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Topsham Police Beat: Jan. 4

Arrests 12/23 at 2:26 p.m. John Davey, 27, of Pleasant Street, Brunswick, was arrested on Topsham Fair Mall Road by Officer Mark McDonald on charges of operating under the influence of drugs and violating conditions of release. He was also issued a summons on charges of possession of a usable amount of marijuana and sale […]

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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Jan. 4

Arrests No arrests were reported from Dec. 25-31. Summonses 12/26 at 9:35 p.m. Michael Rich, 38, of Portland, was issued a summons on Ocean House Road by Officer Ben Davis on a charge of operating after suspension. 12/30 at 9:15 p.m. David Dickens, 60, of Cape Elizabeth, was issued a summons on Woodland Road by […]

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This Week in GO

Plan a fabulous ‘Downton Abbey’ soiree / Look ahead at ‘Downton’ season three / Hot Day at the Zoo / 2012’s best local music / Best movies of 2012 / ‘Beauty and the Beast’ / Choral Art Camerata’s ‘Epiphany Celebration’ / Performance art at Space

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School cuts smaller than expected

Local school districts are examining Maine Department of Education figures that detail a cut in current year spending. The cuts — released to the media Wednesday as part of a $35.5 million curtailment order issued Dec. 27 by Gov. Paul LePage — come as revenues are seen lagging expenses by an estimated $126 million during […]

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Doggie discipline

BRUNSWICK The Coastal Humane Society is launching a new behavior modification program for shelter dogs and offering classes to improve the lives of dogs while they’re in the shelter. Shelter officials said the classes will help dogs get adopted when people see how talented and well-behaved they are, while also allowing shelter officials to serve […]

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Council OKs Public House music license

BATH The City Council approved — with little discussion — a special amusement license Wednesday for the recently opened Front Street Public House. Members of the public made no comments. Chris Johnston, the owner, told the council that the music would be low-key — “mostly acoustic, solo and dual, mostly one or two people.” The […]

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MRRA gets ‘keys’ to base properties

The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority acquired a former Navy exchange, lodge and chapel; a 250-room hotel, nine-hole golf course; and other Brunswick Naval Air Station properties from the U.S. Navy in July. The property conveyance was deemed the No. 6 most important 2012 news story in the Mid-coast region, in an informal poll of readers […]

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Brunswick firm reels in national grant

BRUNSWICK Local aquaculture company RAS Corp. has been awarded $150,000 by the National Science Foundation to develop an innovative waste elimination project at its fish farm in Downeast Maine. The grant, announced Tuesday, is one of several Small Business Innovation Research prizes given out by the federal agency to groups working for breakthroughs in science […]