Arrests 11/3 at 4:48 p.m. Jazmine Hummel, 20, of Chestnut Street, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin at Middle and Russell streets on a charge of violating conditions of release, and issued a summons on charges of possession of marijuana and sale or use of drug paraphernalia. Summonses 10/22 A 12-year-old female, of Bath, was […]
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Democrats Vitelli, Carson win open state Senate seats
BRUNSWICK — Former Sen. Eloise Vitelli, an Arrowsic Democrat, defeated Guy Lebida, a Bowdoin Republican, 11,403 to 10,171, in Tuesday’s state Senate District 23 race. Fellow Democrat Everett “Brownie” Carson prevailed in the Senate District 24 race. He will replace Sen Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, who could not seek re-election because of term limits. Lebida, who narrowly bested […]
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Tucker unseats Clough, Merrill tops Watson for Brunswick School Board
BRUNSWICK — A record turnout of voters on Nov. 8 elected a former town councilor to replace a two-term incumbent on the School Board by a wide margin. Ben Tucker, who served on the Town Council from 2008-2013, unseated incumbent Brenda Clough, 1189 to 456, in District 2. In a tighter race, political newcomer Mandy Merrill […]
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Women learn the power of tools in Bath
Iinstructor Isabella Pierson, left, teaches Meggan Henerlau and Nancy Flick the finer points of planing wood Sunday, Nov. 6, during a Women Build event at Maine’s First Ship in Bath. Neither Henerlau nor Flick had ever worked with power tools before.
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Democrats sweep House races in Brunswick, Harpswell, Topsham, Bath
BRUNSWICK — Democrats swept the area’s state House elections on Nov. 8, although only three of the five races were contested. State Rep. Matthea “Mattie” Daughtry, D-Brunswick, will get a third term representing House District 49, after winning a rematch with Republican Michael Stevens by a vote of 3,953 to 2,037. House District 49 includes a portion […]
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Bath voters approve $3.8M landfill bond by 2-1 margin
BATH — Voters on Nov. 8 approved borrowing $3.8 million to fund a construction project at the city landfill, 3,447 to 1,758. The city also elected a slate of uncontested candidates. “This is excellent, because it means it’s going to be cheaper waste disposal for the taxpayers of Bath,” Public Works Director Peter Owen said […]
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State Senate: Breen wins re-election, Carson defeats Coffin
FALMOUTH — Incumbent State Sen. Cathy Breen won her bid for re-election against Republican challenger Charles “Bart” Ladd by a preliminary vote of 15,267 to 11,175 in Senate District 25. Another Democrat, Everett “Brownie” Carson, won the election to replace state Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, in Senate District 24. Breen, 51, of Falmouth, secured a second […]
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Harpswell's former Navy fuel depot eyed for indoor salmon farm
HARPSWELL — A new Portland-based company has formally expressed interest in developing an indoor salmon farm on Mitchell Field. The development would possibly require the town to rezone the district of Mitchell Field designated for marine business to enlarge the district, but relinquish its coastal frontage. Town Administrator Kristi Eiane announced the news at a Nov. […]
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Harpswell working on Cedar Beach access agreement
HARPSWELL — The town’s attorney is drafting an agreement that will keep the access road to Cedar Beach open to the public. Following a July 19 Maine Supreme Judicial Court decision that struck down an easement, Betsy Atkins, the road’s owner, announced she would allow continued public access. But her expressed permission has not stopped some […]
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Overnight demolition of Bath viaduct to end this week
BATH — People who have been losing sleep while the viaduct has been demolished should soon be able to rest easily again. The bridge-like structure, which carries U.S. Route 1 traffic over the heart of Bath, closed Oct. 11 for a seven-month reconstruction project. Until Memorial Day, motorists are being diverted to “frontage roads,” including […]