TOPSHAM — During a meeting rescheduled from March 1, the Topsham Board of Selectmen today will consider taking action on four proposed ordinances regulating sale and use of consumer fireworks. Part of the discussion about the proposed ordinances, Town Manager Cornell Knight confirmed, includes their possible placement on the draft warrant for the May 16 town […]

BRUNSWICK — A Freeport man was treated and released from Mid Coast Hospital on Wednesday after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle on Maine Street earlier in the day. Paul Chenevert, whose age was not listed, was headed north on Maine Street on the correct side of the road just before 1 […]

HARPSWELL — Voters will go to the polls Saturday to elect either incumbent Selectwoman Elinor Multer or challenger C. Matthew Rich to a three-year term on the Harpswell Board of Selectmen. In an interview with The Times Record, Multer said that her experience in town government is what sets her apart from her opponent. “I’m not […]

HARPSWELL — C. Matthew Rich is challenging incumbent Selectwoman Elinor Multer for a three-year position on the three-person Harpswell Board of Selectmen. Voters in town will decide the contest at the polls Saturday. Rich, 60, said in an interview with The Times Record that his candidacy is not a statement about the job his opponent is […]

BATH — The Bath City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to give final passage to an ordinance exempting military personnel on active duty from paying excise tax on vehicles. Bath becomes one of the first communities in Maine to take advantage of a new state law that allows such an exemption. In June 2011, the 125th […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Police Department hopes a new registration program for people with developmental disabilities will help police, fire and rescue personnel better respond to emergencies. Beginning March 31 and continuing on four Saturdays throughout the month of April — Autism Awareness Month — police will hold voluntary registration events to collect information about Brunswick […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — State officials say they’re trying to determine the overall cost of a computer malfunction that resulted in 19,000 people receiving checks for MaineCare even though they were ineligible. State Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew revealed the problem Tuesday to legislative leaders and members of the Appropriations Committee. The problem […]