Police closed Route 1 northbound briefly this morning as firefighters organized to douse a truck fire at Cumberland Farms. Bath Police officers responded at 8:28 a.m. today after reports that equipment in a truck near gas pumps was on fire, Bath Police Lt. Stan Cielinski said. Cielinski said the truck apparently installs insulation. Police closed […]

Award-winning Brunswick author Carla Maria Sullwold is scheduled to discuss and autograph copies of her latest book, “Raising Rufus: A Maine Love Story,” at 7 p.m. today at Curtis Memorial Library. The event, sponsored by Curtis Friends, is free and open to the public. “‘Raising Rufus,’ Sullwold’s second work of fiction, is a tender and […]

TOPSHAM — The Topsham Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee meeting scheduled for tonight has been canceled due to inclement weather, the Topsham Planning Office announced.

BOWDOINHAM — The School Administrative 75 board of directors meeting scheduled for today at 6 p.m. at Bowdoinham Community School has been canceled due to the inclement weather.

A 33- year- old Brunswick man is in Cumberland County Jail this morning after police say he punched his mother in the face and then struggled as they tried to arrest him. James Smith, 33, of River Road, was charged with domestic violence assault and obstructing report of a crime early today at his home. […]

Officials in Regional School Unit 12 hope changes to the eight-town district’s funding formula might quell Wiscasset voters’ desire to explore splitting from the pack. In a Nov. 8 vote, Wiscasset voted 917 to 220 in favor of exploring the town’s options to withdraw from the district that formed in 2009 as a part of […]

Working smoke detectors in a four-apartment complex on Perryman Drive alerted residents Wednesday night to a fire in a second- floor bathroom. Firefighters from five communities responded just before 9:30 p.m. to 9 Perryman Drive where the occupant of one of the apartments reported heavy smoke in the apartment, Deputy Chief Don Koslosky of the […]

A wetland restoration project on Maquoit Stream in Brunswick was awarded a portion of $ 2.4 million in funds from a state conservation program. According to an announcement released Monday by the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program, the project will restore a wetland that will serve as a habitat for migratory fish and birds, including […]

A Woolwich driver rearended another vehicle while passing by the scene of a separate accident along Route 1 in Edgecomb on Monday. According to a report from Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, Herbert W. Geroux, 76, of Woolwich, was unable to stop his 2009 Volkswagen Beetle in time to avoid rear-ending a 1993 Dodge driven […]