Raising money for breast cancer research, Deputy Chief Michelle Small promises to dye her hair pink if the department hits its $3000 goal.
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.
Man arrested, accused of breaking windows of Bath’s Chocolate Church Arts Center
Jakob R. Frame, 21, of Bath was arrested in connection to the art center vandalism on Sunday.
HGTV shines a spotlight on Mae’s Café & Bakery in Bath
The famous bakery was chosen as a filming location for the Home and Garden Television show “My Lottery Dream Home” in July.
Bath elementary students embrace replacement school after being displaced by fire
After transforming the former Bath Regional Career and Technical Center for Dike Newell Elementary students, faculty and students happily settle in.
184 Bowdoinham elementary students form human chain to help library open a bookstore
Bowdoinham Community School students moved 900 books up Main Street on Wednesday afternoon.
With winter closing in, Topsham business raises funds to help seniors heat their homes
The cost of heating oil in Maine has increased by 65% over the last year.
Bowdoinham man awarded $5 million in malpractice suit against Brunswick hospital
This is the first civil trial in Cumberland County since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blacksmithing bishop coming to Bath church to turn guns into garden tools
Tools forged from unwanted firearms are donated to community gardens and agricultural schools along the East Coast.
New Property Tax Stabilization Program offers some financial relief for Maine seniors
The average property tax in Maine is 1.3% while the national average sits at 1.07%.
Repeated thefts force Bowdoinham farmer to rethink farmstand payment methods
More than $200 has been stolen from the Stonecipher Farm’s farmstand in the past year.