BRUNSWICK — As Steve Bailey bent down to lift an inflatable barbell, deceptively marked “5,000 lbs.,” he told the crowd at Wednesday’s United Way of Mid Coast Maine campaign kickoff that he’d need a little help.  That humorous gesture was a nod to United Way’s 2019 fundraising campaign theme – “People Power for Local Change” […]

Midcoast Humane is ‘hopping’ with bunnies right now!  Please come in and meet Ella, Emmy, Elliot, Emmett and Ernest.  Born at the end of June,  these beautiful bunnies are white with varying shades of gray ears.  They are bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and ready for their new homes.  Come on in to meet them at 30 Range Road, Brunswick.  […]

BATH — A propane explosion that killed a veteran fire captain in Farmington Monday has some people in Bath recalling an explosion six years ago that leveled a house in that city, killing an occupant and leaving some questions unanswered to this day.  In Farmington, Fire Capt. Michael Bell, 68, was killed in the blast that destroyed LEAP Inc.’s […]

FARMINGTON — A veteran firefighter was killed Monday and seven other people – including six firefighters – were injured when a ferocious propane explosion leveled a recently constructed building after fire crews had arrived to investigate the smell of gas Monday, officials said.  The blast was so powerful that it blew a vehicle across an […]

BRUNSWICK — Three months after the town tasked the Recycling and Sustainability Committee with finding a solution for Brunswick’s mounting recycling costs, the committee presented a recommendation to the town council: Keep doing what you’re doing, but do it smarter.   The committee recommended that the town continue curbside collection of recyclables but launch a “comprehensive waste reduction and education program.”   The […]

The state marijuana industry didn’t like what it saw when it got its first look at Maine’s new track-and-trace system Monday: hundreds and hundreds of 25-cent tags required to catalog every plant’s path to pre-rolled joint, vape cartridge or infused candy.  “This will drive prices through the roof,” said medical marijuana caregiver Dawson Julia of […]