According to Sarah Haggerty, a conservation biologist at Maine Audubon, habitat loss and vehicles are the biggest threats to Maine’s turtle population.
Times Record
News from Brunswick, Bath, Freeport, Topsham and across the Midcoast from the Times Record.
Brunswick’s The Daniel is for sale for $3 million
The hotel has faced financial and operational struggles in recent months and still owes the town nearly $80,000 in back taxes. The sale is “part of a strategic decision” by the hotel’s management company, which has faced similar problems at an out-of-state property.
Fire damages Bath’s Hyde School faculty apartment
The fire closed a portion of High Street for about an hour.
Wiscasset man dies when snowmobile crashes on Moosehead Lake
The victim is identified as Gregory Lemar, 59.
Woolwich man with rare disease organizes bone marrow drive for others
According to Ann Evans, community engagement supervisor at Be The Match, a division of the National Marrow Donor Program, there are 14,000 people waiting for a bone marrow match.
Brunswick college students raise $37,000 for Portland children’s hospital
Bowdoin College students held their third annual Dance Marathon to benefit the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland.
In Scotland, Mills will glimpse Maine’s offshore wind potential
The governor will travel overseas to meet with developers, including a company turned away from Maine by former Gov. Paul LePage.
Freeport library group knits for homeless, asylum seekers
Armed with knitting needles and donated yarn, Freeport librarians Meghan Fogg and Courtney Sparks created an outlet for ‘introverts out there that want to make a difference.’
Lost Valley to host Dempsey Winter Games in March
All proceeds from the new event will benefit the Dempsey Center.
Sugarloaf unveils plans for next 10 years: New lifts, new tube park, developing 450 acres
The major investments are part of Sugarloaf 2030, released Tuesday.