HARPSWELL A purchase and sales agreement between the Harpswell Coastal Academy and the town of Harpswell was finalized during the Board of Selectmen meeting on Thursday night. The signing of this agreement will allow HCA, a regional charter school, to purchase and establish the former West Harpswell School building as their own. According to Rick […]

The Spindleworks Spring Fling Fundraiser will take place on March 20 from 6-9 p.m. at The Brunswick Inn. According to a press release from Spindleworks: “The inn will be transformed into a walk through the ages of the well-known art center’s history, with artwork, photos and ephemera spanning back to the mid-1970s when the doors […]

TOPSHAM The committee charged with developing the Lower Village told the Board of Selectmen on Thursday night that it has developed a preliminary concept, including a roundabout along Maine Street, which is ready to be finalized. Lower Village Development Committee member Angela Twitchell said selectmen created the committee in April 2012 to consider and develop […]

BRUNSWICK Lynn D’Agostino, a physical education teacher at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School, has been recognized for her work to promote bicycling. D’Agostino was the recipient of the Harry Faust Leadership Award at the Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s 2015 Kick Off Party earlier this month. The award, named after one of the Bicycle Coalition of […]

BRUNSWICK A Brunswick man wanted in a number of midcoast communities on burglary and theft charges has been indicted for allegedly stealing a semi-automatic pistol and $15,000 to $20,000 of jewelry from a Brunswick home. Tyler Bryant, 24, was indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury on a Class B count of theft of a […]

TOPSHAM The Maine Department of Transportation is conducting a public meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday to discuss future improvements to the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Topsham and Brunswick. The bridge carries Route 201 traffic over the Androscoggin River. MDOT representatives will be present at the meeting, which will take place at Topsham Public Library, […]

PHIPPSBURG — Phippsburg Elementary School has announced its honors for the second quarter. Strong Effort: Hannah Baker, Jadyn Gilliam, Alyssa Maney, Jake Percy, Ryan Rines, Caroline Skroski, Zachary Thomas and Jacey West. Homework Award: Liberty Wyman Care & Concern: Kadance Burden, Connor Muldowney and Mackenzie Muldowney. Bus Safety Award: Garrett Burden, Alyssa Maney, Mackenzie Muldowney […]