BRUNSWICK — State and federal officials will host a public hearing on the fate of the Frank J. Wood Bridge Wednesday, April 5, at the Southern Maine Community College Midcoast campus at 29 Sewall St. The hearing, at 6 p.m. in the L.L. Bean Learning Commons and Health Science Center, is a step in the […]
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‘We’re restoring people’s lives’: Brunswick clinic sees soaring demand for dental services
BRUNSWICK — Oasis Free Clinics, which provides free health and dental care to uninsured low-income area residents, expanded last May to meet a growing demand for dental services. The investment was worth it. “Demand for our medical service has remained pretty constant (since the spring), but our demand for dental care has gone through the roof,” […]
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Bath-area school district projects nearly 3% spending hike
BATH — The first draft of the Regional School Unit 1 fiscal 2018 budget calls for a 2.9 percent spending increase. It could result in a 4.5 percent overall tax rate hike. The budget as presented Monday, March 27, would increase $826,000 to $29.1 million. Of the total, $17.9 million could come from taxes – […]
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Maine lawmakers use timing, creative wording to skirt spirit of fundraising rules
AUGUSTA — Sen. Justin Chenette, D-Saco, came to a Statehouse committee room on Feb. 27 to slay dragons. His target: the lobbyists and special interests whose money and power, he said, “create an appearance of corruption” in the Legislature. His plan: ban lobbyists from ever again throwing money at legislators. Chenette came armed not with a […]
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Downeaster change keeps nonprofits on board, if not in charge
PORTLAND — Nonprofit groups that rely on renting cars on specially scheduled Amtrak Downeaster passenger trains will have to adjust their plans after the rail service’s governing board changed its practice. Events such as the Candy Cane Train organized by Tri-County Literacy and the Sparkle Express, hosted by FreeportUSA, must now incorporate their fundraisers into the Downeaster’s regular […]
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Heady times for Maine’s craft brewers
PORTLAND — Maine’s craft-beer industry is growing nearly twice as fast as the national rate, and added more than $150 million to the state economy, according to a new report from the Maine Brewer’s Guild. The report, by economists at the University of Southern Maine, provides objective data to “demonstrate that beer is having an […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: March 24
No arrests or summonses were reported from March 13-19.
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Bath Police Beat: March 24
Arrests 3/14 at 4:55 p.m. Malcolm Bloomer, 51, of Pine Street, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Pine Street on charges of domestic violence criminal threatening and harassment. 3/16 at 10:26 p.m. Elizabeth Knowlton, 65, of Washington Street, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Front Street on a charge of operating under the […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: March 24
Arrests 3/17 at 11:56 p.m. Eric Horan, 36, of Pine Street, Madison, was arrested on Bath Road by Officer Kerry Wolongevicz on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/18 at 12:47 a.m. Jacklen C. Leeman, 33, of Tufton Street, was arrested on Maine Street by Officer Cory Iles on a charge of disorderly conduct. 3/19 at 10:10 […]
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Maine fishermen see warning signs in lobster surge
BRUNSWICK — After Maine’s lobster industry set sales records for a second straight year, area fishermen are enjoying the boom while the water is warm. Literally. Rising sea temperatures are benefiting Maine’s iconic crustacean, leading to an increase in population while other marine species, such as soft-shell clams, have suffered a decline, according to fishermen who […]
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