BRUNSWICK — The Gelato Fiasco, makers and purveyors of Italian-style ice cream at 74 Maine St., is expanding its operations to reach a national market. Speaking on Tuesday from the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City, co-founder Joshua Davis said the company in April purchased two buildings on Industry Road, where it will […]
2013
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick families sought to host Chinese exchange students
BRUNSWICK — The School Department seeking families to host 18 Chinese foreign exchange students for a few days this month. The students and two teachers will be participating in a summer “mini camp” hosted by the School Department July 21-25. The Chinese students can speak intermediate English, but are participating in the program to improve […]
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Turnpike crash in Scarborough
The crash at Mile 42 has been cleared and northbound traffic is moving on the Maine Turnpike in Scarborough.
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Bath council mulls smoking ban in parks, city flag
BATH — An ordinance that would ban smoking in city parks and recreation areas went before the City Council Wednesday for the second and final time. The panel, meeting after The Forecaster’s holiday deadline, was also expected to vote whether to adopt a design for a proposed city flag. The non-smoking ordinance would prohibit the […]
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NY, Augusta men arrested in Monday drug raid; crack, cash seized
Matthew Jepsen, 29, of Augusta, and Robert Lonnie Dixon, 34, and Kenneth Floyd, 21, both of the Bronx, were arrested Monday in a Glenridge Drive apartment search that netted $1,700 worth of crack cocaine and $8,192 in cash, according to police.
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NY, Augusta men arrested in Monday drug raid; crack, cash seized
Matthew Jepsen, 29, of Augusta, and Robert Lonnie Dixon, 34, and Kenneth Floyd, 21, both of the Bronx, were arrested Monday in a Glenridge Drive apartment search that netted $1,700 worth of crack cocaine and $8,192 in cash, according to police.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Truck strikes pole, shuts down Main Street in Westbrook
WESTBROOK – A truck struck a utility pole at Riverbank Park in Westbrook early Tuesday afternoon, closing Main Street to both lanes of traffic from Stroudwater Street to the arterial at the city’s Public Safety Building. Public safety personnel at the scene said no was injured. A truck struck a utility pole near Riverbank Park […]
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Two young people die in Hancock crash
Two other passengers suffer minor injuries when a sport utility vehicle hits a parked pickup truck.
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Obama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorial
President Obama and former President George W. Bush observed a moment of silence together at a monument to victims of the 1998 embassy bombing here in the east African city where Bush coincidentally happened to be as Obama wrapped up a weeklong tour of Africa.
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Charter school in Harpswell hires faculty
Harpswell Coastal Academy is scheduled to open in the fall with 60 students in grades 6 and 9.