The message to be delivered to parishioners at St. Jude comes after a former priest with a history of transgressions is charged with assaulting a 9-year-old boy there in 1998.
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Harpswell Police Log
Arrests 11/22 at 9:12 p.m. Tyler M. Stemp, 19, of Lighthouse Lane in Harpswell, was arrested at Lighthouse Landing by Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy George Bradbury on charges of violating conditions of release. 11/24 at 10:23 a.m. Anthony M. Fischer, 24, of Marquis Lane, was arrested at Marquis Lane by Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy George Bradbury on charges […]
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Brunswick Police: Nov. 29
Arrests 11/22 at 12:17 a.m. Jessica M. Click, 40, of Holbrook Street in Harpswell, was arrested at Thomas Point Road by Officer Brandon T. Curtis on charges of operating after habitual offender license revocation and violating conditions of release. 11/24 at 6:27 p.m. Angelo J. Ciciotte, 26, no address listed, was arrested by officer Cory Iles at […]
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VIA PRESS HERALD: Wiscasset sues state to block controversial Route 1 traffic project
The town asks a judge to prohibit the Department of Transportation from starting work until it complies with local regulations and reaches an agreement with the town on covering long-term costs.
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Consolidation of Brunswick schools with another district on the table
BRUNSWICK — The School Department is exploring consolidation of town schools with another school district. At a special School Board workshop, Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski said the discussion was inspired by an administrative push from the state. According to Perzanoski, the state wants to form between nine and 12 regional education “service centers,” and he […]
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Potential removal of Popham Pilings to be discussed in Augusta
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection will take another look at a proposal to remove pilings
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Harpswell gets new option for browntail moth control
HARPSWELL — A professor of entomology at the University of Maine focused on the discovery of a fungus that kills browntail caterpillars when she met with selectmen Tuesday in a special workshop. Mary Ann Nahf, chairwoman of the Conservation Commission, was also present at the Nov. 28 workshop, where Eleanor Groden’s browntail moth research was […]
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Brunswick police try to calm concerns about drones
BRUNSWICK — The Police Department won’t be the only force in the country using drones to monitor local railroad tracks. The department was approved by the Town Council last week to use the unmanned aerial vehicles. Maine State Police also purchased three drones earlier this year for its crash reconstruction program, and have used them to […]
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Brunswick police try to calm concerns about drones
BRUNSWICK — The Police Department won’t be the only force in the country using drones to monitor local railroad tracks. The department was approved by the Town Council last week to use the unmanned aerial vehicles. Maine State Police also purchased three drones earlier this year for its crash reconstruction program, and have used them to […]
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Not just another Tuesday for Brunswick Topsham Land Trust
BRUNSWICK — During this year’s sixth annual Giving Tuesday, a national day of giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust raised $1,800 for the Tom Settlemire Community Garden. But thanks to a match from the Settlemire family, the total funds raised came to $3,600. In a press release issued last week by […]