BATH Bath is now the 59th AARP-designated age friendly community in Maine. “We’re thrilled that Bath has committed” to being an age friendly community, said AARP Maine State Director Lori Parham. “We’re here to offer support along the way.” The designation was announced at the Bath City Council meeting Wednesday evening, and marks a growing […]
September 2018
2 senior expos headed to the Midcoast
BRUNSWICK Expos geared toward senior citizens are coming to Brunswick and Freeport in the coming weeks. The 2018 People Plus Senior Health Expo will be held at the Brunswick Recreation Center on Neptune Drive at Brunswick Landing on Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free and the first 500 people at […]
Averill named Bath’s director of planning
BATH — City Planner Ben Averill has been promoted to the city’s director of planning and development after less than a year on the job. Averill was hired as city planner last November. Before that he worked in economic development in Auburn and served as city planner in Wiscasset before that. Averill replaces Andrew Deci, […]
Bath extends marijuana moratorium
BATH — The Bath City Council voted Wednesday to extend its moratorium on marijuana-related businesses for another six months as the city waits for the state to enact rules governing the new industry. “The whole purpose of the moratorium was so that someone didn’t try to do an end-around and try to open an establishment […]
Student Notes
Carly St. Pierre of Brunswick was named to the New York Institute of Technology Spring 2018 Dean’s Honor List
Turnpike authority approves $140 million widening plan
The Maine Turnpike Authority will move quickly to widen part of the four-lane highway in the Portland area. The authority’s board of directors on Thursday approved a scaled- back plan to add a travel lane in each direction to about 5 miles of the turnpike, which is Interstate 95, from Scarborough to about a mile […]
Maine man pleads not guilty to raping, murdering classmate
BAR HARBOR (AP) — A Maine man charged with raping and murdering a 19- year- old classmate has pleaded not guilty to charges. Twenty-one-year-old Jalique Keene is accused of murdering Mikaela Conley of Bar Harbor in June. According to court documents, Keene was seen on surveillance video dragging Conley’s body to a wooded area where […]
Lawsuit: Wholesale owner embezzled $1.5M in lobsters
SACO ( AP) — A Maine lobster wholesaler is suing one of its owners, claiming he embezzled nearly $1.5 million worth of lobsters. Sea Salt, which is a Sacobased restaurant and wholesale lobster company, alleges Matthew Bellerose created a sham customer who received thousands of dollars’ worth of lobsters without being billed. The Portland Press […]
Critics to protest 145- mile transmission line in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — Critics of Central Maine Power’s proposed 145-mile transmission line are attending a discussion by the Department of Environmental Protection and Land Use Planning Commission. The group plans to rally in Augusta before heading into Friday’s meeting. The New England Clean Energy Connect aims to bring vast amounts of hydropower from Quebec to […]