BRUNSWICK — School is out, but food assistance programs for youth in need are going strong over the summer. The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, the Bath Area Family YMCA, and Regional School Unit 1 are among organizations offering no-fee food services to help meet the nutritional needs of local children. Maine is the third […]
Coastal Journal
Midcoast news from The Forecaster.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath Heritage Days promises fireworks with bigger bang
BATH — Independence Day weekend marks the return of the city’s annual Heritage Days celebration – an all-ages potpourri of carnivals, music, parades, food and, of course, fireworks, all produced by the Main Street Bath organization. “We have an amazing fireworks show … this year, a really nice increase in that show,” with an anticipated […]
advertisement
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath Housing gets grant for youth-senior gardening project
BATH — The Bath Housing Development Corp. received a $5,000 grant for a gardening partnership effort between seniors and youths. The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grants will fund a collaboration between Access Health, Bath Housing, and Bath Area Family YMCA school-age youth programs. Bath Housing’s maintenance team and Morse High School freshmen built and […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Local residents arrested at BIW protest over ship christening
BATH — Several local residents were arrested after a group of protesters staged a blockage of Washington Street Saturday morning outside a ship christening at Bath Iron Works. The 12 people charged were part of Maine Veterans for Peace and the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, which was protesting the christening […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick Police Beat: June 17
Arrests 6/8 at 3:09 a.m. Shawn C. Crosson, 31, of Union Street, was arrested on Union Street by Officer Brian Funke on a charge of domestic violence assault. 6/9 at 1:36 p.m. Crystal M. Carpentier, 32, of Market Lane, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer Jerod Verrill on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 6/10 at […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell Police Beat: June 17
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from June 5-12.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Draft zoning rewrite 'finally' integrates Brunswick Landing
BRUNSWICK — After more than two years, 100 work sessions, and many public hearings, the Planning Board has a draft of a new zoning ordinance. The process of overhauling the zoning ordinance began in 2013, following direction from the town’s 2008 Comprehensive Plan. It was supposed to take a year to review and ratify. But the […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Shaw's reinstates food donations after Brunswick publicity
BRUNSWICK — The abrupt end of food donations from a local supermarket to the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program last December turned out to be what the program director now calls “a crazy blessing in disguise.” The Shaw’s supermarket chain announced June 9 that it would reinstate its policy of donating perishable food near its sell-by date […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Lebida defeats Topsham incumbent Baker in GOP state Senate primary
TOPSHAM — State Sen. Linda Baker, R-Topsham, Wednesday said she is unsure if she will seek a recount after losing by 37 votes in Tuesday’s District 23 Republican primary. Guy Lebida of Bowdoin received 1,009 votes, or nearly 51 percent of the tally, compared with Baker’s 972, according to results compiled by the Bangor Daily […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick voters approve school budget
BRUNSWICK — The School Department’s proposed fiscal year 2017 budget passed by more than a 2-1 margin Tuesday. The $37.7 million budget, a 3.2 percent increase over this year’s spending, was approved 917-400 in the annual budget validation referendum. Voters also decided to continue the referendum process for another three years, 930-380. The Town Council and […]