All four SAD 75 towns back $52.8 million spending plan

Voters approved the budget at the polls on Tuesday.

Harpswell lighthouse among latest beacons U.S. government is giving away

Town officials say they plan to discuss taking ownership of Little Mark Island Monument.

Maine native part of team that found planet engulfed by its star

Morgan MacLeod designed the computer model that helped astronomers study the recent discovery, and what they believe might happen to Earth in about 5 billion years.

Small Midcoast farms reluctantly hike egg prices for the first time in years, but not for same reason as big farms

National egg distributors claim avian flu as the culprit for soaring egg prices, but local farmers attribute it to rising fuel and feed costs.

Brunswick ministry helps children appreciate mercy, compassion

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.

Midcoast schools close for deep cleaning after outbreak of respiratory illness

Dozens of students in Topsham and Harpswell have contracted a virus believed to be RSV.

Maine Music Society welcomes back former board member

Fire chief: Hard economic times have caused ‘critically low volunteer numbers’ in Sagadahoc County

Over half of the 15 fire departments in the region are operated by both volunteer firefighters and EMTs.

Harpswell Select Board approves earth caching at The Giant Stairs

Earth caching is an activity that involves locating a geological site using coordinates provided by the original earth cache finder and answering a series of questions about the site.