The White House expressed support for the legislation, which would provide $552.1 billion for the regular military budget.

It joins 16 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing lesbian and gay couples to wed.

Richmond Middle School EIGHTH GRADE Cum Laude: Kylee Alexander, Destiny Anair, Samantha Barnes, Brooke Dowd, Ethan Gardner, Nathan Kendrick, Noah Lebel, Molly Meagher, Jordan Perry, Nicholas Ridenour, Matthew Rines, Zachary Small, Emily Snowden, Sydney Tilton, Molly Tomascik, Olivia Winokurzew SEVENTH GRADE Cum Laude: Nicholas Adams, Kennedy Chandler, Mitchell Couturier, Alexander Dershem, Grace Hart, Daniel Stewart, […]

WOOLWICH The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and the town of Woolwich received $30,262 from the Coastal Communities Planning Grant fund last week to restore the Nequasset fishway. The fishway is located off George Wright Road near Nequasset Road. It permits adult alewives to run into Nequasset Lake to spawn, and the juvenile alewives to safely […]

TOPSHAM The clock is ticking; it’s almost time. Time for Topsham to kickoff the year long celebration of its 250th birthday on New Year’s Eve. Residents, families — all are invited to the Topsham Fairgrounds on Dec. 31 to enjoy the warmth of an evening bonfire and the company of other community members, for as […]

BRUNSWICK Within a few months, Wild Oats Bakery and Café’s Pegasus Street location should be ready to deal out muffins, coffee, soup and cakes to Brunswick Landing’s growing tenancy. The ex-base hosts several large corporate or manufacturing facilities, as well as the Midcoast campus of Southern Maine Community College, but no food service provider yet. […]

BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin International Music Festival is one of 150 nonprofit organizations to receive a Challenge America Fast-Track grant from The National Endowment for the Arts. The $10,000 grant will support public outreach and celebrations commemorating the festival’s 50th year. Next year will mark half a century of the festival, which has worked with more […]

Thank you to the following local people for helping the Santa Claus Fund this Christmas: “Dasher and Dancer” gave $150; K.M. Page and J.R. Webster gave $75; Mid-Coast Woodworkers Inc. gave $50; Hammond Lumber gave $50; Gordon and Roberta Weil gave $50; and, in memory of Gary and Peggy Hartley, Gary and Margaret Hartley gave […]

The body of the former UMaine player is exhumed at his family’s request.