BRUNSWICK — With a ban on polystyrene containers scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, the Town Council is considering whether to ban plastic bags as well, or simply impose a fee for their use. The Recycling and Sustainability Committee, in conjunction with the citizens group Bring Your Own Bag, argued at a Monday night council workshop that an outright ban […]
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Bath Police Beat: Sept. 23
Arrests 9/12 at 11:45 a.m. Gary Palmer, 55, of North Street, was arrested by Officer Richard Ross on Windjammer Way on a charge of disorderly conduct. 9/16 at 9:26 p.m. Lori Stewart, 24, of Walnut Street, Auburn, was arrested by Officer Eric Bryan on Washington Street on a charge charge of violating conditions of release, […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: Sept. 22
No arrests or summonses were reported from Sept. 12-19.
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Brunswick to sell land rather than create coastal access
BRUNSWICK — After a failed attempt to make property at 946 Mere Point Road a public park, a divided Town Council voted Monday to sell the land. The 5-4 decision prompted at least one councilor to question the integrity of some of his colleagues. The council also voted to allocate revenue from the sale to maintaining […]
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Harpswell Day returns, to bring past to present
HARPSWELL — “We have so many sensations; you should experience all of them.” Dave Hackett, president of the Harpswell Historical Society, spoke as he held an old-fashioned hand planer he had just used to furl a strip of wood from a long plank that sat on a mid-1800s work bench. Hackett, 63, is a strong advocate of the ways […]
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Maine Senate race to replace Gerzofsky pits Carson versus Coffin
BRUNSWICK — The winner of the state Senate District 24 election Nov. 8 will be someone who has never held elected political office. Term limits prevent Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, from seeking re-election. The Democratic candidate, Everett “Brownie” Carson, 68, is the former executive director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, which he led for […]
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Bath vote on high school land sale has to wait
BATH — A City Council decision on an option to sell land for a new high school to Regional School Unit 1 probably won’t come before Oct. 5. The council on Sept. 7 reviewed a draft option agreement to sell 26 acres at the Wing Farm business park. It afterwards went into executive session to […]
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Gerzofsky to hold office hours in Freeport
BRUNSWICK — State Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, will hold office hours at Freeport’s Bow Street Market from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Sept. 24. Gerzofsky represents Senate District 24, which includes Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, North Yarmouth, and Pownal.
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Brunswick council, School Board ballot has only 2 contests
BRUNSWICK — Only two School Board seats, in Districts 1 and 2, will be contested on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. The School Board race in District 6 and all three Town Council elections will have unopposed candidates. The deadline for candidates to file nomination papers was Friday, Nov. 9. Two School Board members are […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: Sept. 16
There were no arrests or summonses reported from Sept. 5-12.