I have never been a huge fan of Time Warner, but for the last 10 years I have spent most of the winter in Naples, Fla., which is served by Comcast. I can tell you from firsthand knowledge that customer service from Comcast is an oxymoron. They are horrible! Time Warner is angelic by comparison. […]
May 2014
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Letter to the editor: Alfond education grants, Mercy Hospital staff lauded
In response to the March 7 article “Alfond Foundation to award $500 to all Maine babies,” all of us at the Birthplace at Mercy Hospital were delighted to learn that effective retroactively to Jan. 1, 2013, the grants are now automatic. Prior to that, parents had to apply for them – and in order to […]
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Wiscasset taxpayers facing 27 percent increase
WISCASSET Wiscasset residents could see a 27 percent tax hike in 2015. That is unless selectmen vote to approve an article on the Town Meeting warrant to appropriate $1.25 million from the town’s reserve account to offset the increase. At a Special Town Meeting Wednesday night, Wiscasset residents voted to approve a $9,408,062 school budget, […]
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Bath welcomes first full-time female firefighters
BATH Showing it truly is an equal opportunity organization, Bath Fire Department hit a milestone with the hiring of its first fulltime female firefighters. Two of the three new firefighters recently hired are women, chosen from a pool of more than 30 applicants. But ask these ladies about being the first women and they’ll say […]
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New school budget heads to council
BRUNSWICK The Brunswick school board voted 8-1 Wednesday to send a revised budget back to the town council withalmosta0percent increase. Under the latest proposed cuts, next year’s proposed school budget stands at more than $35.578 million, which is $7,812 more than this year’s spending plan. That’s an increase of 0.02 percent, according to figures provided […]
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Indecision leading to ‘madness’
BRUNSWICK The school board’s indecision over how to deal with a student population bubble in the Brunswick school system is creating “madness” for school staff, said School Superintendent Paul Perzanoski on Wednesday. Frustrations arose as the board was attempting to put into place the framework of a discussion for a future workshop on the topic. […]
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CEDAR BEACH
HARPSWELL Selectmen will schedule a public hearing to consider amendments to the Robinhood Road parking ordinance to conform with the newly acquired easement to Cedar Beach and Cedar Beach Island. At the meeting tonight, the Harpswell Board of Selectmen will also sign a Special Town Meeting warrant to appropriate funds for the beach monitor position […]
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Brunswick gets moving on the Mall
BRUNSWICK A new series of lunchtime events in Brunswick this spring and summer is aimed at encouraging those who live and work downtown to get up and get healthy. Get Moving on the Mall, organized by the Brunswick Downtown Association, is an initiative of the Healthy Maine Streets (HMS) program. Get Moving occurs the second […]
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Bowdoin graduation is May 24
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College will hold its 209th Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 24. College President Barry Mills will preside over Commencement and award degrees on the terrace of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art on the Quad. In the event of very severe weather, Commencement will take place in Sidney J. Watson […]
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POLICE
Brunswick police Summonses Alex David Turner, 21, of Brunswick, was summonsed at 9:34 p.m. May 9 for criminal mischief, after allegedly damaging a door to the Big Apple store at Cook’s Corner. Kevin R. Brannigan, 54, of Lisbon, was charged with failing to register his vehicle at 4:55 p.m. May 11. Matthew Latham, 20, of […]