BRUNSWICK — L.L. Bean’s signature boot is taking off. Really. While sales of the Bean Boot are expected to hit record highs in its 100th anniversary year, the company is also sending its new, massive Bootmobile on the road as an ambassador for the company. On Tuesday, the 20- foot long, 13-foot tall, size 747 Bean […]

BRUNSWICK — A dementia support group meets from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p. m. the third Thursday of each month in the Community Room of the Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive. A meeting will take place this Thursday. Participation is open to family and friends of those with Alzheimer’s or dementia. For more […]

POWNAL — Firefighters from five towns responded to a fire at a two-story Pownal farmhouse late Saturday night, after a resident reported smoke coming from the basement. The small blaze at 13 Lawrence Road was knocked down quickly and caused no injuries, according to Pownal Fire Chief Jesse Peters. An investigation revealed a faulty fireplace as […]

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police arrested a 20-year-old man early Monday morning and charged him with burglary after he allegedly broke into two local businesses. Jacob Stanley, 20, of 108 Columbia Ave., was charged with two counts of felony burglary, possession of burglar’s tools and theft by unauthorized taking following the incident, Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan […]

BRUNSWICK — Despite Monday’s announcement that Kestrel Aircraft Co. will build a new manufacturing facility in Wisconsin rather than at Brunswick Landing, redevelopment officials said Tuesday that organizations and companies already committed to leases at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station project to add a total of 450 new jobs by the time their leases begin. […]

AUGUSTA — As lawmakers grapple with the governor’s proposal to close a more than $120 million shortfall in the Department of Health and Human Services budget for the next six months, the funding gap could be twice as big. The state owes hospitals $125 million through the remainder of this fiscal year, debt that has accumulated […]

BATH — The body of a 35-year-old Bath man was discovered Saturday afternoon in a room at the Hampton Inn on Commercial Street. Police believe Sean Duffy, 35, of Front Street in Bath died from a drug overdose. Investigators were awaiting results of an autopsy scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. Bath police responded to the hotel at […]

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick’s clam flats are now open on Sundays. On Tuesday night, the Town Council gave unanimous approval to an emergency amendment of the town’s shellfish regulations that now will allow shellfish harvesting on Sundays during the winter months. Marine Resources Officer Dan Devereaux said that the amendment came as a compromise between clammers who […]