Midcoast
Homesales on the upswing on the midcoast
Kim Latour of Legacy Property Sotheby’s International Reality’s Brunswick office shows a house on Back Narrows Road in in Boothbay on Thursday. Latour said she has seen an upswing in home sales of late, with some selling within hours of going on the market.
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Aggressive out-of-town buyers swarm midcoast real estate market
BOOTHBAY, Maine — Kathleen Younger saw a charming house online for sale in East Boothbay. Soon after, the artist traveled from her home in lower Manhattan to see it. As she walked through the two-bedroom home with sunlight streaming in through large picture windows, Younger was pleased. “It’s lovely,” she ...
Downtown Rockland road work starts Sunday night
ROCKLAND, Maine — The paving of two major downtown streets is set to begin Sunday night. The Maine Department of Transportation will conduct work from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays until the end of June, said Rockland Public Works Director Greg Blackwell. Work begins on Main Street ...
Company seeks $200,000 for retrieving lost lobster boat
PORTLAND, Maine — The owner of a New Hampshire vessel that rescued a drifting lobster boat in February is asking a federal court to award him $200,000. The company Amy Philbrick LLC of Newington, N.H., which operates the offshore lobster boat Amy Philbrick, filed a lawsuit May 8 against the ...
West Bath residents to vote on ordinance allowing recalls of selectmen
WEST BATH, Maine — Not that residents necessarily have any problem with the members of the Board of Selectmen. But if they do in the future, and they vote accordingly at Thursday’s special town meeting, townspeople will have the option of recalling elected municipal officials. “Elected officials,” in West Bath’s ...
Bath’s Chocolate Church searches for new leadership after ‘unexpected’ resignation of executive director
By Rachel Shelly and Larry Grard, The Times Record on May 17, 2013, at 12:27 p.m.
BATH, Maine — The “unexpected” departure of Barbara Bowers has the Chocolate Church Arts Center searching for an interim executive director. While the search is ongoing, board President Joe Byrnes will serve temporarily in that capacity. The center, one of the midcoast’s premier performing and visual arts facilities, announced Bowers’ ...
Sex assaults, robbery charges top Waldo County indictments
BELFAST, Maine — A Waldo County grand jury indicted 51 people this week on charges that included sexual assaults against children, robbery, drug violations and motor vehicle offenses. Indicted were the following people: Bryan C. Gower Jr., 21, Canaan; Daniel L. Green Jr., 27, Canaan; Paige Lanctot, 19, Skowhegan; and ...
Body of man discovered in burned home in Monroe
MONROE, Maine — A body discovered early Friday in the remnants of a burned home is believed to be that of a 56-year-old Monroe man, according to police. A passerby discovered the fire at 11:30 p.m. Thursday and the body was found at 6 a.m. Friday, according to Department of ...
Residents weigh in on future of Rockland-area schools
ROCKLAND, Maine — Faced with increasing costs and declining enrollments, a blueprint for the future of Regional School Unit 13 is coming together. Residents from Thomaston are encouraged to meet Sunday to discuss a possible reconfiguration of schools in the six-community district, made up of Rockland, Thomaston, St. George, South ...
Farmers markets embracing food stamps with the help of USDA
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Rose and Randy Bolton wandered through the Brunswick Farmers Market Tuesday morning, armed with food stamps to buy carrots. “They’re fresher, taste better, and you know they’re homegrown,” said Rose Bolton, eyeing a sea of fruits and vegetables on the town mall. “Some of this stuff might ...
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Waldo-Hancock Bridge nearly gone after last suspension cables plunge into Penobscot River
VERONA ISLAND, Maine — With a thunderous, steely groan and an enormous splash, the two towers of the defunct Waldo-Hancock Bridge were separated for the first time since 1931 after demolition workers dropped the suspension cables into the Penobscot River. From a platform held aloft by a crane more than ...
Commencements at Maine colleges and universities, May 18-June 8, 2013
on May 16, 2013, at 5:49 p.m.
University of Maine at Machias MACHIAS, Maine — The University of Maine at Machias will celebrate its 102nd commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Frederic A. Reynolds Center. Jim Thompson, a retired journalist and communications specialist, will deliver the commencement address and will be given the ...
Arrest warrant issued for fisherman accused of failing to pay income tax since 2005
ROCKLAND, Maine — A 37-year-old fisherman is wanted for failing to pay state income taxes over the past eight years. Judge Patricia Worth issued an arrest warrant Thursday morning in Rockland District Court for Steven W. Ward Jr. of Rockland, who neglected to appear at his hearing. He is wanted ...
Topsham developer backs base redevelopment bill that divides state, town officials
By Dylan Martin, The Forecaster on May 16, 2013, at 11:53 a.m.
BRUNSWICK, Maine — One of Brunswick Landing’s major developers is supporting a bill that would give Brunswick and Topsham more input into redevelopment of the former U.S. Navy base. Topsham-based Priority Real Estate Group was joined by local officials and residents in its support for LD 1476, An Act To ...
Scarborough Downs gambles again on racino at heart of new town center proposal
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — If Scarborough Downs has its way, residents will be voting again on whether to allow a racino in town. The Planning Board now has the language and maps necessary to rezone more than 450 acres owned by Scarborough Downs, passed along after a 6-0 Town Council vote ...
Police investigate armed robbery at Gorham ATM
GORHAM, Maine — Gorham police are searching for the suspect who robbed a man at knifepoint at a Gorham ATM machine on Tuesday evening. Detective Sgt. Dana Thompson said Thursday the robbery occurred at the KeyBank ATM on Main Street. As the victim was making a cash withdrawal, the suspect ...
286-ton transformer moves to Windsor
A 286-ton Central Maine Power electrical transformer took a long, slow journey from Searsport to be installed at a substation in Windsor on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
Marine patrol arrests 2 men in elver poaching operation
ST. GEORGE, Maine — Two local men were arrested early Wednesday in connection with illegal elver harvesting at Harrington Cove. Marine patrol officers happened upon the clandestine operation for the coveted baby eels and found the alleged culprits hiding in the woods. Mark R. Farquhar, 39, of Warren and Keith ...
St. George voters double fireworks allowance, approve budget
ST. GEORGE, Maine — In just over an hour Tuesday, residents adopted the $2.4 million municipal budget for 2013-2014. Voters overwhelmingly approved doubling the town’s fireworks budget to $10,000. The Select Board had proposed $5,000. The money is needed for St. George Days, the town’s annual summer fair, which has ...
Dixfield teen riding atop car roof pinned under it after rollover
Police seeking tips about pickup truck possibly connected to Glenburn teen’s disappearance
Since 1971, seven Maine children reported missing have not been found
A better way to help people escape welfare
A letter to Michelle Obama in light of military sex assault epidemic
Five steps to remedy IRS wrongs
Military sex assault
Manchester 15-year-old off to impressive start for Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports
Houlton council, community still concerned about costly Millar Civic Center
Bangor’s Marcus Davis hopes to counter opponent’s height, reach advantage in Lewiston MMA main event
Kitchen Nightmares meltdown or: How to lose an argument online
Farmers markets embracing food stamps with the help of USDA
Arguments over gun control and abortion will never be settled
A spot of tea, a spread of treats, at Camden’s Fromviandoux
