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Times Record News

Published
October 16, 2023

FBI data shows Maine’s violent crime rate lower in 2022 than it’s been in more than four decades

Though the murder rate rose slightly in 2022 in Maine, decreases in rapes, robberies and assaults brought down the overall volume of crime.
Published
October 16, 2023

Maine’s PFAS law draws objections from businesses around the world

Complex supply chains and inconsistent reporting requirements are making it hard for manufacturers to identify whether their products contain forever chemicals.
Published
October 16, 2023

Waterville audience learns of efforts by veterans group to fight fascist rise

Kristofer Goldsmith, a former sergeant in the U.S. Army, is head of a nonprofit task force that works with state and federal law enforcement and others to counter extremism and gather intelligence on dangerous people and organizations.
Published
October 16, 2023

Brunswick bookstore owner spotlights ‘one of the great Maine writers’

A widely published poet himself and a co-owner of Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick, Gary Lawless will be speaking about Ruth Moore's life and writing this Thursday for a public event hosted by the Loose Ladies Book Club in Bowdoinham.
Published
October 16, 2023

Brunswick election: 3 candidates running for single council seat

Chris Teel, Nathan MacDonald and Camden Reiss are running for an at-large seat on the Brunswick Town Council. It's the only contested race on the Brunswick ballot Nov. 7.

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Published
October 16, 2023

Topsham School Board makes changes to proposed policy for transgender students

The SAD 75 board has been navigating parents' concerns since early September, when they first proposed a policy aimed at protecting the privacy of transgender students who were out at school but not at home.
Published
October 16, 2023

Estes owner proposes new plan to convert South Harpswell restaurant into home
Published
October 15, 2023

Brunswick police subdue man in mental health crisis at apartment tower

Brunswick police said officers negotiated with the man for three hours as he hung out a window at the Woodlawn Towers.
Published
October 15, 2023

Bowdoin College inaugurates first woman president

Safa Zaki is Bowdoin College's first woman president in its 229-year history.
Published
October 15, 2023

As Maine warms, scientists search for tree species that will keep its forests growing

Some are experimenting with assisted forest migration, relocating trees from more southerly habitats that might do well in Maine as temperatures rise and drive out native species.