BATH — The City Council issued a proclamation July 2 in honor of former Fire Chief Steve Hinds, who retired in April. “(I)t was a privilege to serve the folks in Bath and it was an absolute honor for me to be recognized by the City Fathers,” Hinds said Tuesday via email, noting that he […]
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Young thespians want Bath audience to get 'The Point'
BATH — You don’t have to have a point, to have a point. That’s the point of “The Point,” which the Midcoast Youth Theater performs at the Chocolate Church Arts Center through Saturday, July 12. The show is based on a 1971 animated film that includes the voices of Dustin Hoffman and Ringo Starr, and […]
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Home births a focus of new Yarmouth practice
YARMOUTH — Hospitals don’t appeal to everyone. They didn’t appeal to Tiffany Carter Skillings. Skillings and partner Josie Skavdahl have founded Tree of Life Naturopathic and Midwifery Care, after realizing that she wanted to run her own holistic practice, focusing on home births and intimately caring for patients for the entirety of their lives. “We […]
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Years on Chebeague Island inspire writer's debut novel
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — When Linda Watkins decided to act on her dream of penning a novel, she took to heart that age-old adage: write what you know. At the time, she was living in a 100-year-old house on a hill on Chebeague Island, a place she’d been visiting since her childhood. “It started out as […]
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Casco Bay Lines directors give themselves free rides
PORTLAND — Citing a desire to attract more candidates for seats on the board, Casco Bay Lines directors have voted to give themselves free ferry passage after the November elections. The unanimous board decision came June 26 and is the first time the volunteer directors have extended themselves benefits since the board was established in […]
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Falmouth library likely to seek referendum on expansion financing
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Memorial Library board in the coming weeks is expected to ask the Town Council to hold a voter referendum on borrowing for a proposed library expansion, board President Mark Porada said Tuesday. The amount of the bond request and the time of a vote remain unclear. At a June 24 design […]
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Freeport program seeds next generation of Maine dairy farmers
FREEPORT — With the number of dairy farmers in Maine decreasing and the national demand for organic dairy rising, Wolfe’s Neck Farm has entered a partnership with Stonyfield to craft a solution. The 626-acre farm was awarded a three-year grant of nearly $1.7 million by Stonyfield, the organic yogurt company based in Londonderry, New Hampshire, […]
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Yarmouth, Maine, to Guatemala: 1 woman, 1 kayak, 1 year
YARMOUTH — Nuts. Crazy. Unusual. These are words people use to describe Deb Walters. Another word they use? Inspiring. The 63-year-old grandmother will embark from Yarmouth on Friday on a year-long solo kayak trip to Guatemala. That’s right. Guatemala. In Central America. “I have this slightly unusual passion for long-distance kayaking,” Walters said. The Troy […]
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Freeport businesses cool to proposed plastic bag ban
FREEPORT — Business owners have mixed reactions to a proposed ban on plastic shopping bags. The Town Council reviewed the proposed ordinance July 1, and sent it to the ordinance committee for further action. The ban would apply to disposable bags that are typically distributed at grocery or convenience stores. For Jim Frey, manager at […]
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Judge voids permit for Amtrak layover facility in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Construction of an Amtrak passenger train layover facility is being put on hold after a superior court judge last week voided a storm water permit issued for the project. The July 2 ruling by Justice Joyce Wheeler found that the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority violated Maine Department of Environmental Protection rules by […]