Arrests 3/8 at 5:16 p.m. Paula Lessard, 45, of Foreside Road, was arrested by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Foreside Road on charges of operating under the influence and violating conditions of release. 3/11 at 9:21 a.m. Caleb Stephens, 34, of Big Pine Drive, was arrested by Officer William Collins on Lewiston Road on a charge […]
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Former U.S. Sen. Mitchell helps launch expansion of Brunswick food pantry
BRUNSWICK — Maybe George Mitchell saw something of himself in Lily Pearmain. The former U.S. senator was back at the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program in Brunswick Wednesday morning to mark the expansion of its Union Street headquarters. He had been there before; after Wednesday’s press conference, MCHPP administrators said Mitchell’s continuing support for the program […]
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Harpswell Town Meeting OKs funds for water tower, land trust
HARPSWELL — Two projects that were the subject of some heavy promotion found favor with voters Saturday, March 12, at a packed annual Town Meeting. About 220 residents came to the Harpswell Community School to pass every article – except one, which was tabled – in about two hours. The meeting went so smoothly that Basin Point […]
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Early Topsham municipal budget shows 3.4% hike
TOPSHAM — Next year’s municipal budget could increase 3.38 percent, or nearly $305,000, according to preliminary numbers. The $9.3 million budget – which does not include county and school assessments, and is subject to change as the town hones the spending plan – will be decided at Town Meeting Wednesday, May 18. Because there are […]
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‘A good problem’: Brunswick Landing company to add 200 jobs
BRUNSWICK — The former naval air station in Brunswick is enjoying a job boom. On March 11, Brunswick-based SaviLinx announced that it would be adding 200 jobs to its Brunswick Landing call center. The announcement came less than a month after Boston-based online retailer Wayfair said it would be opening a 500-employee sales center on the former […]
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Topsham to host 'Solarize Midcoast' info session
TOPSHAM — A “Solarize Midcoast Maine” launch event will be held at the Topsham Public Library Tuesday, March 22. The free, public event at 25 Foreside Road will run from 6-8 p.m. The Midcoast Economic Development District has chosen Sundog Solar, a Searsport business, to run “Solarize Midcoast Maine,” a regional solar bulk-purchasing program. Solar […]
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Firefighters train in Yarmouth
Ryan Holmes, right, a firefighter with the Wells Fire Department, receives hand line training at the Yarmouth Fire-Rescue Training Center on Saturday, March 12. Supervising is Julian Beale, an instructor with the Maine Fire Service Institute in Brunswick and a lieutenant with the Auburn Fire Department. Holmes and 12 other firefighters from around the state […]
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Sailing for clues: Former Cumberland teacher seeks owner of lost book
CUMBERLAND — Several years ago, a student brought an old children’s book into Nancy Simmons’s Greely Middle School classroom, but never took it home. After Simmons had left the sixth-grade language arts position she was surprised to discover “The Sailor Dog” in her personal library. An inscription on the title page makes getting the book […]
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Topsham collision kills Durham woman
TOPSHAM — A Durham woman died from injuries received in a head-on collision March 11. The Topsham Police and Fire departments responded at 1:39 p.m. to the two-vehicle crash in the 800 block of Middlesex Road, which was closed until about 5 p.m. Topsham Police Chief Chris Lewis said Christina Babinaw, 44, of Durham, was […]
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Gerzofsky to meet constituents in Freeport
FREEPORT — State Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, will hold public office hours Saturday, March 26, from 10 a.m.-noon at Bow Street Market. Gerzofsky represents Senate District 10, which includes Freeport, North Yarmouth, Pownal, Brunswick and Harpswell.