FALMOUTH — A documentary film made by two brothers from Falmouth will be shown twice this month on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. “Once More to the Cabin” follows filmmakers Tom and Jim Isler’s grandmother as she returns to her log cabin in Boothbay Harbor for the first time since the death of her husband. […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — In an effort to reduce waste removal costs and to encourage recycling, the Town Council is exploring a pay-per-bag program for residents. Councilors, in Feb. 8 workshop, agreed to pursue the concept and research it more thoroughly. Councilors Frank Governali and Penny Jordan, the liaison to the ecomaine board of directors, created a […]

Somali immigrant Suad Abrar, who now lives in Lewiston, waves an American flag during a naturalization ceremony at Falmouth Middle School on Tuesday, Feb. 9. More than 40 people became United States citizens during the ceremony, which is a part of the fifth grade’s immigration unit.

PORTLAND — A judge on Wednesday granted a temporary restraining order barring the former president of M.W. Sewall & Co. from a variety of actions connected to the Bath fuel company. The action was expected after a court-appointed Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustee accused Philip Sewall of “mismanagement and self-dealing” and using proprietary M.W. Sewall information […]

Spectators watch as Mary Boutin of Brunswick and her horse Elias parade past in the arena at Skyline Farm in North Yarmouth on Saturday, Feb. 6, during the farm’s 11th annual Sleigh Day.

TOPSHAM — The School Administrative District 75 superintendent said last week that every category of spending will be scrutinized to make up for a $1.75 million loss in state aid for next year’s budget. Preliminary General Purpose Aid numbers released by the Maine Department of Education Feb. 1 showed SAD 75 could lose $500,000 more in […]

TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Feb. 4 to receive a nearly 100-page report from the Topsham Government Improvement Committee. The board made it clear that it was not accepting the recommendations in the report, but rather receiving the document as the start of a discussion with the committee. The first workshop on the […]

BRUNSWICK — Quahog fishermen boring into the ice on the New Meadows “lakes” will have to begin fencing off the holes, thanks to an emergency ordinance passed by the Town Council on Monday. And speaking of ice, the council unanimously supported a proposal that could result in a new skating rink at Brunswick Naval Air […]

FALMOUTH — High school Principal Allyn Hutton will be the next superintendent of schools in Kittery. The Kittery School Committee, in a press release Tuesday, said it plans to nominate and approve Hutton at its Feb. 23 meeting, after negotiating details of her contract. As Falmouth High School’s principal, Hutton currently earns more than $95,000 […]

BATH — The officers and members of Bath Iron Works’ largest union have resumed control of their local for the first time in nearly two years. Local S6 President Todd McPhee said on Tuesday that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers restored the local’s authority on Feb. 1. The parent union had imposed a […]