Town spending nearly $200,000 to address adequate staffing at schools, and finding ways to assist families with laundry and transportation needs.
Marla Hoffman
Staff Writer
Marla has been a journalist for nearly 20 years at newspapers in Maine and Connecticut. She has been a writer, a designer, a photographer, a columnist, and for six years led the nighttime production and copy editing team at the Sun Journal. Marla is currently a Sun Journal Deputy Managing Editor, heading up the Maine Trust for Local News’ Western Maine newspapers. She lives in Auburn with her husband, kids, dog, two cats, a bearded dragon and a snake.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Topsham reviews plans for new coffee shop, 16-lot subdivision
Portland-based Aroma Joe’s Coffee is eyeing 1 Second St. for new drive-through store.
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Posted inNews
Bat tests positive for rabies in Bath
Animal control says a dog may have been exposed to the virus from the bat.
Posted inBusiness
Culinary solution sought for green crab infestation
Manomet, an environmental research organization, is seeking tasty options to eat green crabs as a way of both controlling and profiting from the invasive species.
Posted inNews
‘Wear Orange’ march for gun reform returning to Brunswick
The walk, sponsored by Moms Demand Action, starts at 10 a.m. June 8 on Maine Street.
Posted inNews
Search continues for animal Lisbon family says attacked them
Police are asking anyone that was on the path Saturday evening to notify police immediately or call 911 if they saw either a coyote or a dog without its owner in the area.
Posted inNation & World
Death toll hits 25 from wildfires at both ends of California
The search continues for victims of the most destructive wildfire in California history, as the town of Paradise is left in smoking ruin.
Posted inNation & World, News
Last man on moon, Gene Cernan, dead at 82
NASA astronaut, who in 1972 was the last person to walk on the lunar surface, hoped he would not be last to step foot on moon.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Call for L.L. Bean boycott aimed at the wrong target
The anti-Trump group Grab Your Wallet wants a boycott over the political views of Linda Bean, a company director.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage ignores all but friendly media, in departure from previous governors
The governor has for months limited his interviews to conservative websites and radio talk shows that for the most part fail to challenge his statements on issues.