BRUNSWICK — With attendance requiring two overflow rooms, the Brunswick School Board heard public input Thursday on a budget process that will aim to close a gap of approximately $3 million. School officials said Thursday that in the short term they do not expect help from state or federal sources. “The funding of education is going […]

BRUNSWICK — Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union has settled a civil suit against the Topsham woman who pleaded guilty in September to embezzling more than $500,000. Credit union officials agreed to accept $370,000 in restitution, instead of the full amount she stole. The total amount Marsha Richard of Topsham will be required to pay in restitution […]

BRUNSWICK — Six days before the deadline for Maine Democratic, Republican and Green Independent party candidates to file nomination papers for this year’s state House and Senate elections, party candidates have not stepped forward to compete for some key Mid-coast seats. Senate All the Senate districts in the Mid-coast region will see candidates from both major […]

WOOLWICH — Blueberry Beeton’s late mother, Patsy Hennin, was fond of saying, “I may not be able to bash that beam into place, but I’m going to get it in there somehow.” Hennin, who founded the Shelter Institute in 1974 with her husband, Pat, instilled in her daughter the belief that a woman can do just […]

BRUNSWICK Not many in Brunswick knew that Thursday was International Women’s Day, said resident Debbie Leighton, but about 100 people outside the Tontine Mall found out. Leighton joined five other women Thursday afternoon, handing out yellow flowers and cards to mark and explain the day that Leighton said some were surprised to find out about. […]

Summonses William L. Cave, 43, of 3 Windjammer Way, Apt. H, Bath, March 4, 9:49 p.m., charged with operating after suspension, on Middlesex Road. Joshua Pomerleau, 19, of P.O. Box 137, Lisbon, Feb. 28, 10:25 a.m., charged with possession of a usable amount of marijuana, on Route 196. [email protected]

BRUNSWICK — A 21- year-old Brunswick man faces an April 17 date in West Bath District Court after Brunswick police say he falsely reported in August that his motorcycle had been stolen. Timothy Fraser, 21, of 2 Weymouth St., allegedly reported his motorcycle stolen, but his insurance company notified police that their investigation determined that may […]