BATH — The Bath Alumni Association plans to meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Alumni Room at Morse High School to continue planning for this year’s alumni weekend. news@timesrecord.com

FREEPORT — The Freeport Town Council will hold a public hearing tonight on a proposed five-year capital plan for fiscal years 2012 to 2016. According to a memo from Town Manager Dale Olmstead, the plan includes technology upgrades for the town, infrastructure and road upgrades and similar projects for all town departments. The full plan […]

LISBON — The Lisbon Police Department reported shortly after 9:30 a.m. today that a man who went missing from a group home in town has been located. Officials say 54-year-old Michael Rizkalla was reported missing around 9 a.m. Sunday and was spotted in the Hallowell-Augusta area at 10 a.m. Monday. The Maine Department of Health […]

DURHAM — The Board of Selectmen invites residents to an informational meeting tonight regarding the proposed ordinance and amendments that will appear on the April 7 town meeting warrant. The meeting is scheduled to run from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Durham Community School. One of the proposed ordinances is the Property Assessed Clean […]

RICHMOND — Richmond police charged a vehicle full of young adults — including the driver — with alcohol-related offenses after a traffic stop on Main Street early Saturday morning. Richmond Police Chief Scott MacMaster said officer Gary Hickey received a “beon the-lookout” request from the Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Office for a brown 1996 Jeep Grand […]

BRUNSWICK — To curb the impact of expected layoffs, the Brunswick School Department is again offering retirement incentives to teachers eligible to retire under the state pension system. School officials anticipate a $3 million budget gap as a result of losses in state and federal revenues. With staffing reductions likely as part of the school department’s […]

BRUNSWICK — A collaboration between state legislators and town officials is expected to bring some relief to Brunswick’s school budget woes. Town Manager Gary Brown said Monday that $350,000 will likely be available to the Brunswick school department after the town secured a state Municipal Partnership Initiative (MPI) grant for road improvements along Bath Road near […]

FREEPORT — Freeport High School playwrights Angus Macdonald and Logan Freeman hope to make history Friday. With a 28-person carnival of characters, the two seniors will travel to Yarmouth for state competition after placing first regionally with their play, “Carnival of Curiosity,” in the Maine Drama Festival’s annual one-act play competition on March 9 and 10. In […]

BATH — A dramatic two-vehicle crash that closed Route 1 for several hours Monday evening sent four Brunswick residents to area hospitals, two with serious, life-threatening injuries. Just after 6:30 p.m., a 2003 Acura driven by 22-year-old Joseph Boyington of Brunswick rear-ended a 2008 Lincoln sport utility vehicle on Route 1 northbound just north of the […]