This issue represents the last edition printed during my tenure as editor of The Times Record, as I’m taking another job outside the Masthead Maine network of papers.

It’s not easy to leave. I’ve been incredibly blessed to work for this paper that can trace its lineage in the Bath and Brunswick area back for over a century.

I’ve also been blessed to work alongside a crew so dedicated to bringing you news of the Midcoast day after day.

But they can’t do it without your support.

If you’re not a subscriber, please consider becoming one. If you are, please consider renewing your subscription and encouraging others to subscribe. You’ll be supporting local journalism and helping to ensure that our newsroom keeps going.

I leave knowing that our readers are in good hands and that The Times Record’s mission of delivering to its readers local, legitimate journalism continues.

John Swinconeck,
Former Executive Editor