BATH — He grew up in the City of Ships more than 60 years ago, early enough to know the first generation of Jewish immigrants who eked out a living for themselves in the Mid-Coast. Next weekend, Nathan Cogan will return to his native city to discuss the culture of his kinsmen. Accompanied by his twin […]

After the drowning death of Brian Jewett last month, Brunswick and Topsham officials approved new signs discouraging Androscoggin River swimmers from jumping off the Swinging Bridge, the walking span connecting the two towns. The Topsham Board of Selectmen on Sept. 3 unanimously approved a new sign on its side of the bridge. On Tuesday the […]

TOPSHAM — The cause remained unknown Thursday morning of a fire that erupted early Wednesday at a Main Street metal recycling business in Pejepscot Village. Topsham Fire Chief Ken Brillant said the fire at Grimmel Industries is being investigated by the state fire marshal’s office. He said the blaze was under control and basically extinguished. Firefighters […]

FREEPORT — The Town Council Tuesday night received an evaluation that suggests spending nearly $3 million to upgrade athletic facilities throughout town. Councilors sent the recommendation to a new Recreational Field Use Committee, which will analyze the town’s needs. The committee, made up of representatives from the town, schools, Recreation Department, Field Committee, high school, […]

FALMOUTH — The Town Council wants residents to help compile a wish list of uses for property at 260 Foreside Road that the town purchased more than two years ago for $261,000 more than its assessed value. The town purchased the 3.3 acres, often referred to as the former Brown property, in March 2007 for […]

A couple of local organizations have events planned on Friday to commemorate the eighth anniversary of 9/11. Arthur Frederiksen, director of American Legion Post 164 on Depot Road in Falmouth, has organized a commemoration that includes members of the Falmouth fire-rescue and police departments. After a wreath is placed, state Rep. Jerry Davis, R-Falmouth, will […]

Portland last week officially opened the William A. Goodman Playspace at Deering Oaks Park, where kids can run, jump, rock, slide, swing and climb. Here, 2-year-old Finn gets a little help from his mother jumping off a rocking lobster. The play area, named after the city engineer who designed the park in 1879, cost an […]

FREEPORT — Nomination papers for seats on the Town Council, Water District Board of Trustees and Sewer District Board of Trustees were due Wednesday, Sept. 9, but by Tuesday afternoon, not all papers had been returned. There are three council seats up for election in November. Incumbent District 4 Councilor Jim Cassida was the only person […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — North Yarmouth’s annual Fun Day celebration has been going strong for more than 25 years, and it’s back this weekend with a “homegrown” theme. “We are sort of looking at what’s going on around us in our state, and in our country, and seeing that people are looking closer at themselves and looking […]

CUMBERLAND — Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne doesn’t remember the bicycle accident that caused her traumatic brain injury two decades ago, but she recalls the struggles and triumphs of her road back to recovery, a journey she shares in a new book. “Parenting Myself: Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury,” published by Custom Communications of Biddeford, serves as not […]