Jon Cornish, a 28-year veteran of the Maine Marine Patrol, has been promoted to the rank of major. Cornish replaces Maj. Alan Talbot, who retired from the Bureau of Marine Patrol after 25 years. Cornish will serve as second in-command with operational field command responsibilities planning, coordinating, assigning and overseeing Marine Patrol enforcement activities. In […]

BATH The National Maritime Historical Society will be honored with the Maine Maritime Museum’s 2013 Mariner’s Award. The honor recognizes 50 years of maritime education, advocacy and preservation undertaken by the Society since it was founded in 1963. The reception is Aug. 21 at the museum. In 1963, when a small group of ship preservationists […]

GARDINER A gentle bicycle ride from Gardiner to Bath is planned for Saturday, July 27, through 10 municipalities on the interim route of Capital to the Coast — a 43- mile active transportation corridor proposed from Augusta to Bath. Of that 43 miles, the ride will cover 38. A group pace of about 12 mph […]

Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Thursday, 7 p.m., Town Office. Arrowsic SELECT BOARD, Monday, 6 p.m. Town Hall. Bath CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP, Wednesday, 6 p.m., Bath City Hall, Front and Centre streets. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 7 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Coombs […]

BRUNSWICK Charis Leos has some pretty big shoes to fill in a role synonymous with that belter of Broadway Ethel Merman, but the little firecracker and Maine State Music Theatre audience favorite is the perfect fit to play Mama Rose in Gypsy, MSMT’s third show of the summer. Bold and brassy, bossy and brash, Leos […]

The new state budget replaced the property tax and rent ‘circuit breaker’ program with a tax credit that provides far less relief.

Mt. Ararat High School TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat High School honor roll for the spring semester: Grade 12 High Honors: Caroline Carrigan, Sydni Clark, Marti Crippen, Alex Denis, Kathleen Gerencer, Kristen Haines, Brian Johnson, Miku Kimura, Micaela Mitchell, Pann New, Panisara Pichiensopon, Benjamin Proctor, Brennan Radulski, Elena Rashitova, Adeline Schneider, Ryan Smith, Eric Stuckey, […]

BRUNSWICK — U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, will send staffers to meet with area constituents throughout the month. During outreach hours, residents can query a staff representative about specific problems, legislative issues, or concerns regarding federal government agencies. King staffers will be at Brunswick Town Hall from 10 a.m. to noon, and at Bath City […]

BRUNSWICK — Local historian Fred Koerber will lead visitors through the connections between two forts by discussing stories uncovered during the recent excavation at the site of Fort Richmond. The program is 1 p.m. Sunday, July 21. The Androscoggin River that separates Topsham and Brunswick has been home to many historic forts, including Fort George […]