Bars in Bath and Brunswick embrace a sobriety trend by adding more alcohol-free options to their menus.
Maria Skillings
Maria Skillings covers general news for the towns of Topsham, Lisbon, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and Harpswell. She graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School, then received her B.A. in Theater from the University of Maine at Farmington. Maria went on to study film in New York City, where she worked as a stand-up comedian for three years. Eventually making the move to Los Angeles, she discovered her love of writing. She returned home to have her very first children’s book published. Before joining the team at the Times Record, Maria returned to her roots and began writing for the Cape Courier.
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Maine State Music Theatre lets patrons behind the curtain in new fundraising push
Aiming to raise $500,000 by the end of its 2023 season, the Brunswick theater will launch its “Turn Up the Limelight” campaign to educate patrons about the work that goes into producing Broadway-caliber shows.
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Bath rings in new year with Paul Revere bell
On Saturday, adults and children sang loud and proud with noisemakers in hand as they stood on Front Street, ready to celebrate 2023.
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Topsham teen mushes into Junior Iditarod Alaskan dogsled race
Mt. Ararat High School junior Tara Crossman and 13 of her Alaskan huskies will compete in a 150-mile dogsled race in February.
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Brunswick animal shelter gets support from local students
Mt. Ararat Middle Schoolers donate $550 to the Midcoast Humane Society in Brunswick.
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Ocean bottom-dweller helps battle food insecurity this Christmas
Maine Coast Fisherman’s Association donates 150 servings of locally sourced monkfish stew to Brunswick soup kitchen.
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Freeport retailers report busy holiday season despite record inflation
A struggling economy hasn’t deterred Midcoast shoppers from stores this holiday season but has encouraged them to buy locally.
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With illnesses surging, Midcoast schools urge students to stay home if they aren’t feeling well
A recent spike in respiratory illnesses this month caused multiple schools in Bath, Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham to close briefly for cleaning.
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Historic Phippsburg giant featured in book ‘Big Trees of Northern New England’
In his new book, New Hampshire boat builder Kevin Martin maps out over 50 trails for hiking, biking and boating to visit some of New England’s oldest and largest trees, including the English linden planted in 1774 at the Phippsburg Congregational Church.