WEST BATH — The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office released the name of the passengers in a car that crashed on New Meadows Road in West Bath Thursday night. Police say that David Wright Jr., 38, of Lewiston crashed the vehicle around 5:16 p.m. on New Meadows Road near the Mobile gas station, according to a […]

BRUNSWICK — Officials behind Brunswick-based Mid Coast-Parkview Health and MaineHealth, a health care group with more than a dozen hospitals and medical offices stretching across Maine and into New Hampshire, voted last week to merge. The move will open up more resources and reduce costs for patients, according to Mid Coast CEO Lois Skillings.   The decision comes four months […]

On Thursday, July 11, Los Angeles filmmaker, archivist and author Mason Funk will speak at Patten Free Library about “The Book of Pride.”  The talk is free and open to the public and will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Reading Room.    Funk’s presentation will feature leaders and activists of the LGBTQ civil rights movement, from the 1960s […]

Morse High School student Emily Belanger won first place and $1,000 in an essay contest on how to prevent elder abuse.  The scholarship contest was organized the by Maine Council for Elder Abuse Prevention and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. It was part of Maine’s annual observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which includes several events around the state […]

The town of Wiscasset July 4th Parade committee has adopted “Yankee Doodle Dandy” as this year’s theme. This year’s July 4th Wiscasset participants are encouraged to come up with inspired costumes, “habits” and music for the parade, from traditional to outlandish, according to a news release from the committee.  The parade starts at 10 a.m. […]