Alyssa Gillespie of Brunswick, a professor and scholar of Russian literature and culture, hosting fundraisers to aid refugees in Ukraine.
Maria Skillings
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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A sure sign of spring, Red’s Eats open for 2022 season
Red’s Eats famous for its lobster rolls opened April 18 to welcome a long line of customers.
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Woolwich man in critical condition after crash on Route 127
Injured man was thrown from a motorcycle after striking a vehicle.
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Pandemic made it harder to get accurate count of Topsham-area homeless students
Fewer homeless students were reported in Maine School Administrative District 75, mostly because they’ve been harder to identify.
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$9 million dollar Topsham-area school improvement bond sent to referendum
The MSAD 75 School Board voted to send $9 million school improvement bond to referendum in June.
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Topsham-area students who stopped runaway bus honored; driver mourned
More details of the dramatic incident have come to light.
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Lisbon schools losing bus drivers to other districts
School districts in Gorham, Bath, Kennebunk, Scarborough and Portland, have recruited bus drivers away from Lisbon, using sign-on bonuses and higher pay.
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In Topsham, accepting autism through art with library’s exhibit
Topsham Public Library will feature neurodiverse artists in a virtual gallery starting April 9 as part of Autism Acceptance Month.
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Topsham Select Board tables request to remove nepotism from its personnel policy
The request comes from the town manager in the midst of a labor shortage.