Area school districts are about average — according to report cards released Thursday by the Maine Department of Education — both in terms of grades received and how they stack up against other schools in the state. Statewide, of Maine’s 415 elementary schools, 40 received an A (9.6 percent), 53 had B’s (12.8 percent), 209 […]
2014
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Counting On One Last Run
WOOLWICH Intent as an osprey eyeing its breakfast, Lori Benson fixed her gaze on the water rushing over the uppermost step of the Nequasset fish ladder. In a flash, the slim, dark body of an alewife flitted over the brim and was gone. A volunteer with the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, Benson signed up for […]
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Council looking for cuts
BRUNSWICK Curtis Memorial Library and community organization People Plus warned that cuts to their proposed budget increases would ultimately harm the people whom the organizations serve. At a budget hearing Thursday, however, Brunswick’s town council said they are looking at all areas in an attempt to reduce the municipal side of a proposed budget increase. […]
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People Plus introduces new board members
BRUNSWICK — There are three new members of the board of People Plus in Brunswick. The three new trustees are David Forkey, international HR manager for L.L. Bean; Chris Perry, vice president, relationship manager- Middle Market, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust; and Richard Rizzo, Brunswick’s police chief. “People Plus is honored to welcome David Forkey, […]
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Bath Garden Club sale scheduled
BATH — The Bath Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, from 8 a.m. to noon, at City/Library Park, on Washington Street. The club will be selling perennials, herbs, native shrubs, geraniums, Proven Winner annuals, dahlias and more, with prices starting at $3. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted. Please bring your […]
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A seasoned hiker’s cautionary tale
“I’m a very lucky guy,” said David Humphrey, as he recounted his harrowing near-death experience while recently attempting a challenging hike in the White Mountain National Forest. Lucky indeed. This 75-year-old Falmouth resident brings impressive credentials to any hiking expedition, even the one he tackled Sunday, May 4. David was an Eagle Scout. He had […]
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Spring cleanup of bay on Saturday
BOWDOINHAM Volunteers of all ages are invited Saturday to join the Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s annual spring cleanup of the Merrymeeting Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on Abbagadassett Point in Bowdoinham. The cleanup was rescheduled from an earlier date and is 9 a.m. to noon. It kicks off FOMB’s Outside! 2014 series. Join your neighbors in scouring […]
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SCHEDULED PUBLIC MEETINGS
Arrowsic CONSERVATION COMMISSION, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Bath PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 6 p.m., city hall. CITY COUNCIL, Wednesday, 6 p.m., city hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. PLANNING BOARD, Thursday, 7 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick TOWN COUNCIL, Monday, […]
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Prepared for the worst?
If a railroad spilled thousands of gallons of oil in Maine, no one in the state — or in Washington — knows what the railroads would do or if they’re prepared for such a disaster. In interviews with members of Maine’s congressional delegation, each said that’s the reason they are pushing federal regulators to strengthen […]
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SAGADAHOC COUNTY COURTS
The following are cases heard in Sagadahoc county courts between April 16 and April 30 of this year: Jolene S. Anderson, 27, of Bath, guilty of disorderly conduct, loud unreasonable noise, $250 fine; a charge of assault was pled to another charge, for an incident in Bath in June 12, 2013. Noah D. Baker, 35, […]