BRUNSWICK — The second Taste of Brunswick food festival will be held Saturday, June 19, on the town green. Eighteen local restaurants will participate, showcasing a variety of food and drink from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Three bands will play live music under the gazebo: the Swing-a-Cat jazz trio, Dark Hollow Bottling Company, playing […]

BRUNSWICK — After halting discussions about a new police station during budget deliberations, the Town Council has resumed negotiations with owners of property eyed for the estimated $6.65 million facility. Town Manager Gary Brown confirmed that the council met Monday with Paul Clark of Morton Real Estate to discuss prices with several property owners. Brown […]

HARPSWELL — Typically, the Citizen Planner of the Year award goes to one volunteer. But last week the Maine Association of Planners gave the award to the Harpswell Conservation Commission, a group that’s been very busy over the last several years. MAP’s decision to bend the rules to honor the eight-member group took a little […]

FREEPORT — Maine State Police are investigating a single-car accident that forced them to close the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 for about an hour Tuesday night. According to Trooper Marvin Hinkley, three people were in the 1995 Ford Taurus that went off the side of the highway near Mile 25 at 9:25 p.m. The […]

BATH — Maine Maritime Museum is taking over the Portland Harbor Museum and will broaden its programming in greater Portland. Amy Lent, executive director of the Maine Maritime Museum, said Tuesday that the Portland museum’s collections should be completely transferred to 243 Washington St. by the end of the summer. “We’ve been preparing for this for […]

TOPSHAM — The School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors has again decided to close the West Harpswell School. The School Board voted 12-2 on June 10, with Jane Meisenbach of Harpswell and Claudia Beckwith of Topsham opposed. The decision would close the school at the end of the next school year, as recommended by the […]

Fishing communities in Maine and adjacent areas of Canada have lost more than a dozen men at sea in recent years.

FALMOUTH — After unanimously voting to reappoint Beth Franklin as chairwoman and Analiese Larson as vice chairwoman, and swearing in newly minted members David Snow and Chris Murry Jr.,  the School Board on June 14 approved the hiring of a new therapeutic kindergarten teacher. “It became clear that there were children with special needs coming […]

FREEPORT — The Regional School Unit 5 board on June 9 allocated more than $245,000 that was added to the budget at the annual town meeting on May 26. The board voted 8-2 to approve the administrative recommendations. Residents who voted to increase the budget suggested the funds be used for library books and four […]

FREEPORT — With teamwork and dedication, a group of Freeport Middle School students built a 12-foot sailboat and six-foot rowboat from scratch. They auctioned off their handiwork and raised nearly $1,000 to help fund future technology projects at the school. Jon Amory, the school’s technology teacher, said the students completed the project over two semesters. […]