Winter is over. I am declaring a lack of a credible threat of snow and cold the rest of this month and into April. Yes I know there was a big snowstorm April Fool’s Day 1997 and it snowed the second week of May in 1963. If you want to hold out for the slim […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: March 11
Arrests 3/4 at 11:38 p.m. Lisa M. Pierce, 47, of Baribeau Drive, was arrested at Maine and Cumberland streets by Officer Matthew Nicholson on a charge of violating conditions of release and an outstanding warrant from another agency. Summonses 3/3 at 8:34 a.m. Cristy M. Siegfried, 37, of Antietam Street, was issued a summons on Gurnet Road […]
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Topsham Police Beat: March 11
Arrests 3/2 at 6:53 p.m. Kayla Thompson, 27, of Meadow Road, was arrested by Officer Donald Cowles on Meadow Road on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/5 at 6:34 p.m. Margaret Butler, 51, of Federal Street, Brunswick, was arrested by Officer Donald Cowles on Lewiston Road on a charge of operating under the influence. […]
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Businesses quiet on Brunswick foam ban
BRUNSWICK — As a March 21 public hearing on a proposed polystyrene foam ban approaches, not much opposition from businesses that would be affected by the ordinance has showed up. At a March 3 meeting at the town offices meant to give information on the ban to local businesses – the third and final of such […]
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Campus ‘tequila’ party draws national attention
BRUNSWICK — What started as a party at a Bowdoin College apartment one night in February was, by early March, being discussed on the opinion pages of a national newspaper. College students’ and officials’ responses to a “tequila”- themed party have struck a deep nerve, igniting a debate over cultural appropriation and how an academic institution […]
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Coastal project ignites Brunswick debate, criticism of process
BRUNSWICK — A clear cut of trees and vegetation on about 625 feet of shoreline on Middle Bay has Brunswick residents and neighbors accusing town staff of a lapse in its oversight responsibilities. The issue came to a head at a packed Town Council meeting Monday night, March 7, where several residents and one councilor delivered […]
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Bath Police Beat: March 11
Arrests 2/28 at 1 a.m. Jillian Hinds, 34, of Rose Street, was arrested on by Officer Mark Steele on Washington Street on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/1 at 1:43 p.m. Jordan Wagner, 32, of Gerald Street, was arrested by Officer Brett McIntire on Gerald Street on a charge of domestic violence assault. 3/2 […]
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Portland-based Diversified Communications spins off part of Australia operation
Diversified will focus on its trade shows in Australia, while a company started by former executives is taking over consumer-oriented events.
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Proposed Orr’s Island oyster farm moving forward
HARPSWELL — Harpswell could see its first commercial aquaculture lease after a largely supportive public hearing on a proposed oyster farm Monday night, March 7. Jon Rogers, of Stone Pillars Lane, hopes to establish an 8-acre aquaculture operation in Brewer Cove, which is between Orr’s Island and Dog’s Head. Rogers is a lobsterman and also works […]
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Bath High School student actively advocates for education
BATH — Serving on education boards both locally and in Augusta, playing three sports, and being involved in several other community activities, Noa Sreden’s young and fruitful life pretty much stays in the fast lane. And the Morse High School junior wouldn’t have it any other way. Sreden received an application to serve on the […]
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