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Brunswick Police: Feb. 16

Arrests 2/11 1:36 a.m. Andrew C. Wright, 28, of Court Street in Bath, was arrested at Portland Pie Company on Maine Street by Officer Brandon Curtis on a charge of violating conditions of release.  2/11 at 10:24 p.m. Peter J. Bernaiche, 30, of Moontide Lane, was arrested at the Big Apple Store on Pleasant Street by Sgt. […]

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Brunswick school officials regret screening ‘inappropriate’ film

BRUNSWICK — Several parents confronted the School Board Wednesday evening about a film shown in a Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School music class earlier this year. The 1991 Disney Channel TV film, “Perfect Harmony,” is set at a private school in the South in the 1950s. It depicts racism at the school, and a choir director who […]

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Downeaster expansion could include Bath

BATH — A stop at the 15 Commercial St. train station, now used as a visitor center, could be part of the expansion of Amtrak Downeaster passenger rail service this summer. At the City Council’s meeting Wednesday night, Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, presented the proposed “Coastal Connection” […]

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'Community Conversation' series examines unseen homelessness in Bath

BATH — A series of “Community Conversations” hope to raise awareness about and discuss solutions to homelessness in the Bath area. The first was held Jan. 31, with two more scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 21, and Wednesday, March 21, at the Neighborhood United Church of Christ, 798 Washington St., from 7-8:30 p.m. Log onto faithinbath.org […]

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Brunswick students jump at chance to help others

BRUNSWICK — The auditorium of St. John’s Catholic School was abuzz Tuesday morning as middle school students jumped rope, skipped and ran for a good cause. The occasion was a Jump Rope for Heart event, a school-based fundraiser to benefit the American Heart Association, organized entirely by sixth-graders with the guidance of their science teacher, Tiffany […]

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Bath Police Beat: Feb. 16

Arrests 2/9 at 5:41 p.m. Andrew Small, 42, Theodore Drive, Brunswick, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Congress Avenue on a charge of operating under the influence, and issued a summons on charges of violating a conditional license and operating after suspension. 2/10 at 12:52 a.m. Dean Murray, 49, of Sokokis Circle, Topsham, was […]

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Harpswell man survives crash, 10-hour wait for help

Kevin O’Connor, 35, of Bailey Island, received serious but non-life threatening injuries Tuesday, Feb. 13, when his car left Harpswell Islands Road and crashed into an unoccupied home, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred near midnight, but O’Connor was not discovered until 10 hours later, by a passerby. He was rescued […]