TOPSHAM — Next year’s School Administrative District 75 budget could increase 1.95 percent over current spending, according to a draft unveiled Monday. Superintendent Brad Smith’s recommended $38 million budget is subject to change in the weeks ahead, as it is vetted by the Finance Committee and goes to three public forums later this month. The […]
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Cooks Corner road project heading to public hearing
The $2.5 million project would add a new entrance to Brunswick Landing from Gurnet Road.
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Visioning forum draws input on improving downtown Bath
BATH — A March 3 community forum on how to shape downtown in the coming years drew about 160 people with a range of ideas. “It was awesome,” Mari Eosco, interim director of the Main Street Bath organization and chairwoman of the City Council, said Monday of “Downtown Tomorrow,” a visioning session hosted by the […]
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Visioning forum draws input on improving downtown Bath
BATH — A March 3 community forum on how to shape downtown in the coming years drew about 160 people with a range of ideas. “It was awesome,” Mari Eosco, interim director of the Main Street Bath organization and chairwoman of the City Council, said Monday of “Downtown Tomorrow,” a visioning session hosted by the […]
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Removal of signs raises ire in Wiscasset
The signs, protesting the proposed MDOT project in town, were taken without warning.
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Topsham postpones acting on ban near hydro plant
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen on March 1 took no action on a proposed ordinance to prohibit activity in the Androscoggin River on both sides of a power plant. The panel unanimously voted to have Town Manager Rich Roedner “begin conversations” with Brunswick Town Manager John Eldridge concerning a water safety ordinance on part […]
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VIA PRESS HERALD: Legislative panel backs $60 million in tax incentives for BIW
The controversial proposal would require the shipyard to meet investment and employment benchmarks.
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U.S. spending – the budget deficit matters
Deficit spending is on track to continue to rise.
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Letter to the editor: Marissa – A beautiful child gone too soon
Marissa Kennedy was just 10 years old when she died last week. She died at the hands of those who were supposed to love, support, nourish and care for her. That statement alone is enough to create stunned silence. We feel as if we have been hit in the stomach; our hearts beat a little […]
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Quick week-night meal that doesn’t scrimp on flavor
Red Jambalaya is a great dish that goes together quick for those busy weeknights.