BRUNSWICK Brunswick has managed to form a combined budget with less than a 3 percent tax rate increase — 2.99 percent to be exact. Councilors adopted a $38.1 million school spending plan Monday night, cutting an additional $520,000 from the school budget to get to its benchmark. The council’s adopted school budget will go to […]

In many ways, the school nurse’s office is a clearing house for health issues affecting students in school and at home. School nurses handle everyday health needs such as the occasional nosebleed, stomach-aches and administering medication on a daily basis. But they also have to address health issues that arise from situations outside of school […]

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TOPSHAM Topsham residents on Wednesday will decide whether to increase spending in town and if they want to ban retail marijuana operations. During the annual Town Meeting, residents will vote on a $12.2 million budget proposal that would increase spending by 3.19 percent — up from the current fiscal year’s $11.77 million. Increased public safety […]

BOWDOINHAM Despite the efforts of an off-duty police chief, a Richmond man died Saturday night after his truck crashed into a tree off Interstate 295. State police report that Gary Hastings, 76, was driving his 2008 Ford pickup truck northbound on I-295 when he lost control of it, crashed into a median and hit a […]

PHIPPSBURG With nearly 500 votes cast in the Phippsburg selectman race, former Town Administrator Michael Young eked out a victory over incumbent Selectman Julia House. “It was a really super turnout … it’s probably one of the biggest turnouts we’ve seen,” said Young. “I think it just shows that there were two outstanding candidates running […]

LISBON Police say they charged a Lisbon man after an alleged domestic incident early Monday morning in which he allegedly stomped on a car’s windshield and slashed a tire. Lisbon Police Chief Marc Hagan said Robert Pavao, 26, was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault, domestic violence terrorizing and criminal mischief, after police were […]

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College will hold its 213th commencement ceremony at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 26, conferring bachelor of arts degrees on the Class of 2018. College President Clayton Rose will preside over Commencement and award degrees on the terrace of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. In the event of very severe weather, Commencement […]

BRUNSWICK — On Wednesday evening, the Merrymeeting Wheelers Bicycle Club will participate in the local Ride of Silence, part of a worldwide event that honors cyclists killed or injured while riding and to promote sharing the road. The a free bike ride that goes no faster than 12 mph starts at 7 p.m. Instructions and […]