Massachusetts plans a study breaking down license holders by race and gender and looking at possible barriers to getting into the industry.
May 2018
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Closing arguments set stage for verdict in Augusta murder trial
A judge said he will deliver the verdict around 1 p.m. Wednesday following testimony in the case of Aubrey N. Armstrong, who is charged with murdering Joseph Marceau, 31, of Augusta.
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Bowdoin to present housing plan
BRUNSWICK Bowdoin College is trying to keep more students living on-campus by building four new residence halls on Park Row. The college’s proposal will be presented to the Brunswick Planning Board tonight. Each of the residence halls will be approximately 3,900 square feet, and will be located in the zoning district designated for college growth. […]
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Harpswell wants 2 vessels removed
HARPSWELL A pair of sunken vessels are creating a potential hazard in Harpswell, as commercial and recreational boating activity ramps up in the warmer weather. Last week, Harpswell selectmen voted to notify the two owners to remove them — or the town’s harbormaster will do so at their expense. “It’s really a formality at this […]
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Early plans for Moxie Festival taking shape with new twists
LISBON A Lisbon tradition will have a few new twists this year. This year’s Moxie Festival — whose theme is “ Moxie Through the Decades” — will still offer traditional fare during the event July 13-15, but people should expect some additions. For starters, the parade was renamed the Gina Mason Memorial Moxie parade, in […]
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Volunteers needed at alewife count in Woolwich
WOOLWICH As spring comes to coastal Maine, so too do the alewives return to Nequasset Lake, and the annual Nequasset Alewife Count. Volunteers are needed through early June to count the fish that successfully make it into Nequasset Lake to spawn. Counting is a fun activity for both children and adults, and no prior experience […]
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Gallice named assistant Morse H.S. principal
BATH With Eric Varney moving up to the Morse High School principal position, that left a vacancy for the school’s assistant spot. The role was filled by the Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors Monday night, which appointed Devon Gallice as the new assistant principal, starting next year. “We’re very pleased to nominate her […]
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Student Notes
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE CHRISTOPHER PAULUS of Bath graduated with a bachelor of art from Gettysburg College on May 20 BOWDOIN COLLEGE Local students who recently earned recognition at Bowdoin College include: Katelyn Cox of Bowdoinham, Earth and Oceanographic Science Book Award; Diana Furukawa of Brunswick, Anne Bartlett Lewis Memorial Prize in Visual Arts; Emma Kane of […]
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Former Brunswick base among 32 communities picked by LePage for investment incentive
More than 30 Maine communities, some with surprisingly upscale neighborhoods, could reap benefits from a new federal program to encourage private investment in poor parts of the country. Opportunity zones selected by Gov. Paul LePage and approved by the U.S. Treasury include distressed paper mill towns such as Madison and Millinocket and former military bases […]