Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Aug. 30 to Sept. 6.
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Nancy P. Pederson, 80
BATH — Nancy Pauline Pederson, 80, of Brunswick, died Sept. 1, with her family by her side. She was born Jan. 15, 1935, in Bath, the daughter of Worrall C. and Helen M. (Savoie) Lemont. She grew up in Bath and attended Morse High School. In 1960, she married Bill Pederson, and the couple resided […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: Sept. 11
Arrests 9/3 at 12:14 a.m. Raymond Rourke, 38, of Maine Street, Topsham, was arrested on High Street by Officer Justin Dolci on a charge of violating conditions of release. 9/5 at 11:57 p.m. Corey J. Coburn, 28, of Park Street, Lisbon, was arrested on Bath Road by Officer Matthew Nicholson on a charge of operating with a […]
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Conflict between clammers, wormers comes to a head in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — In the past year, Brunswick Harbor Master Dan Devereaux has seen something he hasn’t found in a while in the mud flats off Thomas Point Beach. A whole lot of clams. “This season and last there’s just a great natural set of clams out there,” he said Wednesday, Sept. 2. With soft-shell clam […]
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Bath Police Beat: Sept. 11
Arrests 9/5 at 2:30 p.m. Josue Ramirez, 29, of Sherman Street, Portland, was arrested by Officer Mark Steele on Water Street on a charge of criminal mischief. 9/7 at 7:30 p.m. John Doyle, 73, of Ridge Road, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on Ridge Road on a charge of domestic violence terrorizing. Doyle was […]
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Richardson to leave Brunswick Town Council, may run for state Senate
BRUNSWICK — Town Councilor and former state legislator John Richardson has decided not to seek re-election and may instead run next year for the state Senate. Former council candidate Alison Harris, meanwhile, gathered enough last-minute signatures before the Sept. 4 filing deadline to run unopposed for Richardson’s council seat. Richardson, who has been an at-large councilor […]
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Blue Angels flight ‘the experience of 10 lifetimes’ for Brunswick assistant principal
BRUNSWICK — Tim Gagnon didn’t sleep much on Sept. 3. Gagnon was the winner of a lottery to fly with the Blue Angels the next day before the start of the Great State of Maine Air Show. At a little before 10 the next morning, he strapped into the rear seat of Blue Angel No. 7 with U.S. […]
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Auction nets $35K for Bath-area land trust
BATH — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust raised more than $35,000 Aug. 20 at its first Art of the Estuary Celebration & Auction. Eight local artists donated pieces – depicting scenes from places including Merrymeeting Bay, Thorne Head, Bonyun Preserve and Days Ferry – that were sold to benefit the land trust. “Everything about the event exceeded expectations: […]
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Subsidy hike for Regional School Unit 1 means tax break for Bath
BATH — Thanks largely to Regional School Unit 1 receiving more state subsidy than expected, the city’s projected tax increase for fiscal 2016 is dropping from almost 5 percent to 2.5 percent. A change in how the city applies the state’s Business Equipment Tax Exemption funds also contributed to the reduction. The Bath-based school district […]
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Topsham school board member resigns for California job
TOPSHAM — Scott McKernan, a member of the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors since 2007, is resigning to take a job in California. With two years remaining in his current term, McKernan’s Topsham seat will be on the Nov. 3 election ballot, along with the seat held by Dorothy Gardner, who plans to run […]