BRUNSWICK — Although more optimistic state revenue projections released last week could save local education jobs, school officials warned that several positions will still have to be cut. Superintendents from the region’s three districts responded to Gov. John Baldacci’s March 3 announcement restoring $20 million in state education aid amid new revenue projections. If ratified […]

BRUNSWICK — A bill to assist in the redevelopment of Brunswick Naval Air Station received unanimous approval from the Legislature’s Business Research Economic Development committee on Tuesday. If ratified, LD 1664 will allow the agency overseeing the base’s civilian transition to establish an airport authority and manage operations. The legislation also creates a funding mechanism […]

TOPSHAM — The Planning Board is scheduled on Tuesday, March 16, to again consider a site plan review application for a cellular communications tower in the Heights neighborhood. Mariner Tower approached the board last June about building the 103-foot monopole for use by T-Mobile. The application produced a packed meeting room, with many residents speaking in […]

BATH — Four former officers of Bath Iron Works’ largest union filed a lawsuit against the parent of Local S6 on Monday in Maine Superior Court. Michael Keenan, Troy Osgood, Michael Cyr and Cathy London claim they were slandered and defamed by International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers President R. Thomas Buffenbarger and Lynn Tucker […]

FREEPORT — The Town Council Tuesday night authorized Town Manager Dale Olmstead to negotiate terms for consolidation of dispatch services with both Cumberland County and the Brunswick Police Department. The council voted 6-1, with Councilor Eric Pandora opposed. Council Chairman Bill Muldoon said Olmstead will go to both agencies and determine which services are available […]

FREEPORT — The first budget presentation in Regional School Unit 5 was rolled out Tuesday night with a 2.7 percent reduction from last year. Superintendent Shannon Welsh said the $597,000 reduction projected in the fiscal 2011 budget was achieved without eliminating educational programs or personnel. The biggest change, she said, is the recommendation to reduce three […]

PORTLAND — A plan for a mixed-use development at the former Jordan’s Meats property on India Street was fast-tracked Tuesday, when the Planning Board decided only minor changes are needed before the proposal goes to a public hearing in April.  Developers said they want to begin construction this spring with the goal of finishing in […]