HARPSWELL — A proposed ordinance banning some pesticides in town elicited concern from area business owners Wednesday night, and may not make it to a vote at March’s town meeting. The regulation, written by the town’s Conservation Commission, would ban a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids for outdoor, non-agricultural use. These chemicals act on the central […]
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Scarborough firefighters, Russian colleagues find common ground
SCARBOROUGH — Five Russian firefighters visited town Tuesday, part of a week-long tour of southern Maine fire departments. The exchange program was orchestrated through the Archangel Committee, founded in 1988 as a nonprofit organization that coordinates sister city relationships with 14 greater Portland municipalities and Archangel (Arkhangel’sk), Russia. The firefighters from Archangel arrived Sunday, Jan. […]
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Bath Police Beat: Jan. 22
Arrests 1/13 at 7:49 p.m. John Cote, 32, of Middle Street, was arrested by Officer Garrett Olson on Middle Street on charges of criminal threatening, assault and criminal mischief. 1/16 at 8:57 p.m. Keirsten Harte, 40, of Centre Street, was arrested by Officer Garrett Olson on Somerset Street on charges of operating under the influence, […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: Jan. 22
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Jan. 10-17.
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Topsham Police Beat: Jan. 22
Arrests No arrests were reported from Jan. 12-18. Summonses 1/12 at 9:13 p.m. Mark James, 49, of Edgecomb, was issued a summons by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Lewiston Road on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license. 1/12 at 9:17 p.m. Carlton Brown, 50, of Minot, was issued a summons by Officer […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: Jan. 22
Arrests 1/14 at 12:59 a.m. Patrick R. Alexander III, 19, of Main Street, Richmond, was arrested on Maine Street by Officer Jerod Verrill on charges of violating conditions of release and illegal possession of liquor by a minor. 1/14 at 11:21 a.m. Tara N. Dry, 35, of Oak Street, was arrested on Oak Street by Officer Justin Dolci […]
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Hunger program's mobile food pantry coming to Harpswell
HARPSWELL — The Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program is rolling out its mobile food pantry next week for the first time in Harpswell. It will be the first time the program has operated a food pantry outside the headquarters in Brunswick. MCHPP Program Director Ethan Minton said some of the biggest obstacles to food access are geography […]
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Plastic foam packaging ban moves forward in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Tuesday scheduled a March 21 public hearing on a proposed ban on plastic foam food containers. The new law, if enacted, would ban the use of polystyrene containers, commonly known by the trade name “Styrofoam,” for packaging food at grocery stores, coffee shops and restaurants. The ban is part of […]
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Brunswick town manager to speak at Thornton Oaks
BRUNSWICK — Town Manager John Eldridge will discuss municipal issues at the Thornton Oaks Retirement Community Jan. 27. The event, which will start at 3:30 p.m., is part of Thornton Oaks’ “Town Matters” series. Eldridge will discuss town finances, infrastructure needs, and schools, according to a press release. Thornton Oaks is at 25 Thornton Way. For […]
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'We have a future together': Somali leader from Lewiston brings MLK Jr. Day message to Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said America was “essentially a dream … a dream yet unfulfilled.” At an event honoring his legacy Monday night in Brunswick, Fatuma Hussein, executive director of the United Somali Women of Maine, touched on this theme in her own life. The oldest of 13 children and […]