during the Rolling Slumber Bed Races. The event was one of many held Saturday as part of the Brunswick Downtown Association’s Early Bird holiday sale promotion.

BRUNSWICK — Purple infant caps abounded at Mid Coast Hospital on Nov. 18, part of a campaign to prevent infant abuse. About 240 caps have been knitted since summer and donated to the hospital through Midcoast Maine Community Action’s Families CAN! program. The program offers information on child abuse and neglect issues, along with prevention, […]

TOPSHAM — Voters will decide whether to spend $26,000 from a reserve account to fund conceptual design services for a Lower Village Waterfront Park. The Board of Selectmen on Nov. 16 unanimously placed that question and several others on the warrant for a Wednesday, Nov. 30, special Town Meeting. The town recently used a $20,000 […]

BATH — Bath Iron Works celebrated the keel laying of what will ultimately be the USS Zumwalt on Nov. 17,  marking the second of five ceremonial milestones in the life of the ship. The vessel, named for the late U.S. Navy Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, is the first in a line of three DDG-1000 destroyers. […]

FALMOUTH — Look closely and you may see a familiar face Thursday if you’re watching the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV. Falmouth High School senior Katharina Ertman will be marching through the streets of New York City playing flute with the Macy’s Great American Marching Band. “If there’s any nervous energy, it’s turned […]

YARMOUTH — Although Town Councilor Tim Sanders tried to convince his colleagues to consider a sewer user fee, his was the lone vote to pursue further action on the issue last week. All residents, regardless of a sewer connection or not, support the operation of the sewer system through their property taxes. The system costs […]

YARMOUTH — Homeowners can learn about ways to save energy at a community forum on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The Yarmouth Energy Savers Committee will host the event with Efficiency Maine, Maine Partners for Cool Communities and the Maine Association of Building Efficiency Professionals. The forum, moderated by state Sen. Richard Woodbury, U-Yarmouth, will offer residents […]

YARMOUTH — The nonprofit organization Yarmouth Cares About Neighbors has kicked off its annual Fuel Assistance Fund with a goal of raising $20,000 to help residents with winter heating costs. YCAN provided about $13,000 in funds to 41 Yarmouth households last year. This year, applications for fuel assistance have increased and 77 percent of the […]