BRUNSWICK — In addition to unanimously approving exceptions to a town-wide ban on outdoor wood boilers and approving the town’s application for a road repair grant that Town Manager Gary Brown said would allow the town to offset the school department’s $3 million budget gap by $350,000, the Town Council conducted the following business Monday: […]

FREEPORT — The Port Teen Center is ramping up for a fundraiser to auction off 100 custompainted wood canoe paddles donated by L.L. Bean. In the “Sitting Pretty” fundraiser’s fourth year, the art project that has taken to other donated canvasses in the past will hold its auction from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at […]

TOPSHAM — The School Administrative District 75 board of directors will meet at 5 p.m. today at Mt. Ararat High School. The school board has several new business items to address, including a renewed discussion of whether to contract out custodial services. The board will discuss whether it wishes to proceed with arbitration to determine if […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Town Council on Monday moved two meetings in April to accommodate panning for a proposed police station project and the submission of a budget from the Brunswick School Department. The council approved a schedule that included a special Town Council meeting March 27 to discuss the police station project. However, that […]

TOPSHAM — A familystyle spaghetti dinner to benefit Woodside Elementary School’s fifth grade trip to Boston will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7: 30 p. m. Friday at the school, 42 Barrows Drive. There is no charge for the dinner, but donations are encouraged. A jewelry raffle is planned. Ingredients for the dinner have been […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick School Board will meet today at 6 p.m. at Brunswick Station as part of a series of public budget workshops to work toward closing a nearly $3 million budget gap. On Monday, Town Manager Gary Brown announced that an additional $350,000 would be available to schools to help offset steep losses […]

BRUNSWICK — People who attend performances of the Brunswick High School Players’ production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” are encouraged to bring nonperishable food to donate to the school’s Stuff the Bus campaign to support the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. Those who donate will be entered into a raffle for […]

BATH — A breakfast at the Phippsburg Sportsman’s Club from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday will benefit the Morse High School class of 2012’s Project Graduation activities. Breakfast will include scrambled eggs, pancakes, French toast, fruit salad, home fries, homemade donuts and muffins, bacon and corned beef hash along with a bake sale. Cost is […]