Regional School Unit 5’s proposed $35.4 million budget could raise district-wide taxes 4.77%.
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
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Napolitano narrowly wins seat on North Yarmouth Select Board
Paul Napolitano defeated Austin Harrell, 765-718, in Tuesday’s election.
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‘Of Runners and Wheels’: North Yarmouth museum marks Bicentennial with carriage-sleigh exhibit
Skyline Farm is showcasing vehicles from 200 years ago and earlier, including one built for George Washington’s chief artillery officer.
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Bath community coalition aims to buy youth Skatepark from city
Midcoast Community Alliance and Bath officials are working out a timeline and purchase price.
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Harpswell Town Meeting to tackle Mitchell Field cell tower lease, master plan update
Residents will also vote on accepting an anonymous donation toward renovating an administration building at Mitchell Field.
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Giving a Hand with Sand: Freeport area ‘Sand Bucket Brigade’ comes to the rescue
The Age-Friendly Freeport & Pownal network launched the effort this winter, helping many seniors stay safe outside their homes.
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Maine Street, Bath Road, top public’s wish lists for Brunswick bike-ped improvements
Input gleaned from four recent public input sessions is informing the town’s update of its Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Plan.
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Brunswick councilor to hold public office hours
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick at-large town councilor Dan Ankeles will hold public office hours from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the tables by Wild Oats Bakery and Café inside downtown’s Tontine Mall. “I am always grateful when people come to these events and speak up about what’s important to them,” he said. “It helps me […]
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Midcoast Audubon offers summer camp scholarships
BRUNSWICK — The Merrymeeting Chapter of the Maine Audubon Society is awarding scholarships for children to two Maine summer camps About 30 full- or half-cost scholarships will be awarded to attend the University of Maine’s 4-H Camp and Learning Centers. Children now in grades 3-5 qualify for scholarships to Tanglewood 4-H Camp in Lincolnville; children […]
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Fur trapper weighs in amid Midcoast plans to tackle rabies
Nelson Frost of Brunswick, a trapper most of his life, says it’s a more humane way to deal with animal overpopulation, and resultant sickness and starvation.