WEST BATH — The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday unanimously voted to appoint Jonathan Davis of West Bath as the new town administrator. Davis takes over for former town administrator Pam Hile, who left the position in December to become the Sagadahoc County administrator. Davis holds a master’s degree in public administration from Central Michigan University […]

BRUNSWICK — Route 1 northbound near the Coastal Connector was closed for approximately an hour Friday night after a 36-year-old Brunswick man allegedly driving under the influence crashed a car police say he stole from his girlfriend. David Lafave, 36, of 49 Franklin Parkway, was charged with theft by unauthorized use of property, operating under the […]

BOWDOINHAM — The judges of the Best Beard Contest at the Bowdoinham Ice and Smelt Festival held Saturday reported that the contest drew 24 contestants, including a dog and a child. The winners are as follows: Full natural beard: Brian Hamner (honorable mentions to Brant Miller and Bob Kane) Verdi: Eli Berry Full beard freestyle: […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick School Department is staring down deep budget cuts. Again. In preliminary state education subsidy figures released Thursday by the Maine Department of Education, the Brunswick school district projects to take the hardest hit in the state, losing $1.24 million. “This is catastrophic because it’s the third year in a row that we’ve […]

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College senior Tyler Patton is searching to find his social network, without his generation’s social network. In some ways, Facebook may be good, Patton said. In some ways, it may also be bad. He’s not sure. But with the idea that you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone, Patton is encouraging […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Robert Kraft stared at the scoreboard, to see if time really had run out. It had. In a game that meant so much, his New England Patriots had come up a fingertip or two short. “It’s for Miss Myra,” receiver Deion Branch said after the Giants beat the Patriots 21-17 in the Super Bowl […]

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College senior Tyler Patton is searching to find his social network, without his generation’s social network. In some ways, Facebook may be good, Patton said. In some ways, it may also be bad. He’s not sure. But with the idea that you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone, Patton is encouraging […]