Edgecomb and Wiscasset firefighters and other emergency workers responded to a two-vehicle crash on busy Route 27 Friday afternoon, August 1. One vehicle was apparently about to turn onto Mill Street when another vehicle rear-ended it, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter said at the scene.

Traffic was slowed in both directions near the Route 27-Mill Street intersection from about 3 p.m. to about 4 p.m. Both drivers were traveling alone and neither was hurt, Potter said.

ROCKLAND — Watch the waters Friday, Aug. 1, around 3 p.m. as the stately Coast Guard training vessel Eagle sails into Rockland Harbor with 200 cadets, crew and officers onboard. The largest tall ship sailing under the U.S. flag, and the country’s only square-rigged vessel used in government service, the Eagle is a source of national pride. And, she is a distinctive training vessel used for passing on valuable maritime knowledge to generations of Coast Guard personnel.

Casey Allen Dalton, 19, of Boothbay died suddenly on July 30, 2014 from injuries sustained in a car accident along with his best friend and cousin, Keegan William Spear, 17, of Boothbay Harbor.

Casey was the beloved son of Cheri Bibber of Boothbay and his father, Richard A. Dalton and his wife, Cyndy, of Fort Myers, Fla.

The most common question asked by many who live here year around is, “What is it like here in the winter?” The second most common question is, “What is it like here in the winter?”

Well, the answer is not simple. It depends a lot upon who you ask. If you ask me, last winter was, on a 0-10 scale of aggravation, an 8.795. Scores did not seem to vary much throughout the region.

An account has been established to help the families of two local teenagers killed in a car crash early Wednesday morning.

Money donated will go directly to Halls of Boothbay Funeral Home to cover funeral expenses for the families of the teenagers.

Often when people hear the word documentary, they think: boring. Cast that thought aside and come experience the excitement of exploring the life of one of America's most beloved film critics, Roger Ebert; feel the politics and tensions leading to World War I; and wonder at the amazing endurance of a local athlete, a Medomak Valley High School graduate, who will also be at the screening to talk about his experience. You may never view documentaries in the same way again.

How do we respect and enhance the freedom of expression enshrined in the First Amendment while protecting the government from being corrupted by the unchecked flow of money to public officials?