BRUNSWICK — With a gutted kitchen, stripped floors, and a damaged ceiling, Byrnes’ Irish Pub Manager Pat Byrnes needs a four-leaf clover – or at least a good work schedule – to get the bar open for St. Patrick’s Day. Byrnes’ suffered serious water damage after a 1 1/2-inch sprinkler pipe failed in an empty office above […]
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Reunion planned for former Brunswick Naval Air Station personnel
BRUNSWICK — An eight-person committee wants to make sure the fifth anniversary of the closing of Brunswick Naval Air Station will not pass unnoticed. The group is planning a reunion for anyone who served on the base, either in the military or as a civilian employee. The base was officially closed on May 31, 2011, following […]
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Bath school goes 'Underground' with 1-act play
BATH — Morse High School’s offering in the annual Regional One-Act Play Competition is a new twist on the old adage about not judging a book by its cover. “Underground,” a piece written by senior Olivia Shipsey, takes the stage at Windham High School at 8 p.m. Friday, March 4. “Sometimes we have to look […]
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Bath Police Beat: Feb. 26
Arrests 2/8 at 1:17 a.m. Christopher Harris, 30, of Oak Grove Avenue, was arrested by Officer Garrett Olson on Western Avenue on charges of operating under the influence, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, operating with a suspended or revoked license, and refusing to submit to arrest. 2/21 at 12:23 a.m. Richard Dustin, 33, of Spring […]
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Topsham Police Beat: Feb. 26
Arrests 2/17 at 8:42 a.m. Bethany Green, 23, of Cathance Road, was arrested by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Cathance Road on charges of domestic violence assault and domestic violence criminal threatening. 2/17 at 8:41 p.m. Nathan Almy, 24, of Meadow Road, was arrested by Officer Malcolm Marshall on Meadow Road on charges of criminal threatening […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: Feb. 26
Arrests 2/18 at 10:34 a.m. Cristy M. Siegfried, 37, of Antietam Street, was arrested on Gurnet Road by Officer Justin Dolci on charges of operating with a suspended or revoked license, possession of marijuana and operating an unregistered vehicle for 150 days or more, and an outstanding warrant from another agency. 2/19 at 4:47 p.m. Jeffrey A. […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: Feb. 26
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Feb. 14-21.
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2 men shot at Brunswick house party
BRUNSWICK — Two men were shot at a party Sunday, Feb. 21, when one accidentally fired his handgun, police said. According to Cmdr. Marc Hagan, the accident happened when a small group of people were drinking at 8 Guadalcanal Drive. Sometime after 8 p.m., a 29-year-old man from West Bath began showing a 9mm handgun to […]
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Brunswick chooses contractor for property revaluation
BRUNSWICK — The town has selected KRT Appraisals of Haverhill, Massachusetts, to conduct a long-overdue property revaluation. Town Manager John Eldridge said Wednesday that staff chose KRT over a competing proposal from Vision Appraisal, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, for several reasons. Although KRT’s proposed price of $365,000 was also about $10,000 below Vision Appraisal’s bid, Eldridge said the […]
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Brunswick prepares for influx of jobs promised by Wayfair
BRUNSWICK — The announcement that online home furnishings retailer Wayfair will open a sales center with the potential for 500 jobs was greeted with cautious optimism by town officials weighing the company’s impact on the job market and town services. Wayfair on Feb. 18 announced it will open the center at Brunswick Landing. The Midcoast Regional […]