LEWISTON — Former Mayor Shane Bouchard on Wednesday fired back at Heather Everly Berube, the Lewiston woman who over the past two weeks has accused him of a variety of misdeeds. In a news release issued Wednesday night, Bouchard, through an attorney, wondered why Berube herself has not faced consequences after admitting that she funneled private […]

Lobstermen are among the organizers of a citizen petition asking the state to limit where new aquaculture operations are sited in Maine’s coastal waters, claiming the surge in new licenses affects where they can drop traps.  A wave of aquaculture operations has swept along the coast in the last few years, sparking concerns from lobstermen and others […]

BRUNSWICK — Thousands are expected to flood into Brunswick over Father’s Day Weekend this year, making for a potential boon for local businesses but with an unknown impact on traffic. Two thousand bicyclists and spectators will likely head into town for the annual Trek Across Maine June 14-16, and thousands more for the Coastal Summer Challenge […]

ARUNDEL — Public health advocates on Tuesday called for Maine to ban the use of municipal sludge as fertilizer and to phase out an industrial chemical that has ruined an Arundel farmer’s livelihood and contaminated a public water source. Dairy farmer Fred Stone said he never knew the sludge from sewage treatment plants that he […]

FREEPORT  — Kennebec Savings Bank has made a gift of $25,000 to Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment to support enhancements to facilities on their 626-acres of preserved coastal land.  These investments will enhance Wolfe’s Neck Center’s ability to provide campers, farmers, researchers, and visitors the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning about regenerative […]

A Lebanon man accused of stealing a shed by dragging it down a street was arrested in New Hampshire Tuesday morning on multiple warrants. Maine State Police have been actively looking for Matthew Thompson, 39, since last September after he allegedly stole hundreds of dollars worth of tools from a house in Lebanon. Thompson also […]

Brunswick — Pejepscot Historical Society invites the public to an Open House on Saturday, March 30, about 2019 volunteering opportunities. The information session includes refreshments, an overview of PHS volunteer positions and resource materials, conversation with veteran volunteers in various aspects of the organization, and brief site tours.   The society seeks volunteer docents, or tour guides, for […]