ROCKLAND, Maine — City Manager James Smith presented his 2013-2014 budget, which represents no increase, to city councilors on Thursday night. The $10,647,576 proposal eliminates a maintenance position at the Recreation Department and cuts a vacant Police Department secretary position. Savings are also realized by changes in the labor union ...

ROCKPORT, Maine — Concerns about Pen Bay Medical Center’s refusal to share the long-range master plan for its Route 1 medical campus dominated discussions Wednesday night as the hospital sought approval for a seven-bed hospice house. But in the end after more than an hour of discussions, the board voted ...

ROCKPORT, Maine — The select board is scheduled to interview seven finalists next week for the town manager job, the chairman of the board said Wednesday. The seven are all from Maine, board Chairman William Chapman said. “We are looking at a strong pool of candidates,” he said. “We’re in ...

ROCKPORT, Maine — Rockport may have a new fire chief starting next month for the first time in 42 years. Interim Rockport Town Manager Roger Moody said Tuesday that he has nominated Jason Peasley to be the town’s next fire chief. The Rockport Selectboard will vote on confirming Peasley at ...

WARREN, Maine — The town planning board gave final approval last week to a proposed indoor sports facility. The planning board gave approval to WSF LLC’s application to construct a 68,850-square-foot building on the west side of Route 90 about two miles from the Rockland town line. The facility will ...

THOMASTON, Maine — Cigarettes discarded in a plastic container on the back deck of a duplex are the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a raised ranch house on Saturday night. The tenants in the two units in the house escaped unharmed and firefighters rescued one cat. Another cat ...

THOMASTON, Maine — Residents will be asked at the annual June town meeting whether they want the town to appoint a committee tasked with determining if a dog park and dog cemetery should be developed on town-owned property. The article is on the draft town meeting warrant. Selectmen were scheduled ...

THOMASTON, Maine — Cigarettes discarded in a plastic container on the back deck of a duplex are the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a raised ranch house on Saturday night. The tenants in the two units in the house escaped unharmed and firefighters rescued one cat. Another cat ...

THOMASTON, Maine — The Maine Lobster Festival presented a $50,000 check Friday afternoon to the Thomaston Fireman’s Association to help it replace a 45-year-old utility truck. “I was shocked. I said, ‘Oh my God, wow,’” Fire Chief Mike Leo said about learning that the festival had selected the department to ...

ROCKLAND, Maine — The city’s code enforcement office issued a condemnation notice Tuesday to the occupant of a two-unit residence that the city took ownership of earlier this year for nonpayment of property taxes. The notice indicated that the occupant, who is working with the city to regain ownership, must ...

SOUTH THOMASTON, Maine — The town’s veteran fire chief has been reappointed after selectmen initially decided last month to hold up the confirmation and seek interviews with other interested candidates. “I am excited to be reappointed and glad to see the selectboard took the time to sit down and talk ...