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Times Record News

Published
July 8, 2020

Wiscasset gets new town manager

A Maine native, Dennis Simmons has worked in emergency medical services for the past 20 years, but has served Wiscasset since February 2019.
Published
July 8, 2020

Downeaster ridership low but rising as trains start running after two-month shutdown

The pandemic has pushed back plans for the rail service from Brunswick to Rockland dubbed the Coastal Connection, which has already been delayed several times.
Published
July 8, 2020

Photo: Moxie Plaza takes shape in Lisbon
Published
July 8, 2020

Proposed Popham Beach RV park decision delayed

Planning board members said they want the applicants to get an engineered audio plan to see what sort of setback or barrier, such as a fence or vegetation, would block the most noise from the site.
Published
July 8, 2020

Illegal campfire sparks Freeport forest fire

An improperly extinguished campfire is believed to be the cause of a forest fire that burned half an acre of conserved land last week. Fire officials anticipate the fire danger will increase and are warning campers to be cautious.

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Published
July 7, 2020

Bowdoinham lacks firm idea of tax rate ahead of vote on proposed $2.18 million municipal budget

Depending on revenue from the state and whether voters cut the capital reserve budget, the tax rate increase would range between 0.3% and 4.7% or $10 to $156 for a home assessed at $200,000.
Published
July 7, 2020

Brunswick, Walmart reach settlement over property tax dispute

The agreement ends a three-year tax battle between the town and the retail giant, which contested that the store should be valued roughly 40% lower than the town's assessment.
Published
July 7, 2020

Freeport area sees decrease in food pantry traffic, spike in summer student food program

Freeport Community Services and Regional School Unit 5 are working together to serve summer lunches, which have risen from about 60 a day last year to 450 this June.
Published
July 7, 2020

BIW to temporarily lay off workers during strike

The Bath shipyard is looking to lay off Local S7 surveyors and trades inspectors due to lack of work brought on by another union's strike.
Published
July 7, 2020

BIW to temporarily lay off workers during union strike

BIW is looking to layoff Local S7 surveyors and trades inspectors, according to BIW President Dirk Lesko, due to lack of work brought on by another union's strike.