HARPSWELL — The town is moving forward with plans to demolish an unused maintenance building at Mitchell Field. The 1,770-square-foot, cinder-block building is one of several remaining in the park, remnants of its past as a U.S. Navy fuel depot. At their May 1 meeting, the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a bid request form for […]
May 2014
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Mother gets 2 years for breaking Brunswick baby's bones
BRUNSWICK — A former Brunswick woman charged with breaking several of her infant daughter’s bones has been sentenced to two years in prison. Shelagh Kavin, 23, most recently of Boothbay Harbor, was indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury in March 2013 for aggravated assault, a Class B felony. On March 24, she pleaded guilty to […]
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Northern Ireland police get extra 48 hours to question Gerry Adams
A senior politician with Sinn Fein, which Adams leads, said the detention is aimed at tarnishing the party’s image and its prospects in elections.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers let current mining rules stand
Environmentalists are pleased the Legislature leaves in place the state’s two-decades-old regulations.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Bruins condemn racist slurs about Canadiens’ Subban
The Bruins and Boston’s mayor say rants against P.K. Subban cross the line.
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Bruins condemn racist slurs about Canadiens’ Subban
The Bruins and Boston’s mayor say rants against P.K. Subban cross the line.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Arrest made in Brunswick-centered heroin network
BRUNSWICK — A Boston man was arrested April 30 and charged in connection with a heroin trafficking network police say was transporting weekly shipments of the drug for distribution in Brunswick and the southern Sagadahoc County area. The arrest resulted from a month-long investigation led by agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s Mid-Coast and Cumberland District […]
Posted inSports
Same goal for female jockey: First Derby win
Rosie Napravnik will ride in the Kentucky Derby for the third time, still hoping to be the first woman champ.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors, Sports
Maine reports 15 percent more deer bagged
Because of the harsh winter this year, however, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife plans to issue fewer permits for 2014.
Posted inNews, Sports
California Chrome sets gold standard for Kentucky Derby
The early favorite, the California-bred chestnut colt has already earned more than $1 million.