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Times Record News

Published
June 6, 2023

Richmond approves $2.1 million town budget and $7.9 million school budget at Town Meeting

The $2.9 million budget was cut down to $2.1 million from an article adjustment and $500,000 used from the undesignated fund to lower the amount raised. The school budget was passed at $7.9 million for the first-year Richmond School Department.
Published
June 6, 2023

Angus King appears to be gearing up for another Senate run

His campaign website, which became active 4 weeks ago, is asking for donations in advance of the 2024 elections.
Published
June 6, 2023

Topsham Fire and Rescue to launch in-home paramedicine with $60,000 state grant

Topsham Fire Chief Chris McLaughlin said the program will be funded by Maine EMS for one year and launch July 1.
Published
June 6, 2023

Result of argument over Pride, Trump flags? Gardiner school allows only American flag

Administrators of Gardiner Area High School adopted the temporary policy after a student put a Trump flag over a Pride flag Friday.
Published
June 6, 2023

Cost of new Brunswick athletic complex jumps nearly 50%

The Brunswick Town Council approved extra funding for the Midcoast Athletic and Recreation Complex, which will feature pickleball courts and a skatepark.

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Published
June 6, 2023

Brunswick officials plan carrot-stick approach to affordable housing

A proposed ordinance would require some rentals be priced cheaper and incentivize developers to build more if units are priced affordably.
Published
June 6, 2023

Benton woman who’s known as the ‘headstone sleuth’ cracks another case

For the second time in a year, Cindy Gagnon came across a headstone missing from a gravesite where it was placed generations ago and through some sleuthing was able to return it to its rightful place.
Published
June 6, 2023

CMP rate hike approved by regulators, will increase home bills nearly $2 next month

Under a compromise approved Tuesday, typical Central Maine Power residential customers will see bills will rise 1% in July and then increase roughly $5 by the middle of 2025.
Published
June 6, 2023

As Pride month grows, so does hostility in some Maine towns

A large number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced around the country this year, including in Maine, and organizers of Pride events like those in Unity say the level of 'venom' has been sharp.
Published
June 5, 2023

Landlords, realtors ramp up spending ahead of rent control referendum

Backers of Question A, which would remove the 5% cap on rent increases when apartments turn over, have raised and spent far more than opponents headed into the June 13 election.