BATH — New medication disposal boxes now available at local police departments will provide area residents with a safe — and free — means of disposing of unwanted prescription drugs. The boxes were provided by Communities Against Substance Abuse (CASA), with funding from the Davenport Foundation, and the support of Mid Coast Hospital and local law […]

Summonses Adam Crawford, 23, of 13 Raymond Road, Jan. 28, 8:59 p.m., charged with assault, at Ruby Tuesday on Topsham Fair Mall Road. Cathy Burns, 42, of 23 Village St., Lisbon, Jan. 24, 10:10 p.m., charged with operating after suspension, on Main Street. news@timesrecord.com

PHIPPSBURG — The Board of Selectmen this evening will consider accepting a $500 donation to the town’s Goodwill Account in honor of Phippsburg Police Chief John Skroski. The donation offer comes from Topsham resident Beryl McPherson. She formerly lived in Phippsburg with her husband, Kenneth, who died in 2008. In a Feb. 7 letter to selectmen, […]

Arrests David Cunningham, 31, of 113 High St., Bath, Feb. 11, 3:17 p.m., charged on a Cumberland County warrant for violation of protection order, at sheriff ’s office at 752 High St., Bath. John Doyle, 46, of 42 Ethel Road, Georgetown, Feb. 11, 10:25 a.m., charged on two warrants for violation of conditions of release, […]

The 24-hour “Freeze Out” events will be taking place in Freeport and Brunswick Saturday to raise awareness, funds and food to fight hunger and meet local heating assistance needs. Both events run from 10 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday. The Brunswick event, put on by the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, will be held […]

AUGUSTA — Pressure is mounting on the Maine Republican Party to reconsider its weekend declaration that Mitt Romney won the state’s caucuses, at least until all votes have been counted. The Maine GOP announced Saturday that Romney narrowly edged Ron Paul, 39 percent to 36 percent, in a nonbinding presidential preference poll taken during the caucuses. […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick School Department has extended contracts for three top administrators at Brunswick High School, including interim Principal Donna Borowick. Meanwhile, the school department continues to conduct a national search for a permanent replacement for Bruce Cook, who retired in June 2011 after a lengthy tenure as Brunswick High School’s principal. The school […]

AUGUSTA — Democrat Chris Johnson of Somerville won a special election Tuesday over Republican Dana Dow of Waldoboro to fill a vacant seat in the state Senate. With all but two of the 22 towns that make up District 20 reporting, Johnson had 3,191 votes, or 54 percent, according to unofficial results from town officials. Dow […]

O ften we cannot see things until they are reflected back at us. Trust me on this; six years ago I wrote a memoir with portrayals of others that annoyed friends and relatives. Seeing yourself through the lens of another is jarring and sensitive, but ultimately, educational. I never fully understood my relationship with Dustin […]