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Harpswell, Brunswick float clamming fee hikes to fix labor issues

HARPSWELL — Brunswick and Harpswell are proposing higher fees for commercial shell-fishing licenses in an effort to preempt possible legal action by the U.S. Department of Labor. Although the proposed town ordinances would increase fees significantly, the cost will be offset if harvesters complete annual conservation activities, including shoreline clean-ups, shellfish surveys and trapping of […]

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Yarmouth Police Beat: Jan. 1

Arrests 12/24 at 9:43 p.m. Scott A. Richardson, 55, of East Main Street, was arrested on East Main Street by Officer Michael Peacock on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses 12/24 at 4:13 a.m. Heather Lunt, 32, of Forest Avenue, Portland, was issued a summons on U.S. Route 1 by Officer Michael Peacock […]

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Brunswick petitioners want School Board to revisit plan to move 5th grade to junior high

BRUNSWICK — More than 250 people have signed an online petition asking the School Board to reverse a decision to move fifth-graders to Brunswick Junior High School. The change.org petition, started Dec. 23, had 265 signers by Tuesday afternoon. It supplements a petition activists circulated at the polls on Election Day that gained about 860 signatures.  Chris […]