BRUNSWICK — Rodney E. Bauer, of Brunswick, was installed as district deputy to the Elks National President for the lodges in the Coastal District of the Maine Elks Association. Bauer was installed at the Order’s 151th Elks National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, where over 9,000 members and guests were present. He will serve a one-year […]

FREEPORT A Brunswick man is in fair condition at Maine Medical Center after he was thrown from his motorcycle on Flying Point Road Sunday night. The crash occurred near the Brunswick town line and reported at 6:41 p.m. Freeport Police Chief Gerald Schofield said Jeremy A Gray, 36, of Brunswick, was driving south on Flying […]

BRUNSWICK The Maine Street area in Brunswick is blooming, thanks to the Village Improvement Association’s sixth annual competition among local businesses for Best Flower Boxes or Planters featuring live plants and flowers. There were 27 entrants. The winners this year are: — First prize of $250: Wild Oats Bakery/Cafe at 149 Maine St. — Second […]

LISBON Lisbon Police arrested a Lewiston man on Wednesday at the Sabattus Creek Trailer Park for alleged drug trafficking. Assama-VI Koumou-Nete, also known as David Koumou-Nete, 29, was charged with trafficking in scheduled W drugs — cocaine. Police say the arrest was part of a months-long investigation into alleged drug activity after citizens complained of […]

GEORGETOWN — John Arthur “Jay” Holt received the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment 2015 Visionary Award for Maine for his “outstanding leadership and long standing efforts to protect natural resources in the Gulf of Maine as the Coordinator of the Georgetown annual coastal clean-up and (his) ongoing advocacy for a clean, green […]

LISBON — The town of Lisbon took home second place for the 2014 American Public Works Association Maine Chapter Public Works Excellence Award Competition for the Androscoggin River Trail Project. The award was presented at the 24th annual Highway Congress held on June 4, 2015 at the Skowhegan State Fairgrounds and is a state-wide competition […]

Richmond High School Honors Richmond — Richmond High School recently announced its Third Trimester Honor Roll. Honored students include: Grade 9 Cum Laude: Destiny Anair, Samantha Barnes, Kyle Provencal and Olivia Winokurzew Grade 10 Cum Laude: Hunter Curtis, Josee Geaghan, Jennifer Lorbeski, Zachary Marseglia and Caleigh Shulman Grade 11 Summa Cum Laude: Autumn Acord and […]

RICHMOND Police say a two-car collision at the intersection of Routes 201 and 197 in Richmond late Sunday morning occurred after one of the drivers failed to stop at a stop sign. The crash was reported Sunday at 11:40 a.m. Patrol officer Chris Giles said Alphonse Veilleux, 77, of Lewiston was traveling on Route 197 […]

TOPSHAM Nearly 71 years ago, a young Army warrant officer was doing his best to keep himself and his buddies alive during the infamous Battle of the Bulge. “Fortunately, I didn’t get killed. I guess I was just lucky, that’s all. … Just plain lucky,” said now-94-year-old Samuel Alderete. Their efforts assisted with the liberation […]

BRUNSWICK Bowdoin College is being recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency with a 2015 Energy Star Combined Heat and Power award. CHP technology produces electricity and useful heat simultaneously from a single energy source, such as natural gas, oil, or biomass. For hospital systems and universities, CHP systems can also provide reliability benefits which ensure […]