The Santa Claus Fund has reached out to our readers every day since Thanksgiving. The response has been overwhelming. I am so glad that you are as passionate about this program as we are. Recognizing names from last year and the year before that, speaks volumes about the community support we have. All of you […]
2011
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Bowdoin PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 7 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick BRUNSWICK DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building, 28 Federal St. BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN COMMITTEE, Thursday, 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 28 Federal St. Dresden FIRE DEPARTMENT, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., […]
BRUNSWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests Catherine Hahn, 55, of 180 Boothbay Road, Edgecomb, Dec. 9, 4:45 p.m., charged with operating under the influence, on Gurnet Road. Kyle Wardwell, 19, of 12 Oak St., Nov. 21, 10:16 p.m., charged with operating under the influence, on Bath Road. John Sheffield, 48, of 6 Dunning St., Nov. 20, 3: 37 a. m., […]
Crash KOs power along Route 24
Rescue crews responded to a single-vehicle crash into a utility pole along Route 24 near the Bowdoinham town line this morning, resulting in a power outage. Topsham Fire Chief Brian Stockdale said a single vehicle slid off the road into a utility pole, snapping it in half and knocking out power to the area. Shortly […]
BRUNSWICK PROPERTY TRANSFERS
BRUNSWICK — The following property transfers were reported, according to municipal records. Susan A. Toothaker of 205 Thomas Point Road, Brunswick, to Bryant Toothaker of 8 Pinefield Road, Brunswick, land and buildings at 8 Pinefield Road, $110,300, April 1, 2010. Barnum’s Gifts and More LLC, of 58 Glidden St., Newcastle, to John Newlin of 30 […]
New BAH rates hike average stateside housing pay of 2%
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) paid to a million service members living off base in stateside areas will rise an average of 2 percent on Jan. 1. BAH for a typical enlisted member, in pay grade E- 6 with dependents, will increase by an average of about $35 a month. BAH for a typical officer, […]
Soldier charged in Fort Hood bomb plot gets new counsel
WACO, Texas A soldier charged with planning to blow up a restaurant filled with Fort Hood troops was appointed a new lawyer Thursday after telling a federal judge he disagreed with his previous defense team’s strategies. Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo’s lead court-appointed attorney, Keith Dorsett, told U.S. District Judge Walter Smith during a brief hearing […]
Local legions seeking ‘honorable service’ eligible veterans
With the state of Maine on a mission to present an honorable service certificate to every Maine veteran who served in the military, local legions are seeking veterans who haven’t received their certificate to attend the ceremony scheduled for Jan. 15 in Topsham. According to a release issued by state American Legion representative William “ […]
BRIEFS
Judge: Some Cutler Files can be released PORTLAND (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that some documents related to a political attack website created during last year’s gubernatorial campaign can be made public. The Cutler Files website was active last year from about Aug. 30 through the election on Nov. 2. The website took […]
Search for girl refocuses on her house
The search for a 20-monthold girl advanced toward its first full week as police intensified their focus on the house where Ayla Reynolds was living, while continuing to look through local fields and waterways and running down leads from the public. Investigators put up crime scene tape around Ayla’s house in a neighborhood of neatly […]