Organizers expect to see 3,000 to 5,000 visitors to the city’s downtown.
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.
Bath museum denied protection from future lawsuits in schooner capsize
Maine Maritime Museum requested exemption from future lawsuits related to last year’s capsize of the schooner Mary E.
After fire, uncertainty for Bath elementary school students, staff
Half of Dike Newell Elementary School is unsalvageable after an alleged arsonist set fire to the building on June 11.
Bath breaks ground on new housing development
It’s hoped that The Uptown, when completed in 2024, will put a dent in the area’s housing crunch.
First Oyster Festival in Freeport a salty success
Maine oyster farmers teach visitors how to shuck and prepare their own oysters and they eat it up.
Brunswick-area lawmakers react to court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
MaineHealth chief urges politicians not to interfere with women’s health care, while Maine’s Catholic bishop welcomed the ruling.
Massachusetts artist creates Winslow Homer-inspired work for Bath’s Maine Maritime Museum
“Zach Horn: Looking For Winslow Homer” features large installations of stop motion videos, sculptures and paintings, to immerse visitors in the oceans and woods of Maine.
Georgetown approves 2022-2023 fiscal year budget with an increase of 2.2%
The impact on taxes is unknown at this time.
First shark sighting of the season off the coast of Harpswell
The Maine Department of Maine Resources reported 29 individual sharks detected off the mid and southern coast of Maine last year.
Bath library celebrates pride month, marks LGBTQ+ history in Maine
Library guest speaker Susie Bock presents “The LGBTQ+ civil rights movement in Maine: The importance of primary sources for preserving our history”