BRUNSWICK — As the School Department continues to plan a $28 million elementary school on Jordan Avenue, efforts are also being made to preserve an unexpected feature in the buildings being replaced: the art. At the April 11 meeting of the School Board, board member William Thompson relayed the progress of the Public Art Subcommittee, which he chairs. […]
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Bailey Island gift shop stands the test of time
HARPSWELL — At the end of Route 24 on Bailey Island there’s a sign that warns “Road Ends 500 feet.” But for 60 years, countless visitors have been curious enough to continue past. As the trees clear and give way to a view of the ocean and Jaquish Island, explorers are rewarded when they spot a […]
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Bailey Island gift shop stands the test of time
HARPSWELL — At the end of Route 24 on Bailey Island there’s a sign that warns “Road Ends 500 feet.” But for 60 years, countless visitors have been curious enough to continue past. As the trees clear and give way to a view of the ocean and Jaquish Island, explorers are rewarded when they spot a […]
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Bath council to mull McMann athletic complex revamp
BATH — With designs and cost estimates for improvements at the Edward J. McMann Outdoor Athletic Complex in hand, the City Council this spring is expected to discuss implementing the project. The talks will take place during the panel’s fiscal year 2019 budget planning process over the next two months, according to Andrew Deci, the […]
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Bath council to mull McMann athletic complex revamp
BATH — With designs and cost estimates for improvements at the Edward J. McMann Outdoor Athletic Complex in hand, the City Council this spring is expected to discuss implementing the project. The talks will take place during the panel’s fiscal year 2019 budget planning process over the next two months, according to Andrew Deci, the […]
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RSU 1 to hold budget hearing in Bath
BATH — The proposed $30.1 million budget for Regional School Unit 1 goes to a second public hearing Monday, April 30. The Board of Directors is due the following Monday, May 7, to approve the fiscal year 2019 spending plan. The budget then goes to two decisions before RSU 1 voters: a district budget meeting […]
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Historic Bath schooner to set sail again in June
BATH — You’re never too old to begin a new phase in your life – even at 112. The Mary E – a two-masted clipper schooner constructed by shipbuilder Thomas Hagan in 1906 in a Houghton shipyard, where Bath Iron Works now stands – is due to be relaunched on the Kennebec River for a […]
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Drug take-backs to be conducted April 28
PORTLAND — National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be held 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at various locations across Maine. The event, which is a program of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, is designed to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means for disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential […]
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RSU 1 budget forum set for April 30
The district, which includes Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg and Woolwich, is proposing an increase of 3.87 percent from last year’s budget, mostly due to the increased cost of employee benefits.
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Bath Police Beat: April 20
Arrests 4/9 at 10:50 p.m. Christopher Rittall, 31, of Lincoln Street, was arrested by Cpl. Garrett Olson on Front Street on charges of domestic violence assault, disorderly conduct, and refusing to submit to arrest. 4/12 at 4:32 p.m. A 14-year-old girl, of Phippsburg, was arrested on a probation hold by Officer John Dietlin on Commercial […]