TOPSHAM — Williams-Cone School was one of 236 public schools across the country named a National Blue Ribbon School this morning by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The prestigious Blue Ribbon program recognizes schools where students perform at very high levels or show significant improvements in closing achievement gaps. According to a press release […]

BRUNSWICK After decades in the basement of the town office, members of the Brunswick Police Department next week will go to work in a brand-new building that officials say meets the needs of the town and allows officers to do their jobs better. The public will get a chance to tour the new 20,000-square-foot facility […]

BATH Regional School Unit 1 will send a $5.2 million renovation bond to voters Nov. 5. The bond calls for $4,068,000 in renovations to Morse High School, the adjoining Bath Regional Technical and Career Center and Bath Middle School; $833,000 for repairs at the elementary schools; and $294,000 for contingency. The RSU 1 Board of […]

BRUNSWICK School officials Monday unveiled a temporary plan that would house either the second or fifth grade in temporary classroom units while a new school is built to accommodate increasing enrollment. If current enrollment projections hold, Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School could start the 2014-15 school with 716 children. The school opened in 2011 and […]

BRUNSWICK Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is the centerpiece of a national conference for military base redevelopers set to converge in Portland on Wednesday and Thursday. The forum is an annual gathering of the Association of Defense Communities — agencies tasked with turning decommissioned military installations into planned commercial, industrial or residential burghs. The same group […]

TOPSHAM A driver who saw smoke coming from under the hood of his pickup truck managed to pull over and exit the vehicle before it burst into flames shortly after noon Monday. The Topsham Fire Department was called to the vehicle fire on the Interstate 295 onramp just off Route 196 at 12:27 p.m. Topsham […]

TOPSHAM — The Center for Wildlife will present an introduction to the unique differences among Maine raptors, reptiles and mammals, using live animals and interactive displays, today. The event is 6:30 p.m. at Topsham Public Library. There is a 50-person capacity limit for the program. The Cathance River Educational Alliance program is family-friendly, free and […]

BRUNSWICK — State Sen. Gerzofsky, DBrunswick, received a 100 percent rating from Maine Conservation Voters during the 126th Legi slature, according to a news release from Maine Senate Democrats. “I have always been a champion of environmental issues and I am proud of the work we accomplished this year to preserve what makes Maine, and […]