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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PublishedSeptember 11, 2022
Photos: Bowdoinham’s Annual 5K Chicken Run and 1-mile fun run
Bowdoinham hosted its annual 5k Chicken Run and 1-mile fun run Friday night to raise money for Bowdoinham Community Schools.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Red’s Eats steps into fray between lobstermen, feds with ‘pay it forward’ benefit
Voted best lobster roll in New England by boston.com, Red’s Eats will donate a free dinner for two to those who give a sizable donation to the fall Save the Lobstermen fundraiser.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2022
Bowdoinham officials move toward using Recycling Barn
Bowdoinham residents voted 131-116 in favor of leasing the Recycling Barn instead of building a new public works structure at a June 15 town meeting.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2022
Wayward hedgehog rescued during Saturday night stroll in Bath
Over the weekend, a Bath resident claimed to have found a hedgehog walking down the sidewalk near High Street and called the police.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2022
Divers recover Auburn man’s body Friday in the Androscoggin River
Richard Stevens was missing since Thursday night when a boat capsized near the Lisbon-Topsham town border.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2022
New mobility pathway makes Popham Beach more accessible for all
As part of Gov. Janet Mill’s new job plan, she has dedicated $50 million to improve infrastructure at state parks across Maine, making them more accessible for visitors.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Fire chief: Hard economic times have caused ‘critically low volunteer numbers’ in Sagadahoc County
Over half of the 15 fire departments in the region are operated by both volunteer firefighters and EMTs.
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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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