BRUNSWICK — 44-year-old man was taken to Mid Coast Hospital Friday night following a rear-end collision on the Route 196 on-ramp to Route 1 northbound. Eric Farnham, 44, of 15 Mountain Road in West Bath, driving a 1991 GMC pick-up truck, rear-ended a 2005 Ford driven by 42-year-old William Munsey of Topsham, Brunswick Police Sgt. Russ […]
2011
RICHMOND POLICE
Arests John Manchester, 44, of 17 Hall Road, Woolwich, Dec. 9, 11:50 p.m., charged with operating under the influence, on Route 197. Jasper Thomas Barber, 25, of 84 Main St., Dec. 10, 12:36 a.m., charged with disorderly conduct, on Main Street. [email protected]
Poster contest deadline nears
BATH — Students in sixth- through 12-grade are eligible to participate in a poster design contest to advertise a Japanese celebration weekend as part of the Bath-Tsugaru, Japan Sister City Exchange Program scheduled for Feb. 2 to Feb. 5. Posters will advertise the celebration weekend, which will include activities for children and adults such as a […]
Ditch plunge sends driver to hospital
WEST BATH — A West Bath woman was taken to Mid Coast Hospital on Monday afternoon after a single- vehicle crash on Berrys Mill Road. Paula Lozier, 38, of 198 Sabino Road, West Bath, lost control of her 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer at about 4:10 p.m. near 159 Berrys Mill Road and crashed into a ditch and […]
TOPSHAM POLICE
Summonses Juvenile male, 16, of Topsham, Dec. 10, 1:41 p.m., charged with theft, on Lewiston Road. Robert Harris, 36, of 17 Beech St., Lisbon, Nov. 24, 1:43 a.m., charged with operating after suspension, on Lewiston Road. [email protected]
Brunswick High art students to exhibit at Thornton Oaks
BRUNSWICK — More than 30 Brunswick High School art students will exhibit their work at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way. The public is invited to the opening reception on Jan. 5 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Jennie Driscoll, visual arts educator and art department head for the Brunswick High School art department, is […]
TAKE HEART: A Conversation in Poetry
The recipient of a Pulitzer prize for poetry in 1935, Robert P. Tristram Coffin taught at Bowdoin College and was a well-known historian as well as a poet. Walking by himself on a winter night in this poem, Coffin makes an unexpected connection with a stranger. WINTER FRIENDS BY ROBERT P. TRISTRAM COFFIN The high […]
BRIEFS
Homeschool group plans Geography Bee BATH — The Midcoast Maine Homeschool Center is sponsoring an official school level National Geographic Bee for homeschoolers who would be in grades 4 to 8. In order for this to “count” as an official bee, there needs to be at least six participants. Participation certificates from National Geographic will […]
SCHEDULED PUBLIC MEETINGS
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., Pownalborough Station. Freeport CABLE TV COMMITTEE, Wednesday, 6 p.m., […]
BRIEFS
Marijuana facility amenities targeted PORTLAND (AP) — A state health official says plans by the operators of a medical marijuana dispensary scheduled to open in Portland next month to include a coffee bar, acupuncture clinic and “vapor lounge” at the facility run afoul of state rules. John Thiele of the Health and Human Services Department […]