BATH — The Bath City Council on Wednesday will consider revising its policies that would allow the city to withdraw nearly $9 million in surplus funds from the Maine Public Employees Retirement System and invest the money. The revised policy, if approved, would keep the principal intact while allowing the city to withdraw and spend the […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Town Council on Monday authorized the selection of the South Portland-based Ledgewood Construction as the construction manager for the next phase of the Brunswick police station project. In a unanimous vote, the council authorized Town Manager Gary Brown to enter into a contract with the company for pre-construction services. Ledgewood was the […]

WOOLWICH — Woolwich Central School will host its annual silent and live auction Saturday to help the school’s eighth grade class raise funds for a trip to Washington, D.C. The silent auction will include bidding on items such as cabin vacations, sporting event tickets and jewelry. For a full list of auction items, visit the school’s […]

LISBON — The Town Council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. today at the town office. Councilors will consider accepting one of two bids for lining 700 feet of sewer main. The lining will be done before paving this summer along Route 196. The work is funded as part of the 2011-12 sewer department budget. […]

BRUNSWICK — Expecting steep budget cuts, the Brunswick School Department will host a forum Thursday night to solicit public input before the School Board begins weeks of hearings about specific budget areas. Thursday’s forum is scheduled to include a budget overview from Superintendent Paul Perzanoski and a public input period. In projections of state aid to […]

FREEPORT — Kim John Payne will give a public talk titled “Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier and More Secure Kids” at 7 p.m. today at Merriconeag Waldorf School on Desert Road. The talk will be based on Payne’s book by the same title. In his book, Payne asserts […]

BATH — Dennis Unger, director of University College at Bath/Brunswick, and Charlotte Price, scholarship selection committee chairwoman of the Bath- Brunswick branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), announce the third year of an AAUW Scholarship Program for the region. The scholarship will be given to a qualified student for the fall 2012 […]