Last August, then-Gov. Paul LePage had a serious cardiac event in Canada.  Not until the next day did anybody outside his inner circle know he’d been out of the country, and it would be more than a month before the public learned he had experienced a medical issue serious enough to require him to be evacuated via LifeFlight to […]

HALLOWELL — Regional School Unit 2 has hired Cheri Towle as its new superintendent, and she said it’s her dream job.  Drawn to the district’s mission, “to cultivate hope in all learners,” Towle said she believes learning can be fun and enjoyable. By understanding a student’s background, she said, educators can instruct with the tools […]

TOPSHAM — Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out at a metal recycling plant off River Road around 7 p.m. Friday. Crews from four towns went to Grimmel Industries after a pile of shredded car debris caught fire. They doused the flames within an hour. Because vehicles and the material they are made with are […]

BATH — Peter Owen expected to get some pushback last month on proposed traffic changes to Richardson Street and Western Avenue, two high-density neighborhoods that many motorists use as a shortcut.  “I understand this is very different. Before you hang the messenger, just let me get through this,” he said, drawing chuckles from approximately 50 […]

BATH — A cheer erupted from the 40 or 50 fireman’s muster team members gathered in downtown Bath Saturday afternoon as both Bath teams, Sen. Baxter and Quansigamog, were declared winners, defending their title as champions of the country’s oldest continued organized sport. The fireman’s muster is said to have started in Bath in 1849. […]

BATH — Bath City Council decided unanimously Wednesday to put the vacant lot that used to be home to the YMCA up for sale. City Manager Peter Owen said the sale would be done through sealed bid, meaning anyone interested in buying the property will need to submit their offer to the city by Aug. […]