Brunswick Fire Department staffing shortage ‘a constant battle’

Eight of the Brunswick Fire Department's 41 firefighting positions are vacant.

Climate demonstrator outside L.L. Bean gets surprise visit from CEO

Freeport resident and retired schoolteacher William Rixon has been demonstrating outside L.L. Bean since the beginning of September. This week, he got a response.

Bowdoin College inaugurates first woman president

Safa Zaki is Bowdoin College's first woman president in its 229-year history.

Local roundup: Edward Little shuts out Brunswick

Brunswick woman target of ‘phantom hacker’ scam

The FBI reported a nationwide spike in the scam and said some victims have lost their life savings.

Mid Coast Hospital offering overdose-reversing med to new mothers

Maine set a record for drug overdose deaths in 2022, and hospital officials said they are trying new approaches to stem the tide.

Midcoast towns get state grants to counter climate change

Bowdoinham is one of 53 towns across the state to receive a grant aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change on Maine communities.

Climate demonstrators call for L.L. Bean to discourage fossil fuel investment

Demonstrators have been stationed outside the Freeport flagship retail store for weeks, calling for the company to discourage Citibank from investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure or to divest entirely.

Bath Iron Works partners with U.S. Army program to employ veterans

The Bath shipyard, which builds ships for the U.S. Navy, will now offer guaranteed interviews to veterans.

Bowdoin College forum keeps focus on plight of graduate jailed in Russia

Evan Gershkovich, a Bowdoin graduate and Wall Street Journal reporter, has been jailed in Russia on espionage charges since March.