BRUNSWICK — The temporary traffic signal at Mill and Pleasant streets has been removed by the state, according to Brunswick officials.   The light was removed Friday morning to better move U.S. Route 1 southbound traffic, according to Brunswick police.   The temporary stop light was installed last year and stopped Mill Street traffic at the intersection that previously had […]

Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon said Monday that she will seek the Democratic Party’s nomination to challenge Sen. Susan Collins in 2020, confirming expectations and adding to a slowly growing field in the primary next June.  Gideon, a Freeport Democrat serving her fourth term in the Maine House and second term as its speaker, was […]

A Freeport woman driving a motorcycle died after a colliding with an SUV at the intersection of Townhouse Road, Deering Ridge Road and Webber Road in Waterboro on Saturday.  Kimberly Sawyer, 53, of Freeport struck a 2016 Fiat SUV that was being driven by Cara Crabb-Burnham, 33, of Framingham, Massachusetts.  Sawyer was traveling west on […]

BATH — Police arrested 22 protesters Saturday morning for blocking traffic or gates outside Bath Iron Works leading up to a christening ceremony for the future USS Daniel Inouye.  The protests are part of a larger pushback by peace and environmental groups against the United States’ global military presence and, more recently, the military’s contribution […]

BATH — Bath Iron Works’ 37th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Daniel Inouye, was christened Saturday by the namesake’s widow, Irene Inouye.  Born in Hawaii in 1924, Daniel Inouye was a World War II hero who went on to become the first Japanese-American elected to Congress. He served in the USenate for 50 years and was […]

With just hours left until summer break, Maine lawmakers approved adult-use cannabis rules.  The proposed guidelines, which went to Gov. Janet Mills for consideration, passed in the Senate by a vote of 26-9 and in the House without a roll call.  The rules cover the details of how Mainers can grow, buy and sell recreational […]

BRUNSWICK — Town councilors voted earlier this week to extend Brunswick’s Metro BREEZ service for another six months, a decision which will cost the town roughly $48,000 next year. It could cost as much as $77,950 by 2021 if they elect to join the Metro service permanently.  The Metro BREEZ bus service launched in June […]

BATH — Manomet, an environmental research organization, held a culinary event Wednesday aimed at finding tasty ways to eat green crabs as a way of both controlling and profiting from the invasive species. Green crabs aren’t native to Maine and harm natural resources and other species native to the ecosystem. “Green crabs will eat anything […]