Barber shop broken into for fifth time MANCHESTER (AP) — The owner of a Manchester barber shop says his business has been broken into for the fifth time in the past three months. Dana Geneseo says he’s installed a video camera, alarm system and even a windowless door at Dana’s Barber Shop since the first […]

Arrest James Morse, 44, of 2205 Willow Oak Circle, Apt. 208, Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 25, 11:54 p.m., charged with operating under the influence, on Arrowsic Road in Arrowsic.

Harpswell bandstand project nears goal HARPSWELL — Funding is nearly secured for a bandstand at George W. Mitchell Field in Harpswell, according to a release from the Harpswell Bandstand Organization. The organization reported this week that through donations, fundraisers and grants, it has received 90 percent of the $ 50,000 needed to complete the project. […]

WEST BATH Rescue crews from Bath and West Bath responded Tuesday morning to a twovehicle crash on State Road in West Bath. Sagadahoc County Chief Deputy Brett Strout said the crash, reported at 9:19 a.m., occurred on State Road near Bill’s Garage. John Szczepanski, 55, of P.O. 694, Bath, was driving a 1993 Chevrolet fourdoor […]

BRUNSWICK — A 41-year-old Brunswick man is under indictment on six counts of Class A felony gross sexual assault, Cumberland County District Attorney Stephanie Anderson announced Dec. 8. Lester Ambrose, 41, was charged for the crimes that allegedly occurred between October 2009 and October 2010. Ambrose was arrested by Brunswick police detectives on Sept. 7. Brunswick […]

HARPSWELL An unregistered and unvaccinated Harpswell dog that bit a toddler in November tested negative for rabies and was euthanized, animal control officer George Lee Johnson said Wednesday. On Nov. 13, that dog bit the 5-year-old girl at a home at 300 Long Point Road, Johnson told The Times Record at the time of the […]

TOPSHAM The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion tonight about Affordable Midcoast Housing LLC’s finalized housing plan for residences at the former Navy Annex. In October 2010, developer George Schott and his company, AMH, purchased 702 housing units in Brunswick and Topsham from Northeast Housing, a partnership between the Navy and Balfour Beatty, the corporation […]

BOWDOIN The Bowdoin Fire Department extinguished a chimney fire Tuesday night at a home on Lewis Hill Road. The chimney fire at 780 Lewis Hill Road was reported at 6:44 p.m. Fire Chief Tom Garrepy said the first firefighters on scene saw flames shooting out of the top of the chimney. Garrepy said a stove […]

“Opy the Elf” is a longtime supporter of the Santa Claus Fund. I met Opy, who shall remain nameless by his request, when I became a volunteer eight years ago. Opy has a special gift that he calls a hobby. He magically can turn various hardwoods into heirlooms, some of which are on display in […]

BRUNSWICK A Brunswick School Department committee will move ahead to interview the lone applicant for a contract to develop a strategic plan for Brunswick schools after a School Board vote Wednesday night. District 3 board member Matt Corey said that approximately a dozen potential bidders initially took part in a November conference call about the […]