BATH — A film series is part of the plan to raise money for restoration and maintenance of the aging Winter Street Center. The 880 Washington St. building, formerly the Winter Street Congregational Church, is home to the Dreamland Movie Theater and other uses. The theater, in the annex of the 1843 Gothic Revival building, shows […]

BRUNSWICK — Owners Becky and Dave Shepherd were thrilled when they were offered a lease that would allow them to expand Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe at the Tontine Mall. The Shepherds had been eyeing expansion of the 19-year-old eatery for years. They even considered moving to the old Movie Gallery spot on Maine Street, […]

TOPSHAM — A doctor faces child pornography charges after being arrested at his Congress Circle home Tuesday. Dr. David A. York, 59, a physician with Concentra Medical Centers in Augusta and Lewiston, is charged with five counts of possession of sexually explicit materials of children under the age of 12, according to the Maine Department of […]

FREEPORT — About 50 town employees filled Town Council Chambers Tuesday night to hear councilors discuss the 2011 budget. Previously faced with a $366,000 budget gap, Town Manager Dale Olmstead suggested personnel reductions, service cuts and dispatch consolidation as a way to fill the gap. But at the council meeting March 23, municipal employees Alene Arris, […]

FALMOUTH — The Town Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. to hear comments from the public on the proposed school and municipal budgets. Despite decreases in state subsidies and revenue sources, neither the municipal nor school budgets call for an increase in the tax rate for Falmouth residents. “We […]

ROCKPORT — Falmouth High School finished second in the Class A state One-Act Festival last weekend with a performance of “The Thirteen Clocks,” by James Thurber. Skowhegan was the winner at Camden Hills Regional High School and will represent Maine in the Class A division at the New England competition the weekend of April 15 […]

FALMOUTH — The Maine Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that it is no longer considering closing the Martin Point bridge during reconstruction scheduled to begin in 2012. “We’ve done enough at this point to realize it would be very problematic to close it,” MDOT Project Manager Nate Benoit said. MDOT is still evaluating three other […]

YARMOUTH — A message in a green bottle that may have been tossed into the ocean about 12 years ago in Yarmouth washed ashore last week in Cohasset, Mass. Three girls — 8-year-old twins Annabelle and Kyra DeGroat and their 4-year-old sister Bridgit — found the bottle March 10 while walking along Cohasset Harbor. The town has about […]

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council unanimously approved the proposed fiscal 2011 municipal budget Monday night. The $7.99 million budget is a 0.34 percent decrease from the current year, on expected revenues of $3.63 million – a nearly 1 percent decline. The projected impact on the property tax rate is a 0.07 percent increase, not including the school […]

FALMOUTH — Emergency services are about to undergo some major changes. The Police Department is in the process of adding six new employees – a significant increase for a team of 17 sworn officers. The hirings come after three long-time members of the department retired and resigned, one patrol position was added into the budget […]