El Camino, the funky Mexican cantina at 15 Cushing St. in Brunswick, has closed. The restaurant, which had a 15-year run, closed its doors in June after its owners decided it was time to simplify their lives and focus on their other restaurant, Salt Pine Social at 244 Front St. in Bath. “We’re still in […]
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Stephen King, the mystery woman and the unlocked window: Methodist Church burglarized in Durham
DURHAM — In the Durham Historical Society archives is an old newspaper photo of author Stephen King giving a sermon at the Methodist Church not far from his childhood home. In that photo, several items can be seen. Among them: a flag, a cross and a memorial plaque hanging on a wall. All of those […]
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Lobster bait fish coming to Maine from Uruguay amid shortage
PORTLAND — Maine’s lobster fishermen will be able to use a new species of bait fish to try to get through a shortage of herring that has troubled the industry in recent years. Lobstermen typically bait traps with Atlantic herring, but federal fishery regulators have enacted dramatic cutbacks to the catch quotas for that fish. […]
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Woman charged with felony OUI, charge stems from a February head-on crash in Lisbon
AUBURN — A Sabattus woman who was seriously injured in a February crash in Lisbon was charged Tuesday with a related felony. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Christine Amaya, 33, on a charge of aggravated criminal operating under the influence, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. The red 2000 Chevrolet […]
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Increase in state revenue sharing could be used in Brunswick to lower tax burden, repair roads
BRUNSWICK — An extra $350,000 from state revenue sharing could reduce Brunswick’s proposed tax increase from nearly 5% to 4.22%, if the town council chooses to use it to alleviate the tax burden. In May, the town council narrowly approved a $67.8 million school and municipal budget with an estimated 4.97% increase, which would raise […]
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Sturgeon, America’s forgotten dinosaurs, show signs of life
CHARLES CITY, Va. — Sturgeon were America’s vanishing dinosaurs, armor-plated beasts that crowded the nation’s rivers until mankind’s craving for caviar pushed them to the edge of extinction. More than a century later, some populations of the massive bottom feeding fish are showing signs of recovery in the dark corners of U.S. waterways. Increased numbers […]
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Freeport man indicted on OUI, child endangerment charges
PORTLAND — A Cumberland County grand jury recently indicted a Freeport man on charges of operating under the influence after he allegedly crashed his car into another vehicle three months ago and then drove off while his 4-year-old was in the car. Luis Dubon, 42, was indicted on charges of aggravated criminal OUI and reckless […]
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Lisbon’s economic and community development director bound for Gardiner
LISBON — Lisbon’s economic and community development director is resigning after six years with the town. Tracey Steuber is headed to the city of Gardiner to serve as its new planning and economic development director. Her last day in Lisbon is July 26 and she starts in Gardiner on Aug. 5. While Steuber came to […]
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Registration open for Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Swing fundraiser
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick has announced that registration is open for the nonprofit’s annual Big Swing Tournament this fall. The organization’s goal is to raise $42,000, which will support 42 more Big and Little matches. There are several opportunities to participate, which is one of the organization’s largest fundraisers of the year. Participants can form […]
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Suspect charged in home invasion that seriously injured elderly couple
A Bridgton husband and wife, both 77, sustained serious head injuries during a home invasion Wednesday morning at the hands of a 37-year-old man who lives a mile away, police said. Bridgton police received a 911 call from the couple’s home on Long Lake just after 8 a.m. When they arrived, they discovered that the […]