Arrests 6/20 at 11:10 p.m. Eric Staeben, 45, of Washington Street, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on Washington Street on a charge of domestic violence criminal mischief. 6/21 at 5:40 p.m. Robert Hespe, 31, of Gurnet Road, Brunswick, was arrested by Detective Sgt. Andrew Booth on Park Street on charges of burglary and theft […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: July 1
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from June 19-26.
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New parking lots at Brunswick hospital move forward
BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast Hospital is planning to add 115 parking spaces in three new lots. The need for more parking stems from increased traffic after the hospital’s merger with Parkview Adventist Medical Center – which was absorbed by Mid Coast last August after filing for bankruptcy – Mid Coast Facilities Director Michael Pinkham said. On top of […]
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Bowdoin College exhibit looks at old art form with fresh eye
BRUNSWICK — In 1961, artist Robert Rauschenberg was asked to submit a portrait to an upcoming show at Iris Clert’s famous avant-garde art gallery in Paris. Instead, he sent a telegram with a simple statement: “This is a portrait of Iris Clert if I say so.” The gesture “stole the show,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art Co-Director […]
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Brunswick council wants more information in 'Green Bridge' debate
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council has questions – 64 of them – about the “Green Bridge.” Councilors want more information about the Maine Department of Transportation’s opinion that the 84-year-old structure should be replaced, and the argument by Friends of the Frank J. Wood Bridge that it should be preserved. The council reviewed the list of questions, written […]
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3 in Brunswick suspected of credit card fraud
BRUNSWICK — Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested three men allegedly connected to a credit card scam. Yaisder Herrera Gargallo, 23, of Miami, Florida; Juan Carlos Febles, 51, of Opa Lockna, Florida, and Juan Castillo Febles, 29, of Richmond Hill, New York, are accused of credit card cloning in southern and mid-coast Maine. They were arrested […]
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Brunswick police cruiser hits pedestrian
BRUNSWICK — A pedestrian was hit by a Police Department cruiser at Maine and Mill streets early Wednesday morning. Officer Matthew Nicholson, 23, was turning left from Maine Street onto the Mill Street ramp at about 1:30 a.m. when he hit John Ross, 35, who was crossing Mill Street against the signal in a crosswalk, according […]
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Sheep Island fire deemed suspicious
HARPSWELL — Four acres of heavily forested land burned on Sheep Island in the New Meadows River this weekend, with flames coming within a few feet of some homes. Nine camps and the picturesque island could have been lost if not for an army of firefighters, fishermen, recreational boaters, Maine Forest Service rangers, and U.S. Coast […]
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Brunswick PD officer resigns after arrest
BRUNSWICK — Days after being arrested for allegedly trying to send obscene pictures to an underage girl, Officer Garrett Brosnan has resigned from the Police Department. Brosnan turned in his resignation letter Saturday, June 25, according to Police Chief Richard Rizzo. Brosnan had been on administrative leave, and the department was conducting an internal investigation into the […]
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Bath taps long-time volunteer as Heritage Days parade marshal
BATH — John Marsh feels someone else should have been named grand marshal of this year’s Heritage Days parade. “There are better people out there, I’m sure,” he said with a smile during an interview June 24. Nonetheless, it’s an honor the 65-year-old expects to enjoy when his family – including three grandchildren from Sweden, […]