BRUNSWICK — The Town Council unanimously approved a different firm Monday night after the first contractor chosen to build a new police station withdrew from the project. The Town Council authorized Town Manager Gary Brown to enter into a contract with Ledgewood Construction for pre-construction services. Brown noted in a March 1 memo to the […]
March 2012
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Bath lauds St. Patrick's Day with week of events
BATH — Don we now our green apparel … it’s time to celebrate Bath Blarney Days. The City of Ships is kicking off its fourth such St. Patrick’s Day celebration, reveling in all things Irish from March 11 to 17. It all starts appropriately with an Irish singalong at Byrnes’ Irish Pub, from 5 to […]
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Natural gas prices drop to a 10-year low
The price of natural gas has dropped to the lowest level in a decade today as a mild winter comes to a close with a huge surplus of the fuel on hand.
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Hiring increases as companies hit limits with workers
U.S. companies will have to keep hiring to meet customers’ rising demand. That’s the message that emerged Wednesday from a report that employers are finding it harder to squeeze more work out of their existing staff.
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Fort Fairfield man killed in early morning fire
Investigators say the fire was likely caused by careless disposal of smoking materials.
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Southern School Notebook: March 7
Local students make Dean’s List Cape Elizabeth Champlain College: Alexander Caron and Jeremy Allmendinger. Colby College: Lisa Kaplan University of Southern Maine: Matthew Braun, Thomas Campbell, Lauren Caterina, Malarie Holcomb, Jacquelyn Kelly, Jessica Naegely, Lauren Pelzer, Kyra Tuttle, Catherine Wise and James Wise. University of Maine: Valerie Antonio, Elise Galgano, Lucas Ruchards, Christian Ross, Lynn […]
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Mid-Coast School Notebook: March 9
Brunswick High School Honor Roll, Quarter 2 BRUNSWICK — The following students earned honors or high honors at Brunswick High School last quarter: Grade 12 High Honors: Mitchell Black, Benjamin Blaisdell, Lilly DeCamilla, Avery Ecker, Erin Eldridge, Amy Jones, Matthew Leeman, Jamie Mountainland, Natalie Naculich, Charles Nau, Wilder Nicholson, Erin Rutherford, Madeline Schneider, Benjamin Strickland, Joseph […]
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Maine state prison inmate dies
Robert Storer, 74, had been serving a 15-year sentence on charges of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact.
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Dad faces charge for pointing laser at hockey game
The Massachusetts man accused of aiming a laser pointer into the eyes of the opposing goalie at his daughter’s hockey game says he now feels “like a complete jerk.”
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Romney says he’s ready to fight until August for GOP nomination
Romney won five states on Super Tuesday. But he lost Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma and others, showing southerners and the hardcore conservatives still aren’t ready to hand him the GOP nomination.