BRUNSWICK A year-long effort to rewrite Brunswick’s long, complex and contradictory zoning ordinance was met with confusion and frustration by some members of the public on Wednesday. “I’ve spent 45 hours on this,” Town Councilor Jane Millett told members of the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Committee, or ZORC. “I do mean it when I say I […]

WISCASSET At the request of the property owners, the controversial name of a private road in Wiscasset could be changed to “Micmac Drive” at an upcoming Wiscasset Board of Selectmen’s meeting. Last week, the selectmen received a signed letter from Sara Harvey, Michael Harvey and Jeff Fortier, who had petitioned the selectmen in August to […]

WISCASSET Town Planner Misty Parker is resigning her position in Wiscasset, effective this Friday, to take an economic development position with the city of Lewiston. Town manager Marian Anderson said the search for a replacement began after Parker submitted her resignation Sept. 22, and confirmed that applicants have already returned resumes to the town office. […]

TOPSHAM Following a short selectmen’s meeting tonight at 7 p. m., the Maine Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing regarding several proposed signalized intersection improvements along Route 196. Selectmen will meet at the municipal building at 100 Main St., and have on their agenda an update on the Topsham Development Inc. and the […]

BRUNSWICK/BATH — The office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) has announced the constituent outreach hours for the beginning of October. Local availability will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 8, when he will be at Brunswick Town Hall (85 Union St.) from 10 a.m. to noon, and Bath City Hall (55 Front St.) from 2-4 […]

BRUNSWICK — Tickets are now on sale for a Portland Pirates vs. Providence Bruins hockey game to benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick. The game is Saturday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Square in Portland. Support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick by attending the […]

BRUNSWICK — Do you have a long-term care plan? Will you need rehab? Do you have the money to pay for any of these things? If not, who will pay for it? And where the heck do you go? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, you are not alone. The majority of […]

PORTLAND In early voting, the voter shows up, fills out a ballot and drops it in a ballot box. Not so in Maine. Here, the voter requests an absentee ballot from a town clerk. The ballot is sealed in an envelope, signed and delivered to the town hall. The envelopes are checked against the voter […]