BATH- The second annual Set for Success event will provide Regional School Unit 1 students with free backpacks and school supplies in an attempt to “level the playing field for every student,” according to a news release. The event, organized by Midcoast Community Alliance, takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Bath Middle School. It is free and […]
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Lisbon could get third medical marijuana store
LISBON – Lisbon could be getting another medical marijuana store, the town’s third in since Lisbon approved new rules allowing and regulating marijuana businesses last fall. Michael Scalia of Crystal Spring Healing Alternatives proposed a medical marijuana store at 1 Upland Road. The building, at the corner of Webster Road, is about 500 feet from Route 196 behind […]
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Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust seeks community input
The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust is seeking community input on its current and future conservation work. A community survey available online until Sept. 2. asks the community what land trust programs and properties are most important to them, what outdoor activities visitors do on trust properties and what activities they would like more access to, and what partnerships seem […]
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Forest insect walk to take place in Bowdoinham
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will host amateur naturalist and entomologist Cathy Reynolds who will lead a morning Forest Insect Walk in Bowdoinham on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 9–11 a.m. Reynolds, a local beekeeper, has a special interest in pollinators and has especially studied invasive forest insects. Participants should wear sturdy shoes offering protection from mud and water and be cognizant of ticks. […]
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Twice Told moving to new digs
A used bookstore whose proceeds all support Brunswick’s Curtis Memorial Library is relocating. Twice-Told Tales will be relocating in late September to 200 Maine St., the former location of Bamforth Marine. The store will reopen in early October. “The new one-level location offers easier customer access, a more convenient drop-off location for donations, and a more visible […]
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Holocaust survivor who spied on Nazis during World War II shares her story at USM
Marthe Cohn was the perfect spy because she didn’t look the part. She stood only 4 feet, 11 inches tall and had blond hair and blue eyes, making her look more like a young German girl than a 24-year-old Jew who had been recruited to spy on the Nazis during World War II and lived […]
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Maine breifs: Officials: Body recovered was that of missing Bremen man; Police: 1 dead in crash in Porter; Rat infestation plagues town for over 6 months
Officials: Body recovered was that of missing Bremen man AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine medical examiner’s office has confirmed the identity of a man’s body found in Greenland Cove near Bremen. Officials identified the body Wednesday as 63-year-old Glenn Murdoch of Bremen, who was reported missing when his empty skiff was found adrift on Aug. 12. […]
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Portland city worker killed by truck was to become father for the 2nd time
A Portland maintenance and solid waste worker who was killed in an accident at the end of his shift Sunday was going to become a father for the second time next month. Martin Tuan Dinh, 46, lived in South Portland and was married with one son, according to an obituary provided by his family. His wife, […]
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Director of Bicycle Coalition of Maine is stepping down
Citing health concerns, Bicycle Coalition of Maine Executive Director John Williams said he intends to step down in October. In a letter emailed to coalition members, Williams said his ongoing rehab related to cardiac surgery this spring, plus the challenges of a daily commute, led to his decision. Williams has been the bicycling advocacy group’s […]
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Auburn School Committee addresses Boston Globe allegations
AUBURN — School committee member Patricia Gautier said she was devastated when she read the article. Faith Fontaine described herself as heartbroken while Superintendent Katy Grondin solemnly promised the school department is doing everything it can. There were no angry mobs or heated arguments at the Wednesday night School Committee meeting, the first since since The Boston […]