Falmouth Field Day Benefits Sunday 8/21 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick Run for Kids 5K Race/Walk: 10:30 a.m., Flight Deck Brewing, 11 Atlantic Ave., Brunswick. $35 online, $40 day of, $120 team of four. 1-mile Kid’s Fun Run, 10 a.m., no registration needed, bbbsbathbrunswick.org/run-for-kids. Books/Authors Friday 8/12 “All’s Well,” by Mona Awad: 7 p.m. […]
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Baileyville man killed in early morning house fire
Fire officials say there is no indication that foul play was involved in the fire at 24 Summit St. on Friday morning.
Scarborough Town Council to decide whether to put library expansion project on the ballot
The Town Council will vote Aug. 17 on whether to put the project on the November ballot.
Giving Voice: Growing a beautiful community
What a beautiful community we are fortunate to live in — the Midcoast region of Maine! On July 16, I had the opportunity to see it up close and personal at Brunswick in Bloom, the garden tour fundraiser for Oasis Free Clinics. The weather did not disappoint. It was sunny and warm — a stunning […]
David Treadwell: The falling tower of Trump
Recent denunciations of Donald’s Trump’s behavior during the Jan. 6 insurrection suggest that the noose is tightening on the former president. The Wall Street Journal, the bible for many thoughtful Republicans, minced no words. “Mr. Trump took an oath to defend the Constitution, and he had a duty as Commander in Chief to protect the […]
Gordon Weil: Maine’s rare election could have national impact
Maine will hold one of the most unusual elections ever. A sitting governor will face the governor who she succeeded. That is a rare event across the country and in U.S. history, though it has happened previously in Maine. But, beyond its rarity, it potentially has national significance. The country is deeply divided between the […]
Jerry Douglas, Susan Werner take stage in Boothbay Harbor
Werner and Douglas, a 14-time Grammy winner, perform Aug. 12 and 13
Applications for U.S. jobless claims up again last week
The labor market remains nonetheless one of the strongest parts of the U.S. economy.
U.S. conservatives cheer autocratic Hungarian leader Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged American conservatives to ‘take back the institutions’ at a Dallas conference on Thursday.
Democrats consider changes to economic bill; weekend votes ahead
Democrats are considering reshaping their economic bill’s proposed taxes on the wealthy and huge corporations, and possibly adding billions for the West’s historic drought.