BREWER, Maine — Brewer officials have granted final approval for a 48-unit apartment complex at the former site of the State Street School, which is home to a few piles of rock and rubble and a couple pieces of construction equipment.

BREWER, Maine — The City Council on Tuesday night unanimously passed a budget that won’t raise residents’ taxes in fiscal year 2015.

BREWER, Maine — The restaurateur behind Kosta’s in Brewer and Old Town, along with several pizza shops in the region, is turning his gaze to the Penobscot River.

BREWER, Maine — Under the city’s proposed fiscal year 2015 budget, property tax rates will stay steady at $20.92 per thousand dollars of valuation, but only after a series of cost-cutting measures that included two layoffs.

It’s been 50 years, and Joe Ferris can still recall every moment of that magical spring for the magnificent underdogs in Maine Black Bear uniforms.

The Mystery of The Brewer “Witches” – Gimme a Sea! Maine’s high school sports teams provide splashes of local color. From Shipbuilders to Shiretowners, high school team names provide a crash course in Maine culture. Houlton High picked the latter name because Houlton is the county seat — or shire town — of Aroostook County.

A small but growing number of municipalities are considering, and sometimes adopting, a merger of the administrative functions of fire and police departments. Public safety directors are now employed by Hampden, Brewer, Westbrook, Lincoln and Jay.

Between eating some really fantastic seafood and enjoying beautiful scenery, Maine residents have a pretty sweet place to live. But which spots are really the sweetest?

Bangor Police Chief Mark Hathaway told Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce members that he knows many of the people committing crimes in the city are using and abusing drugs, but he wanted data to back up his theory.

S&P Reaffirms Brewer’s Credit Rating