BATH Hyde School announces its popular summer songwriting workshop for aspiring teenaged songwriters. The program mirrors a yearlong music course offered by Hyde Music teacher and local musician Matt Newberg. What began in 2005 as a senior-parent project for musicians Dan Cook and John Hiatt, both Hyde alumni parents, has now morphed into a respected […]

BRUNSWICK Brunswick Junior High School students placed high in this year’s New England Math League competition. Sixth-grade students placed 16th out of all the New England schools that participated, and first place in the state. Daniel Lyons placed 22nd out of all sixth-graders taking the exam in New England, and he tied for an individual […]

Morse High School BATH — Morse High School fourth-quarter honors: GRADE 12 High Honors: Bryn Carr, Sadia Crosby, Tyler Dorr, Marissa Eltzroth, Ylva Hopf, Bess Howell, Alexander Paulus, Max Renaud, Autumn Thompson, Clare Tolan Honors: Jessica Baker, Allison Barter, Florian Bigge, Matthew Boyle, Jennifer Dolloff, Aaron Doughty, Seamus Fitzpatrick, Monica Frempong, Kelsie Gagnon, Katlyn Gonzalez, […]

PORTLAND Sales at Maine’s fireworks stores have far surpassed initial projections when fireworks became legal last year for the first time in 63 years. When legislators debated a bill in 2011 seeking to legalize fireworks, the Maine Revenue Services estimated that fireworks stores would generate about $120,000 a year in sales taxes. In reality, the […]

PORTLAND Cases of local interest closed May 1-31 in Cumberland County District and Superior courts: Steven Stemp, 37, of Harpswell, guilty of domestic violence assault, sentenced to 180 days in jail, all but 24 hours suspended, probation of 2 years, for an incident in Harpswell on March 10. Brandon Baker, 21, of Durham, guilty of […]

Mt Ararat Middle School TOPSHAM — The honor roll for the fourth quarter at Mt Ararat Middle School: Eighth Grade High Honors: Isabella Blessington, Cameron Cox, Katelyn Cox, Mikala Dwelley, Samantha Gonyea, Cole Guerin, Kate Guerin, Kieley Hetherington, Lauren Labbay, Sabrina Paetow, Ashley Parker and Emily Welch. Honor: Mark Abreu, Ernest Bergeron, Nicole Bradstreet, Karlie […]

FREEPORT Freeport High School’s Riley Werner and Benjamin Proctor of Mt. Ararat High School are the 2013 recipients of Freeport Players Scholarships. The scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors who participated in Freeport Players productions or made a commitment to theater at Freeport High School. Werner joined Freeport Players as a middle school student in […]

FREEPORT Karina Harriman of Freeport High School was one of four students honored with scholarships from Mainely Character. Harriman, who received a $2,500 Mainely Character Scholarship, spent time in a women’s shelter with her mother and impressed judges with “her sense of responsibility and her resolve to give back and help others.” Harriman gave up […]