CUMBERLAND—If the parents and fans of the Cape Elizabeth volleyball team have no remaining fingernails, are experiencing heart palpitations or have suddenly seen their hair turn gray, there’s an easy explanation. The Capers are stretching their very sanity to the limit. Match after match after match. The sleeping giant almost didn’t awaken in time Wednesday […]
October 2014
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Yarmouth blanks Woodland, returns to Class B final
YARMOUTH—The best team in the history of the Yarmouth volleyball program is just one win away from another championship trophy. The Clippers, who excelled during the regular season, began their postseason Wednesday when they visited a squad which traveled a long, long way, Woodland, in a Class B semifinal and made quick of the Dragons. […]
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Candidates differ on welfare, wages
BRUNSWICK The seasoned incumbent, the independent and the populist newcomer. All three are candidates for the state Senate who sounded different during a forum Wednesday in Brunswick, drawing contrasts on hot-button topics such as welfare and the minimum wage. Incumbent Stan Gerzofsky (Democrat), Fred Horch (Green, Independent) and Jennifer Johnson (Republican) are vying for the […]
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Deer hunting season coming; let’s keep it safe
BRUNSWICK W ith deer season nearing, hunters and hikers alike are reminded to use caution when visiting local preserves where hunting is permitted. Firearms season for deer hunting begins Saturday for Maine residents and Nov. 3 for all others, and runs until Nov. 29. Hunting hours run from a half-hour before sunrise to a halfhour […]
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Vandalism of sign irks Brunswick Republicans
BRUNSWICK Brunswick’s Republicans have taken umbrage with what they said were two attempts over the weekend by vandals to remove a banner at their new Bath Road headquarters. “We put it up on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon, approximately five or six hours after it went up, someone tried to pull it down, and wasn’t successful. […]
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Panel advises extension of no shrimp fishing
PORTLAND Scientists say the Gulf of Maine shouldn’t be fished for northern shrimp for a second straight season because of concerns of warming ocean temperatures. A technical committee that advises federal regulators is strongly recommending the extension of a moratorium on the fishery that began earlier this year. A draft of the committee’s report to […]
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Driver injured, buildings damaged in Maine St. accident
BRUNSWICK A 68-year-old Harpswell woman was taken to a hospital after her vehicle drove into the dividing wall between the Little Tokyo and Gelato Fiasco restaurants on Maine Street Wednesday afternoon. Patricia Anderson was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland by Brunswick Rescue. She was listed in fair condition as of press time today. […]
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Bath woman facing numerous charges following vehicle stop
BATH Bath police charged a woman with driving under the influence Tuesday after she was allegedly driving dangerously on Route 1 and Front Street with two fouryear old children in the vehicle. Stopped on Front Street at 4:40 p.m. and arrested was Amy Small, 39, of Bath. She was charged with operating under the influence, […]
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Meet the candidates
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Downtown Association is hosting a “meet the candidates” event from 6:30-8 p.m. tonight in Brunswick Council Chambers, located at Town Hall at 85 Union St. Town Council candidates will be asked specific questions dealing with issues of taxes, downtown development, financing of projects. The session will be moderated by Sande Updegraph. […]