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Not so long ago, Maine winters were a lot colder. Around this time of year the mercury would plunge far below freezing and stay that way for days, sometimes weeks even here on the coast. Around the end of December anglers would haul out their wooden...

BLAGDON’S leatherworks dominated the old Milburngate area of Durham for 150 years – both in a visual sense and in an olfactory sense.

ONE of our recent spreads of old pictures of Durham featured a picture of the Millburngate area taken on October 20, 1962, before the A690 had been…

Megan Williams Rogers follows in the footsteps of her father and grandfather, working as a firefighter and emergency medical technician for Brunswick and Wiscasset fire departments.

Wiscasset lost one of its leading citizens this past week in Lawrence R. Gordon of Federal Street who passed away. Better known as “Larry,” (I don’t recall anyone ever calling him Lawrence) will be remembered most for serving on the select board in...

"Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time." –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the...

Savannah Brann is facing assault and child endangerment charges Author: Zach Blanchard (NEWS CENTER Maine), Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 1:23 PM EDT May 26, 2021 Updated: 1:24 PM EDT May 26, 2021 AUGUSTA, Maine — The owner of a home daycare in Windsor who is facing several charges, including assault, after a baby ended up unconscious in her care made her initial court appearance Monday in Kennebec County Court. Savannah Bran...

Child care provider charged after 19-month-old suffers brain injury in her care Raegan Blagdon is still recovering after seven weeks in the hospital. Savannah Brann is facing assault and child endangerment charges. Author: Zach Blanchard (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 5:54 PM EDT April 26, 2021 Updated: 6:39 PM EDT April 26, 2021 WINDSOR, Maine — The owner of a home daycare in Windsor is facing several charges, including assault, after a baby en...