TOPSHAM — Police broke up a party in the early morning hours on New Year’s Day and issued summonses for underage drinking to 25 people between the ages of 15 and 20. Police said Sagadahoc County dispatch received an anonymous electronic tip about the party at 12:08 a.m. Jan. 1. Sgt. Robert Ramsay and Officers […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
New downtown store brings the party to Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — The grand opening of As You Wish Party Planning at Senter Place on Maine Street, isn’t until Jan. 6. But owners Gail Gary and Stacey Backman have already hosted two weddings. Gary constructed a white arch adorned with paper wedding bells for the in-store nuptials. Hosting weddings is just one of the services offered by […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
VIA PRESS HERALD: Brunswick mobile home park residents fed up over lack of water
Tenants of Bay Bridge Estates say the recent water shortage, likely related to the extended stretch of cold weather, is the latest problem they have had with the park’s owner.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick DVD rental store fades to black
BRUNSWICK — When Bart and Greg’s DVD Explosion opened at the Tontine Mall in 2002, many people in town were still using VCRs. On New Year’s Eve, Bart and Greg’s closed its doors for the final time, in an era when Netflix and other streaming services have become the most popular option for watching movies at […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Freeport amends parking, design standards
FREEPORT — The Town Council Tuesday amended two ordinances, one dealing with parking regulations in the village area and the other with design standards on the south end of Route 1. Council Chairwoman Sarah Tracy said the goal with the parking revision is to add clarity to the calculations for determining how many off-street parking spots are […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth retirement community seeks OK for new fitness center
FALMOUTH — OceanView at Falmouth is seeking permission from the town to build a new, three-story fitness center on its campus. The Planning Board was scheduled to get its first look at the proposal during its meeting on Tuesday, which was held after The Forecaster’s deadline. OceanView is a 60-acre retirement community bound by Middle, Lunt […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth retirement community seeks OK for new fitness center
FALMOUTH — OceanView at Falmouth is seeking permission from the town to build a new, three-story fitness center on its campus. The Planning Board was scheduled to get its first look at the proposal during its meeting on Tuesday, which was held after The Forecaster’s deadline. OceanView is a 60-acre retirement community bound by Middle, Lunt […]
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Music producer Rick Hall dies, created the distinctive Muscle Shoals sound
His studio in northwestern Alabama recorded R&B stars including Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett, as well as country artists George Jones and Brenda Lee, among many others.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
New Senate Democrats are sworn in, shrinking Republican majority
The Republican advantage in the Senate is narrowed to 51-49 as the new Alabama senator takes his seat.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Historian calls 2017 politically tame, but what about the war on our ideals?
It’s scary that it’s now the norm for a president to lie with impunity, attack the FBI and CIA, bully the media and threaten nuclear war on Twitter.