BATH — Where downtown visitors once faced a gray, cinder block barrier and a weathered “Bath/City of Ships” sign, they are now greeted by a colorful mural that captures and celebrates the spirit and history of Bath. Main Street Bath unveiled and dedicated the mural – called “Spirit of Bath, City of Ships” – in a ceremony […]
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Fiddlers head to Falmouth for orchestral fun
FALMOUTH — The weather on Monday night was reminiscent of something out of Irish lore: damp, misty, with the sun beginning to peek through the clouds after a rain shower. It was nearly perfect for traditional music from the Celtic culture, and with that, fiddles. As they do most Monday nights in August, about dozens […]
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Cundy’s Harbor Days returns in Harpswell
HARPSWELL — No shortage of things to do is promised at Cundy’s Harbor Days, which takes place Friday-Sunday, Aug. 5-7. The annual fair, sponsored by the Cundy’s Harbor Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary to benefit the fire department, is a marathon of food, activities, crafts, and entertainment that celebrate the heritage of the historic fishing village. The […]
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Brunswick Explorer adds early morning bus
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Explorer bus service is adding a new early morning run in response to increasing demand. Beginning Monday, Aug. 1, the service will operate an eastbound bus beginning at 8 a.m., Explorer supervisor and driver Ed Hannan said. The additional run effectively closes a window that exists without eastbound service between 7 a.m. and 9 […]
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Bath Police Beat: July 29
Arrests 7/14 at 11:10 p.m. Stacy Otis, 47, of Chestnut Street, was arrested by Officer Mark Steele on Chestnut Street on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. 7/18 at 11:09 p.m. Billyjack Curtis, 42, of Middle Street, was arrested by Officer Garrett Olson on Middle Street on a […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: July 29
Arrests 7/22 at 3:21 p.m. Thomas E. Prindall II, 54, of Mere Point Road, was arrested on Maquoit Road by Officer Terry Goan on a charge of violating conditions of release. 7/22 at 4:05 p.m. John A. Carey, 62, of Mere Point Road, was arrested on Mere Point Road by Officer Cory Iles on a charge of […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: July 29
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from July 17-24.
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Young, homeless in Brunswick: ‘It’s not something I would go to school and tell my friends about’
BRUNSWICK — Ruth Ann Driscoll became emancipated when she was 17 years old. She stood in the courthouse in West Bath in 2012 with her mother next to her. Driscoll’s mother didn’t actively participate in the legal process that would take her daughter out of her care, but consented by her presence. With the stroke of […]
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Brunswick church project progresses; solar farm, greenhouse get OKs
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board on Tuesday acted on three projects that could change the face of the town. A solar farm at Crystal Spring Farm, and a greenhouse and bakery at Tao Yuan restaurant on Pleasant Street received final approvals. But the board OK’d only general guidelines for a proposed $4.75 million event center at […]
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Opinions clash on proposed Brunswick coastal access
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board on Tuesday tried to take a “narrow approach” after being asked by the Town Council to provide a recommendation about a new public park at Mere Point. But after the meeting, emotions in the debate over the 4-acre parcel at 946 Mere Point Road spilled over, when an opponent of the project threatened one […]