Woolwich and Arrowsic are the latest entrants in a lawsuit disputing the cost-sharing formula once used in Regional School Unit 1. Jonathan Davis, town administrator in West Bath, confirmed Thursday that an amended claim was filed Jan. 17 in Sagadahoc Superior Court. As lead plaintiff against RSU 1’s original cost-sharing formula, West Bath amended its […]
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PUC approves wind project off Mid-coast
The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted 2-1 Thursday to allow Statoil North America to move ahead with plans for an offshore wind energy pilot project in federal waters off Boothbay Harbor. PUC Chairman Thomas Welch, who had expressed reservations about the deal in October and urged Statoil to revise its term sheet to address concerns […]
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After 57 years with department, chief hanging up helmet
BOWDOINHAM When he was just 13 years old, Jack Tourtelotte would ride his bicycle to the fire station. When a call came in, he’d catch a ride to the fire. There were a lot of grass and brush fires in those days. There weren’t a lot of restrictions that now regulate junior firefighters. Tourtelotte had […]
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Budget woes grip SAD 75
BRUNSWICK “So here’s the situation,” School Administrative District 75 Superintendent Brad Smith told the school board Thursday. “This will be the fifth year in a row where the reduced state subsidy that we receive will impact the amount of money that local towns are required to provide to maintain and operate our schools, and we’re […]
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IRS eases penalty risk for fishers, farmers facing March 1
The Internal Revenue Service announced it will issue guidance to provide relief from an estimated tax penalty for farmers and fishermen unable to file and pay their 2012 taxes by March 1 deadline due to the delayed start for filing tax returns. The relief applies to all farmers and fishermen, the IRS said in a […]
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DNA review binds 2 Bowdoin murders
BOWDOIN When the Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected a motion for a new trial in a decade-old Bowdoin murder, it set a possible precedent for another high-profile murder case, also in Bowdoin. Olland Reese, who was convicted of murdering 16-year-old Cody Green of Brunswick in 2003, lost an appeal to have his conviction overturned based […]
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Bath Arrests Brian Greenman, 51, of Bath, Jan. 18, 9:55 p.m., charged with OUI on State Road. Brittany M. Waterman, 22, of Bath, Jan. 18, 5:05 p.m., on a warrant for failure to appear on Leeman Highway. Summonses Alan W. Donahue, 33, of Damariscotta, Jan. 17, 4:09 p.m., charged with assault on Bluff Road. Jonathan […]
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RSU 5 panel OKs $16.9M Freeport school expansion
Voters in Freeport, Durham and Pownal will be asked in June to back a $16.9 million expansion of Freeport High School. The Regional School Unit 5 board voted 9-2 Wednesday to send the proposal to voters. The proposal envisions nine new classrooms and an eight-lane track and athletic field, and would allow the school to […]