BRUNSWICK — In 5-4 vote that some councilors felt was rushed, the Town Council voted Monday to authorize the Town Manager to sell the hotly-disputed shorefront property at 946 Mere Point Road. Since the council voted to sell the tax-acquired property last September – in another 5-4 vote that exactly mirrored Monday’s – the land became […]

Arrests No arrests were reported from May 2-7. Summonses 5/2 Timothy Seeley, 59, of Wights Lane, Blue Hill, was issued a summons by Officer John Dietlin on Vine Street on a charge of operating an unregistered vehicle more than 150 days. 5/5 Robin Murray, 39, of Prospect Street, was issued a summons by Officer Richard […]

No arrests or summonses were reported from May 1-7.

Arrests No arrests were reported from May 2-7. Summonses 5/2 Timothy Seeley, 59, of Wights Lane, Blue Hill, was issued a summons by Officer John Dietlin on Vine Street on a charge of operating an unregistered vehicle more than 150 days. 5/5 Robin Murray, 39, of Prospect Street, was issued a summons by Officer Richard […]

HARPSWELL — The town has applied for a $20,000 grant to study ways to protect an easily-flooded portion of Basin Point Road. The road will act as a “test site” to guide the town’s long-term planning against the worsening effects of sea level rise, according to Mary Ann Nahf, chairwoman of the conservation commission, which […]

BRUNSWICK — “Objects look simple on the outset. (But) they tell so much about the people who used them.” Such is Catherine Cyr’s premise for “Let’s Play: Childhood in Brunswick 1900-1950,” a new exhibit at the Pejepscot Museum and Research Center that examines the lives of Brunswick children coming of age in the early 20th […]

BRUNSWICK — Bowing to pressure from the neighborhood, the Planning Board unanimously approved plans Tuesday for a significant renovation of Bowdoin College’s Whittier Field, with one major condition. The condition, proposed by a neighboring resident, requires Bowdoin to prove after it has completed the $4.5 million project that new evening hours of operation will not […]

BATH — With municipal, county and school taxes combined, the city’s total projected property tax increase for next year is 1.9 percent – a hike of nearly $379,000. The City Council will hold a public hearing on the spending plan at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 17 in the City Hall auditorium at 55 Front St. The […]

BATH — Following a meeting at Bath Middle School Monday that ran about five minutes, the Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors unanimously approved a $29 million budget for next year. RSU 1 residents will now tackle a vote on the budget twice – at the May 30 district budget meeting at Bath Middle School […]

BATH — With municipal, county and school taxes combined, the city’s total projected property tax increase for next year is 1.9 percent – a hike of nearly $379,000. The City Council will hold a public hearing on the spending plan at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 17 in the City Hall auditorium at 55 Front St. The […]