May 2014
Virtual school schedules two information sessions
PORTLAND — Maine Connections Academy (MCA), the state’s first full-time, tuitionfree virtual public charter school for students in grades 7–12, will host a series of free in-person information sessions in South Portland and Brunswick for families interested in learning more about how virtual schools work and if it is the right fit for their students. […]
Hearing delves into Cedar funding, parking rule
HARPSWELL Few were present at Thursday night’s public hearing on a municipal article to fund the town’s obligations under the newly acquired Cedar Beach easement, and the amended parking ordinance to nearby Robinhood Road. The agreement, forged in mediation between activist group Cedar Beach/Cedar Island Supporters and property owners Jonathan and Rachel Aspatore and adopted […]
Town Meeting speculation offers intrigue in Wiscasset
WISCASSET For the first time in nearly a decade, Wiscasset residents will vote on the annual municipal budget in an open Town Meeting rather than by secret ballot — though some plan to attend with serious misgivings and others say they’ll choose to boycott. In March, the Board of Selectmen voted 4- 1 to reinstitute […]
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Arrowsic PLANNING BOARD, Monday, 7 p.m., Town Hall. ROAD COMMISSION, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Bath CITY COUNCIL, Wednesday, 6 p.m., city hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick TOWN COUNCIL Monday, 7 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers, 85 Union St. […]
SAGADAHOC COUNTY COURT
The following is disposition of cases in Sagadahoc County Court between April 16-30: Darlene V. Albrecht, 33, of Brunswick, a charge of operating a vehicle while license suspended or revoked was transferred to Superior Court, for an incident in Brunswick on Mar. 3. Douglas Campbell, 46, of Yarmouth, a charge of operating under the influence, […]
The Imprinting of Elliot Rodger and Us
When the news first hit that 22-year-old Elliot Rodger killed six students in Santa Barbara, it didn’t foreshadow the horrific details yet to come. Six promising young lives knifed and shot dead. Families instantly plunged into grief. Rodger’s film industry parents getting his 137-page biographical manifesto and seeing his threatening YouTube videos racing from Los […]
Bold proposals to end income gap
There’s a lot of talk these days about the income gap between the rich and the not-so-rich. At the top end, salaries and bonuses are measured in the tens of millions, while the minimum wage remains at $7.25 an hour, where it has been since 2009. Nowhere among advanced countries is the gap greater or […]
Jackie’s earned our support
We’re writing to express our strong support for Jackie Sartoris for House District 50 Representative in the June 10 primary. We’ve known Jackie as a town councilor and as a friend for many years, and are most appreciative of what she’s accomplished for Brunswick. Her efforts to promote pay-per-bag and single stream recycling added 10 […]