Overflow Crowd It's clear that Brunswick is still very much divided on train issues. A large crowd turned out at the Brunswick Golf Club for a state public hearing on a renewed effort by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority to secure a stormwater permit...
Hospitals Worried The people who run hospitals in Maine are pushing back against the LePage administration's budget proposal, saying that millions of dollars in proposed Mainecare reimbursement cuts combined with a proposed property tax on non-profits would result in medical services being reduced or eliminated. Jeff...
Ortolani Dead in Florida A man of considerable influence on the Midcoast has died while vacationing in Florida. Philip Ortolani was 66 years old and is widely credited with helping to boost the quality and accessibility of health care on the Midcoast while serving for 25...
Rumble Strips on Route 196 After a series of head-in collisions in recent years on Route 196 in Topsham, a plan is in the works to install so-called rumble strips on that road between White House Crossing Road and the Lisbon border. A rumble strip is...
In Augusta, the legislature's government oversight committee has unanimously agreed to a request from Brunswick state senator Stan Gerzofsky for a review and audit of the financing and operations of the Northeast New England Passenger Rail Authority, which oversees Amtrak Downeaster service. which connects Brunswick,...
Brunswick and Freeport state senator Stan Gerzofsky is asking a legislative committee to authorize a comprehensive audit of the finances and operations of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority. The senator talked with Jim Bleikamp on Friday's WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz. ...
This photo, courtesy of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, shows the mobile meth lab said to have been discovered by drug agents in the parking lot of Lowe's at Cooks, Corner, Brunswick....
A Positive Omen New figures from Maine Revenue Services indicate that our state's taxable sales soared to a record high in 2014 of nearly 19 billion dollars. Mild early winter weather, rising consumer confidence and strong holiday shopping are all listed as factors. This year's taxable...
Ominous Warning It's not unusual at this time of warmer weather and the coming end of winter. Game wardens are reminding snowmobilers to be cautious on thinning ice, noting that conditions can and will change rapidly due to the increase in air temperature. This concern is...
Dave Douglass is the vice-chair of the Topsham Board of Selectmen, and recently won election to a new term on the board. Here are Dave's preliminary reactions to a proposal on WCME from Brunswick town councilor-at-large John Richardson that the two towns explore possible consolidation. [audio...