BRUNSWICK — The School Board Wednesday night rejected the Town Council’s mandate for additional cuts to the fiscal year 2017 budget. Two board members went even farther, promising to publicly oppose passage of next month’s school budget referendum unless the council restores the most recent reduction of $85,000. “I will advocate publicly to reject the school […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: May 27
Arrests 5/18 at 9:27 a.m. Robert W. McKenney, 43, of Pleasant Street, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Detective William Moir on charges of elevated aggravated assault, robbery, aggravated criminal trespass and criminal mischief. 5/19 at 9:30 a.m. Hannah Glavin, 24, of MacMillan Drive, was arrested on Medical Center Drive by Officer Justin Dolci on a probation […]
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Bath Police Beat: May 27
Arrests 5/21 at 5:34 p.m. Linwood Grover, 34, of Rockland, was arrested by Officer Garrett Olson on Leeman Highway on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 5/21 at 11 p.m. Draven Barter, 18, of High Street, was arrested by Officer Garrett Olson on High Street on an outstanding warrant from another agency. Summonses 5/11 Jason Baucom, 32, […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: May 27
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from May 15-22.
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Bath veterans plan Memorial Day parade
BATH — American Legion Post No. 21 will celebrate Memorial Day Monday, May 30, with a morning parade. The throng will assemble at the post at 200 Congress Ave. at 10 a.m., with the parade leaving at 10:30 a.m. The route runs from Congress Avenue to Lincoln Street, pausing for a wreath-laying ceremony at a […]
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Perryman rising: Brunswick families fight for community
BRUNSWICK — Perryman Village sits next to Regal Cinemas at Cook’s Corner, set back from Gurnet Road by Perryman Drive, which is only 2/10 of a mile long. But for some residents, the mental distance from Perryman to the town of Brunswick can feel much farther. The 50-unit public housing development is home to 47 adults […]
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Bath council to vote next week on $15.6M city budget
BATH — The City Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday, June 1, on a $15.6 million budget for fiscal 2017. The panel that evening will also make a final decision about whether to borrow up to $1.9 million for vehicles, equipment and infrastructure improvements. General fund operating expenses continue to rise, while non-tax revenues have […]
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Bath educator is Sagadahoc County Teacher of the Year
BATH — When Lawrence Kovacs was named Sagadahoc County Teacher of the Year this month, it marked the third consecutive year that a Bath educator received the distinction. Kovacs, a teacher in both Regional School Unit 1 gifted and talented and robotics programs, based mostly at Bath Middle School, was among approximately 300 people nominated […]
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Graduates: choose your own 13th grade
This week and next, approximately 12,492 students here in Maine will graduate from high school. Of that number, an estimated 7,665 will enroll in college, 860 will join the military, and the balance, 3,967, will presumably enter the work force. For those choosing college, I wish you all well with a few tidbits of advice: […]
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Democrats vie for Portland state Senate seats
It is a rare political moment when there is no incumbent in Portland’s two state Senate districts, which has set off a spirited campaign among Democrats in the June 14 primary election. The winners will be heavily favored to beat their Republican opponents in November. Three candidates are facing off in each of the two […]