NAME: Bill Thompson RUNNING FOR: Topsham Selectman PLACE OF RESIDENCY: Topsham PARTY AFFILIATION: Unenrolled PREVIOUS ELECTED EXPERIENCE: Topsham Selectman 2013-present Why are you running for the board of selectmen? The simple answer is because I’ve been asked to run again, the longer answer is I feel I have unfinished business. This past year alone we […]
November 2016
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In Maine, Trump could take an electoral vote
MADISON In the north country of New England, where gun rights are sacrosanct and good jobs vanished along with the paper mills that traditionally propped up the economy, Donald Trump is finding far stronger support than in coastal and urban areas more politically attuned to Boston. The demographics could help the Republican presidential candidate avoid […]
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Teen accused of killing parents to remain in custody
AUGUSTA A 17-year-old boy charged with killing his parents in their home is going to remain in custody. A judge on Tuesday ordered a psychological examination for Andrew Balcer, who’s charged with two counts of murder. Documents detailing the crime were sealed. Police say an emergency call early Monday led authorities to the bodies of […]
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Maine mom to avoid jail time after toddler found in ditch
ROCKLAND (AP) — Police say a Rockland, Maine, woman whose 3-yearold son wandered away from home and ended up in a drainage ditch has pleaded guilty. WMTW-TV reports that Mandy Dennison received a deferred disposition last week, meaning some charges will be removed from her court record if she stays out of trouble. Police said […]
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Body of man pulled from home explosion
SACO (AP) — The state fire marshal’s office say a Maine man caused the explosion and fire that claimed his life. Investigators believe 71- year-old Stephen Laughton of Saco doused the interior and exterior of his trailer home with gasoline. He died in the inferno early Tuesday. Robert Eclair, a neighbor, said he and his […]
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Maine agriculture commissioner critical of pot legalization
BANGOR (AP) — Maine’s commissioner of agriculture says a plan to legalize marijuana in the state will burden law enforcement and negatively impact natural resources here. Voters will decide if they want to legalize recreational marijuana use in Maine on Nov. 8. Commissioner Walt Whitcomb says the referendum targets rural areas of the state where […]
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Help Wanted
I have looked around Brunswick and the surrounding area for the last couple of months at the help wanted signs and ads. Have you seen them? It is an interest of mine. You see, in a career long in my rearview mirror, I conducted labor market surveys. Surveys that measured the health of the market […]
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Activism in Our Midst
The Brunswick area is home to a lot of grassroots activists whose daily work is focused on nothing less than the gradual transformation of our culture. Some of us are retired people who can find the huge amounts of time the work demands, some are employed by non-profit groups, others are working in small businesses. […]
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LETTERS
LePage Argument Deceptive In your front page article on the appropriate compensation for electricity self-generation (“LePage calls for fair energy policy,” Thursday, Oct. 27), the governor sounds reasonable but his argument is deceptive. He complains that Hancock Lumber and Bowdoin College are increasing costs for other ratepayers by producing their own self-generation imposes costs on […]