Arrests 8/1 at 11:14 a.m. Rochelle R. Warren, 20, of Amy Circle in Dresden, was arrested at Starbucks on Gurnet Road by Officer Garrett Decker on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 8/3 at 12:13 a.m. Timothy B. Nadeau, 41, of Harmony Lane in Harpswell, was arrested at Pleasant Street and Maine Street by Officer Nicholas […]
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Investigate your way to home ownership
Buying a home is a big investment, and while there is no one right home, it’s important to buy the home that best fits your needs, wants and financial situation. Generally speaking, once you’ve found the home and have it under contract, you enter into what’s called a due diligence period. During this period, the […]
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It’s a grand night for grilling
Recipes include yakitori, grilled vegetables in nests and razzleberry cobbler.
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On Alice’s rules and handles
I didn’t come from a wealthy family, but happened to live across the street — oops, road, because we were never permitted to call it a “street” — from one very wealthy lady. She was a memorable woman who had the economic recourses to build what she called was a white Connecticut farm house, breezily […]
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Brunswick election ballot starts to take shape
BRUNSWICK — Some members of the Town Council and School Board are planning to seek re-election in November, and so far every race is uncontested. Nomination papers became available July 27 and are due at the Brunswick Town Clerk’s office no later than 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7. In addition to one at-large seat on both […]
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Brunswick moves closer to vote on school service center
BRUNSWICK — Residents will have the opportunity to weigh-in on whether the School Department should join a regional service center. Councilors on Monday set a public hearing for Aug. 20 on a possible November referendum question that would ask voters whether Brunswick should join the Greater Sebago Educational Alliance. They also unanimously authorized spending $10,000 from available […]
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Pennsylvania transplant opens Harpswell boatyard cafe
HARPSWELL — The Great Island Boat Yard is welcoming more than just new boaters this summer. It is now also home to a new cafe called Craft Kitchen & Provisions. Pamela Rhoads, a Pennsylvania native with a background in catering, opened the business Aug. 1. Rhoads is a social worker who spent years fundraising for nonprofits. […]
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Bath council to tackle pot freeze, B&B rules, new parking
BATH — City councilors knew as they wrapped up their busy August meeting that their September slate was already packed. A smattering of ordinances concerning issues like a retail marijuana moratorium extension, rules for bed-and-breakfast inns, creation of new parking, and a contract rezoning – all of which received unanimous first passage Aug. 1 – are scheduled […]
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25th annual sale to benefit Orr's, Bailey FD
HARPSWELL — The saying goes, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” and the Orr’s & Bailey Island Fire Department is hoping that’s especially true this weekend. From 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12, the department will hold its 25th annual yard sale and auction at 1600 Harpswell Islands Road. Patrons will […]
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Mainers' interest in environment drives Sierra Club at 25
PORTLAND — In this “big political year,” Tony Donovan, head of the Sierra Club of Maine, said the organization will use its “respected and effective” voice to urge action on a broad array of environmental issues. The Sierra Club of Maine is celebrating its 25th anniversary and Donovan said now, more than ever, grassroots environmental advocacy […]