BRUNSWICK A burst pipe has closed Curtis Memorial Library at least through today. Brunswick Fire Chief Ken Brillant said the burst pipe — part of the library’s sprinkler system — was reported shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Topsham and Freeport firefighters responded to get the water cleaned up as soon as possible. Servpro, a cleanup […]
2018
Brunswick man charged with criminal threatening
BRUNSWICK Brunswick police charged a man with criminal threatening Thursday who allegedly threatened people in a home on Lunt Road. Arrested was 52-year-old Kirk Bouchard, of 135 Lunt Road. Brunswick Police Cmdr. Tom Garrepy said the Brunswick Communications Center received a 911 call at 12:51 p.m. reporting the disturbance. Police say three adults in the […]
After 10 years in Brunswick, planning director Breinich retires
BRUNSWICK After 10 years planning for Brunswick’s future Anna Breinich has retired as the town’s planning and development director. Fellow town employees and community members said goodbye to Breinich at a gathering Wednesday evening at the town office, though she officially worked her last day last Friday. From Pennsylvania, she’s loved living in Brunswick the […]
Cook’s fundraiser benefits town heating assistance program
HARPSWELL As temperatures along the coast dropped below zero last week, the town of Harpswell received a very timely gift — $10,508.80 from Cook’s Lobster and Ale House to the town’s Harpswell Home Heating Assistance program. The donation is made possible through an annual dinner put on by Cook’s, with proceeds from an auction and […]
Winter Solstice in the Heartland
Viewed from the air, Brunswick’s town outline appears winged. Our town looks like a bird’s shadow, wings flared, a hawk, perhaps, who has spotted something down on the ground and is readying for a closer look. There is the wing traced by River Road and the other by the Old Bath Road; there are the […]
STUDENT NOTES
BATH MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL 1ST TRIMESTER Grade 6 High Honors: Kourtney Anderson, Caragh Beasley, Delaney Crews, Jadyn Gilliam, Silas Green, Isabelle Grendell, Adelaide Hinds, Josiah Keller, Jessica Myers, Gwendolyn Panetski, Nadia Panetski, Anastazia Peterson, Chloe Quesada, Elizabeth Tetzlaff, Caroline Thelen, Sonya Viselli, Gideon Walden, Gabrielle Walker, Audrey Wong Honors: Fritz Bertlesman, Elizabeth Brewer, Brady […]
Today in History
Today is Friday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2018. There are 360 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Jan. 5, 1953, Samuel Beckett’s two-act tragicomedy “Waiting for Godot,” considered a classic of the Theater of the Absurd, premiered in Paris. On this date In 1066, Edward the Confessor, King of […]
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Wisdom is divided into two parts: (a) having a great deal to say, and (b) not saying it. — Author unknown