CARIBOU Get the snow blowers and plow trucks ready. Again. The National Weather Service is calling for another major winter storm to dump as much as 16 inches of snow on parts of Maine beginning Saturday and continuing through Sunday. A blizzard watch is in effect for southern and coastal Maine during that span. Snow […]
February 2015
LePage goes to Supreme Court
AUGUSTA Gov. Paul LePage’s administration petitioned the nation’s highest court Thursday to consider whether Maine can remove thousands of lowincome young adults from the state’s Medicaid rolls after the federal government rejected the state’s request to do so. LePage asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of […]
Hearing to eye mooring rules
BRUNSWICK Those who moor their vessels in Brunswick’s coastal waters may need to get up to speed on 12 pages of updates and recommendations to the town’s ordinance. A town council hearing is set on Feb. 23 on the updated regulations. Under the proposal, all moorings must be registered with the town by June 1 […]
Subdivision’s size in Brunswick goes down to 10 lots
BRUNSWICK Initial plans for a 17-lot housing subdivision at the end of Boody Street have been scaled back due to construction costs. The proposed Chamberlain Woods subdivision has been reduced to 10 lots on about 7.5 acres. Concerns about flooding at neighboring homes, however, remain. On Tuesday, the Brunswick Planning Board approved a sketch plan […]
TRI-STATE LOTTERIES
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Valentine’s Day the perfect time for couples to cut a rug
TOPSHAM If the staples of flowers and chocolates don’t carry the romantic gesture you’re seeking, or you are looking for a way to spice up your relationship, maybe it’s time to think about dancing. There are a number of dance studios and instructors who offer classes, even on a drop-in basis, for couples in the […]
RSU 1 construction project launched, needs community participation
BATH Regional School Unit 1 is looking to residents in its member school communities — Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg and Woolwich — to help in the process of building a new or completely redesigned Morse High School. With state approval finally granted, the regional school district has selected a Building Committee, hired a design firm and […]
MEETINGS
Arrowsic CONSERVATION COMMISSION MEETING, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 340 Arrowsic Road Bath WASTE WATER STUDY WORKSHOP, Wednesday, 6 p.m., city hall Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office Bowdoinham PLANNING BOARD, Thursday, 7 p.m., Coombs Meeting Room ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGING, Friday, 1 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building Brunswick VILLAGE REVIEW BOARD, Tuesday, […]
QUOTE OF THE DAY
It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. — Mahatma Gandhi