Maria Skillings covers general news for the towns of Topsham, Lisbon, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and Harpswell. She graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School, then received her B.A. in Theater from the University of Maine at Farmington. Maria went on to study film in New York City, where she worked as a stand-up comedian for three years. Eventually making the move to Los Angeles, she discovered her love of writing. She returned home to have her very first children’s book published. Before joining the team at the Times Record, Maria returned to her roots and began writing for the Cape Courier.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2022
Federal funding will allow Bath to clean up contamination, potentially develop downtown, waterfront sites
A new bipartisan infrastructure law will potentially create generational investments, hundreds of jobs and more space for Mainers to expand their businesses.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
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.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
Anonymous customer tips Woolwich restaurant waitresses hundreds of dollars
Taste of Maine Restaurant staff isn’t saying who left a $400 tip for one server and $800 for another, but say the tipper is a repeat customer.
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PublishedJune 22, 2022
First shark sighting of the season off the coast of Harpswell
The Maine Department of Maine Resources reported 29 individual sharks detected off the mid and southern coast of Maine last year.
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PublishedJune 21, 2022
Bowdoinham residents vote to lease the Recycling Barn without knowing cost
The town will continue operating at public works until it moves operations back to the Recycle Barn, which previously hosted the town’s recycling program for 30 years.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Court documents: Man admitted to setting fire to Bath elementary school, won’t be released from jail
After seeing no jail time for arson committed in 2013, Allan Thomas Vigil may face serious sentence for his second offense.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Bath elementary school, damaged in weekend blaze, catches fire again Monday
Allan Thomas Vigil, 30, of Bath was arraigned Monday in connection with the fire he allegedly set late Friday night.
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PublishedJune 6, 2022
Maine farmers look to Pingree, USDA for relief from pandemic, fuel costs
USDA Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree meet with Maine farmers in Brunswick
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PublishedMay 31, 2022
Renovated Bowdoinham Recycling Barn to host open house
The building’s owner wants the public to see improvements made to the barn over the past year.
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PublishedMay 24, 2022
Red’s Eats in Wiscasset will be featured on Netflix series
The lobster roll landmark will be featured in an episode of Netflix show “Somebody Feed Phil” this month.
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