Track improvements between Brunswick and Dover, N.H. will mean that passengers may have to be bused for part of their trip.
September 2018
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine officials trying to track down 3 ash trees that may be carrying a destructive pest
The trees sold by a ‘major retailer’ had been shipped from a nursery in New Jersey that was within a quarantine area for the destructive emerald ash borer.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
15 candidates seek Scarborough School Board seats
SCARBOROUGH — Fifteen candidates returned nomination papers to fill five seats on the Board of Education, while four people are seeking two seats on the Town Council. The deadline for candidates to file was Wednesday, Sept. 5. On the School Board, Chairwoman Mary Starr decided not to seek re-election and longtime board member Jackie Perry […]
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Kavanaugh hearing: Cory Booker’s dramatic release of confidential documents
Booker had questioned Kavanaugh about his use of the term ‘naked racial set-aside.’
Posted inMaine, News
LePage halts nominations a day after panel rejects nominee
A spokesman said LePage will withdraw nominations if politicians are going to punish people for volunteering for positions.
Posted inTimes Record
Water tower lawsuit rejected
HARPSWELL A Superior Court judge on Wednesday ruled against a group of locals trying to save an old water tower at Mitchell Field from demolition. The judge, Cumberland Superior Court Justice A. M. Horton, ruled that selectmen acted reasonably in rejecting a petition from the Friends of Mitchell Field and that the group did not […]
Posted inTimes Record
Technology triggers growth in number of telecommuters
MANSFIELD, Mass. For Steve Schoonveld, going to work isn’t synonymous with commuting to the office. The 50-year-old actuary for Lincoln Financial Group used to have an office, actually, but it was decided he no longer needed it. When visiting clients across the country he can work and teleconference on his computer. When he’s back in […]
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick council grapples with $13 million cost estimate of proposed fire station
BRUNSWICK Brunswick’s central fire station is about to turn 100, and its age — and deficiencies — are showing. While most town officials agree it needs to be replaced, an estimated $13 million price tag has some town officials balking. Ambulances and fire trucks have to be customized in order to fit through the station’s […]
Posted inTimes Record
Town considers extending suspension of new homeless shelters in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK In spite of a growing homeless population, Brunswick is considering an extension of its temporary ban on homeless shelter development. A town council task force that has been working on new zoning rules regulating shelters has asked for more time to finish its work, further stalling an resource center project planned by Tedford Housing, […]
Posted inTimes Record
Donations, rentals sought for fire victims
BATH Bath Housing is directing those displaced by the Seacliff Elderly and Disabled fire to the Salvation Army. According to Bath Housing’s executive director Debora Keller, the fire originated in an apartment on the first floor in the south wing at the Floral Street facility. Everyone evacuated safely. In an email to The Times Record […]