Harpswell voters approved an additional $40,000 to be spent on repairing the Mackerel Cove boat launch by a vote of 1,282-326. Voters previously approved $60,000 for the project, necessary to improve the heavily used and degraded launch, at Town Meeting in March. Additional funds were deemed necessary due to a change in the original design […]
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Harpswell voters approve additional boat launch funds
Harpswell voters approved an additional $40,000 to be spent on repairing the Mackerel Cove boat launch by a vote of 1,282-326. Voters previously approved $60,000 for the project, necessary to improve the heavily used and degraded launch, at Town Meeting in March. Additional funds were deemed necessary due to a change in the original design […]
SAD 75 voters approve $37.8M budget for FY '19
TOPSHAM — School Administrative District 75’s fiscal year 2019 budget got its final green light Tuesday, passing 4,279 to 1,021 at the polls. A $1.56 million bond for district-wide roof replacements also passed, 4,265 to 1,094. Next year’s $37.3 million budget is up about $459,000, or 1.2 percent, from current spending. The budget passed 1,965 […]
Brunswick voters approve $38.1 million school budget
Brunswick voters validated the $38.1 million school budget, with unofficial results stating there were 3,760 “yes” votes and 1,379 “no” votes. The majority of voters indicated the budget was “acceptable” in response to the non-binding advisory question, with 2,289 votes, followed by 1,641 votes for “too high” and 978 votes for “too low.” Town Clerk […]
Brunswick voters approve $38.1 million school budget
Brunswick voters validated the $38.1 million school budget, with unofficial results stating there were 3,760 “yes” votes and 1,379 “no” votes. The majority of voters indicated the budget was “acceptable” in response to the non-binding advisory question, with 2,289 votes, followed by 1,641 votes for “too high” and 978 votes for “too low.” Town Clerk […]
Brunswick students live, learn colonial history
BRUNSWICK — To the average passerby on June 8, the field at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary might have looked like it was zapped by a time machine. Fifth-grade students in colonial garb stood under white tents, showcasing old-fashioned goods such as hand-dipped candles and dried apples, while others spun yarn and used a charcoal grill for […]
Brunswick music shop owner bets on vinyl revival
BRUNSWICK — Memorial Day Weekend is often referred to as the unofficial start of summer. But with the ceremonial smashing of a Kenny G album May 26, David Kowalski ushered in a new phase of his life and the local music scene, too. That morning, Kowalski opened Deep Groove Records at 32 Elm St. The shop is his […]
Brunswick music shop owner bets on vinyl revival
BRUNSWICK — Memorial Day Weekend is often referred to as the unofficial start of summer. But with the ceremonial smashing of a Kenny G album May 26, David Kowalski ushered in a new phase of his life and the local music scene, too. That morning, Kowalski opened Deep Groove Records at 32 Elm St. The shop is his […]
George Needham & ‘Maine Potato Candy’
Where do buy your Needhams, or do you make your own?
June is National Homeownership Month
So much to celebrate when you own a home