BRUNSWICK — Speakers at a May 11 public hearing on the proposed 2018 municipal budget rallied to avoid $500,000 in additional cuts to school spending amid opposing pleas that taxpayers couldn’t afford it. At a May 17 meeting six days later, the School Board decided on a compromise and voted 5-3 to send the Town Council a […]

Arrests 5/10 at 8:43 p.m. Benjamin Degrandpre, 31, of Bluff Road, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Bluff Road on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 5/11 at 9:19 a.m. Katie Barter, 25, of Noble Avenue, was arrested by Officer Richard Ross on U.S. Route 1 on charges of theft by unauthorized taking, forgery […]

Arrests 5/10 at 12:29 p.m. Shawnda L. Coffin, 40, of Stone Pillars Lane, Orr’s Island, was arrested on Elm Street by Matthew Nicholson on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking. 5/11 at 11:46 a.m. Logan A. McDonald, 21, of MacMillian Drive, was arrested on Lincoln Street by Christopher Balestra on an outstanding warrant from […]

Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from May 8-14.

Arrests 5/10 at 8:43 p.m. Benjamin Degrandpre, 31, of Bluff Road, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Bluff Road on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 5/11 at 9:19 a.m. Katie Barter, 25, of Noble Avenue, was arrested by Officer Richard Ross on U.S. Route 1 on charges of theft by unauthorized taking, forgery […]

Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from May 8-14.

HARPSWELL — The Maine Marine Patrol was still searching Wednesday afternoon for Stephen Wines, a 27-year-old Bailey Island man who reportedly fell from his boat into the Androscoggin River near Brunswick on May 12. Marine Patrol and Brunswick police were focusing search efforts on the area between Bay Bridge Landing and Merrymeeting Bay, according to […]

BRUNSWICK — One of Stephen Backman’s favorite teachers calls him “the mayor of Brunswick High School.” It’s an unofficial title, the 17-year-old student joked in a recent interview. A real one, he said, is president of the Class of 2017 – an office Backman has held for a year, during which he’s also served as the […]

BRUNSWICK — After serving in the job for less than a year and a half, Derek Scrapchansky resigned as assistant town manager May 12. Town Manager John Elridge said Scrapchansky gave notice May 2 and left voluntarily. “(Derek) has been instrumental in several initiatives and his many contributions are greatly appreciated,” Eldridge said in an email. “I consider […]

BRUNSWICK — After serving in the job for less than a year and a half, Derek Scrapchansky resigned as assistant town manager May 12. Town Manager John Elridge said Scrapchansky gave notice May 2 and left voluntarily. “(Derek) has been instrumental in several initiatives and his many contributions are greatly appreciated,” Eldridge said in an email. “I consider […]