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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PublishedNovember 3, 2022
Brunswick science teacher takes Zero-G flight through Teachers in Space Human Flight Program
St. John’s Catholic School science teacher Karin Paquin hopes to afford her students the opportunity to work in the space industry after her life-altering adventure.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Market Basket gets approval in Topsham
The store is expected to be ready by the end of 2023, but that could change.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2022
Bath gets new fiber-optic broadband, but some rural residents feel left out
About 500 homes in North and South Bath, won’t benefit from the new high-speed internet.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2022
HGTV shines a spotlight on Mae’s Café & Bakery in Bath
The famous bakery was chosen as a filming location for the Home and Garden Television show “My Lottery Dream Home” in July.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2022
With winter closing in, Topsham business raises funds to help seniors heat their homes
The cost of heating oil in Maine has increased by 65% over the last year.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2022
Bowdoinham man awarded $5 million in malpractice suit against Brunswick hospital
This is the first civil trial in Cumberland County since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2022
Phone scammers bilk Bath senior out of $9,500, claiming her grandson is in trouble
Each year, scam artists cheat American seniors out of an estimated $3 billion, according to justice.gov.
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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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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Maine State Music Theatre finishes season at a loss for second consecutive year
Enthusiastic audiences and Broadway-caliber shows weren’t enough to make the theater profitable for the first time since the pandemic struck.
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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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