Maine’s District 19 Rep. Seth Goodall, D-Richmond, visits Dike Newell Elementary in Bath on Tuesday morning to read to Wanda Brown’s 1st grade class. Here, Goodall reads one of his mother’s favorite books, “Michael Recycle”, by Ellie Bethel. He spoke with the children about the work he is doing at the State House to improve […]

Ice and water from the Kennebec River cover the deck and side lot at the Kennebec Tavern on Commercial Street in Bath, following last week’s storm. Despite the treacherous looking conditions, the tavern’s open flag (and a dry front door) welcomed in patrons.

SOUTH PORTLAND — A bill regulating the use of automated license plate scanners is being called too restrictive by South Portland police – the first in Maine to test the technology. The plate readers use cruiser roof-mounted cameras that can read license plate numbers on passing cars and automatically search for them on several local, state […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Like several other municipalities last year, South Portland wanted to reduce its budget by eliminating street lights where they were not needed. After an extensive public process, the city darkened 107 lights along major transportation arteries, expecting to save nearly $20,000. Instead, the city is $5,000 in the red, because of an […]

BATH — A plan is in the works to minimize flooding issues plaguing several areas of the city. Public Works Director Peter Owen and Stephen Dyer of Ransom Environmental Consultants on Wednesday recommended to the City Council a prioritized series of projects, which are intended to alleviate the problem in the area of Park and Juniper […]

FREEPORT — To help raise money for the Freeport Historical Society, Grammy award-winning pianist Paul Sullivan will perform a benefit concert at the Freeport Community Center. Christina White, executive director of the Historical Society, said Sullivan is a soloist, member of a jazz trio and the Paul Winter Consort. She said Sullivan is thrilled to perform […]

CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland Lands and Conservation Commission is looking for volunteers to assist an ongoing survey to identify the town’s significant vernal pools. Paul Weiss, a member of the commission and coordinator of the project, said the project began last spring and benefited from a grant through the National Audubon Society and the Toyota automobile […]

FREEPORT — The Project Review Board will hold a public hearing Wednsday, March 10 at 6 p.m. to discuss plans submitted by Frost Gully LLC to build a 15,000-square-foot Bow Street Market, four apartments, and the extension of School Street to Bow Street. This is a final approval, and the public is invited to attend. […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — About 25 parents urged the School Board Monday night to use caution when considering the superintendent’s proposal to move to a consolidated middle school. South Portland currently has two middle schools, one more than is recognized by the state funding formula causing local taxpayers to pay more for education. Superintendent of Schools […]

Falmouth seniors Ryan Rogers (center) and John Roberts (right) along with their teammates celebrate a long-awaited Class B championship Friday night in Bangor, following the Yachtsmen’s 72-65 overtime win over Camden Hills. More in sports, page ?