BRUNSWICK Brunswick may take another crack at applying for quiet zone status for two downtown railroad crossings. The town in 2012 applied for expanded quiet zone status for the Union and Stanwood street crossings. That application was rejected by the Federal Railroad Administration owing to the amount of trains traveling through the area. “We thought […]

BRUNSWICK The ACLU of Maine sent a letter to the Brunswick School Department late last month claiming that a fifth-grade teacher at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School had “blatantly unlawfully” taught a biblical interpretation of creation under the guise of “astronomy” in violation of the U.S. Constitution and state curriculum guidelines. Lou Sullivan, a longtime […]

BRUNSWICK Glass, birds and height requirements were a few factors that have temporarily stalled a developer’s plans to construct new retail space between 56 and 58 Main St. in downtown Freeport. A proposed building for retail use would be of similar height to the abutting properties. Owing to the way the lot slopes, a portion […]

BRUNSWICK After an at-times fiery debate, the Freeport Town Council rejected a call to put off purchase of a replacement fire engine for three years on Tuesday. Freeport Fire/Rescue wants $750,000 in capital improvement funds to replace Engine No. 3, which is nearly 30 years old and was meant to be taken out of service […]

BATH Some changes are in store for Main Street Bath with Carolyn Lockwood’s resignation from her position as the organization’s director this week. “I was happy to be a part of all of it, happy to be working with the merchants, organizations and volunteers,” Lockwood said of her experience with the organization. Lockwood served as […]

TOPSHAM Route 196 was closed for several hours after a vehicle hit a telephone pole and knocked wires down across the road Monday night. The crash was reported at around 11 p.m. on Route 196 (Lewiston Road) in the area of Andrea Street and Center Park Road. Topsham Police Lt. Fred Dunn said Lawrence St. […]

BATH A pre-application workshop for Huse School property development project prompted plenty of questions and suggestions, but was well received by the Bath Planning Board members on Tuesday night. The workshop is the result of a purchase and sales agreement between the City of Bath and the Szanton Company, a development firm based in Portland, […]

HARPSWELL — The Harpswell Community Nursery School will host a 5K Run/Walk fundraiser and Kids’ Fun Run at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 11, at Mitchell Field on Route 123 in Harpswell. The race will take place at 10 a.m., followed by the children’s run. Runners and walkers will be offered hearty postrace snacks provided by […]