Brewer News

U.S. Cellular is offering a free Device Workshop 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at 403 Wilson St. in Brewer, and 8-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at 33 Mid Mall Boulevard in Bangor, where current or potential smartphone users can learn more about the features, tips and tricks of their specific device.

The live Nativity Pageant is Friday and Sat. nights Dec. 20 and 21 at 7:00 pm. on the grounds of the Union Meeting House.

Elver fisherman Bruce Steeves checks his dip net while fishing by lantern light on a river in southern Maine in 2012.

Brewer High School is reconsidering its funding for the Good Samaritan Agency , a nonprofit organization that offers accredited education to mothers, ages 14-20.

Yvonne Martin, Brewer Water Department office manager for the last 33 years, reacts with a smile at the Brewer City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, as Superintendent Rodney Butler talks about her dedication.

Rick Marston, who is acting as president of the organization, said the board has voted to dissolve the group because participation has dipped too low to sustain its charitable efforts.

The public is invited to attend the Christmas cantata concert "Joseph, the Carpenter" by Joe E. Parks at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at the North Brewer Eddington United Methodist Church, and at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at the Brewer First United Methodist Church.

HEAD TO WESH.COM UNDER THE TRAFFIC SECTION. IT IS A MESS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO THANKFUL THAT WE'RE SITTING IN THE 80s.

Brewer residents enjoy Maine's best tasting water. The Brewer Water District was judged to have Maine's best-tasting water in the Maine Rural Water Association's 17th annual Drinking Water Taste Test held in Freeport.

First of all let me state for those of you not here in Maine..it was COLD today.

The Maine Department of Marine Resources is postponing a meeting on the upcoming elver season because of possible snowy weather.

9:05 a.m. - Jeffrey Pooler, 21, 30 Cole St., Kittery, summonsed or arrested on charges of possession of marijuana, sale and use of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of scheduled drug, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, and arrested on an outstanding warrant.

If you are not able to get out to a game for the opening weekend of the winter sports season, you will still be able to follow what is going on.

Bangor YMCA is looking for a new chief executive officer and camp director after two resignations in the past week.

An officer driving by the Tavern on Main Street at 1:35 a.m. witnessed Joel Marsters, 48, and another man standing face to face having a heated conversation, Bangor police Sgt.

From left, Leonard Davis, 10, gets help with mixing his paint from Sue Ann Gaitings, the gifted and talented coordinator at the Brewer Community School.

Hunting buddies Ryan Stevens and Travis Hafford, who were the focus of a weekend search involving the Maine Warden Service and dozens of volunteers.

Edna Brewer Middle School received a new look over the Veterans Day weekend, when artists and families mounted 16 mosaic renditions of California native wildflowers to the exterior wall of the school's courtyard under the direction of mosaic artist Rachel Rodi.

The critically-acclaimed Canadian-American indie rock six-piece the Arcade Fire will bring their "Reflektor" tour to Darling's Waterfront Pavilion on Wednesday, Aug. 20, in one of the earliest and biggest show announcements in Waterfront Concert history.

The Brewer School Committee, which recently approved a policy change regarding pregnant students and the Good Samaritan Agency's Teen Parent Education Program , modified it again Monday night to charge sending districts for their students enrolled in the alternative education program.