Brunswick man shot, Wiscasset man arrested as police investigate

Darren Mitchell of Brunswick was taken to Maine Medical Center after suffering a gunshot wound to the leg. He is in stable condition.

A new Midcoast PFAS lab enters the fray

With PFAS regulations tightening, a new state-certified lab has entered the chat. The goal? To help fill gaps in local knowledge and halt “forever chemicals” in their tracks.

Hallowell man prepares to ride his 40th Trek Across Maine

Scott Cowger, a member of the organization’s Maine Leadership Board, has participated in the trek since 1985. The friendships he made and fun he had kept him coming back for years, he said.

Brunswick company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025

BluShift Aerospace says a successful recent round of fundraising means a commercial suborbital launch is on track to start in 2025.

Sweetser can’t sustain its mental health services to 18 Maine school districts

Sweetser said it lost $1.5 million last year because of billing rules. Their decision to scale back comes as the mental health of young people continues to struggle in the wake of the pandemic.

Paddle for Pine Tree Camp weekend to start in Manchester May 31

Bowdoin College professors sign letter supporting Gaza protesters

College professors condemned severe responses by universities and police to protests across the country and called on the school to honor a referendum that students are voting on this week.

Chelsea man indicted for alleged machete attack

The 22-year-old victim was allegedly chopped at multiple times by another man with an 18-inch rusty machete.

Waterville Senior High School names top 10 graduates for class of ’24

Beatrice Beale Tate is graduating first with an unweighted GPA of 98.663.

Biden administration awards $123 million in grants to shore up communities against climate change

Scarborough, Brunswick and Wells are among the communities in Maine that will get funding to conserve areas affected by climate change.