As more Mainers ditch booze, some Midcoast watering holes expand mocktail offerings

Bars in Bath and Brunswick embrace a sobriety trend by adding more alcohol-free options to their menus.

Maine State Music Theatre lets patrons behind the curtain in new fundraising push

Aiming to raise $500,000 by the end of its 2023 season, the Brunswick theater will launch its “Turn Up the Limelight” campaign to educate patrons about the work that goes into producing Broadway-caliber shows.

Bath rings in new year with Paul Revere bell

On Saturday, adults and children sang loud and proud with noisemakers in hand as they stood on Front Street, ready to celebrate 2023.

In photos: Bath skaters glide into the weekend

Topsham teen mushes into Junior Iditarod Alaskan dogsled race

Mt. Ararat High School junior Tara Crossman and 13 of her Alaskan huskies will compete in a 150-mile dogsled race in February.

Brunswick animal shelter gets support from local students

Mt. Ararat Middle Schoolers donate $550 to the Midcoast Humane Society in Brunswick.

Ocean bottom-dweller helps battle food insecurity this Christmas

Maine Coast Fisherman’s Association donates 150 servings of locally sourced monkfish stew to Brunswick soup kitchen.

Freeport retailers report busy holiday season despite record inflation

A struggling economy hasn’t deterred Midcoast shoppers from stores this holiday season but has encouraged them to buy locally.

With illnesses surging, Midcoast schools urge students to stay home if they aren’t feeling well

A recent spike in respiratory illnesses this month caused multiple schools in Bath, Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham to close briefly for cleaning.

Historic Phippsburg giant featured in book ‘Big Trees of Northern New England’

In his new book, New Hampshire boat builder Kevin Martin maps out over 50 trails for hiking, biking and boating to visit some of New England’s oldest and largest trees, including the English linden planted in 1774 at the Phippsburg Congregational Church.