PORTLAND — City officials are encouraging visitors to plan ahead and expect lots of traffic this weekend during Iberdrola USA Tall Ships Portland 2015. The rain-or-shine festival begins on Saturday, July 18, and runs through Monday, July 20. It is the first tall ships event in Portland since 2000, and includes a parade of sail, […]
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Navy: Former Brunswick explosives site safe to use
BRUNSWICK — From 1981-2004, the U.S. Navy used an area called “Site 12” at the Brunswick Naval Air Station for the open-air detonation of small amounts of ordnance. Now, some are saying the site is safe to use for recreation. The Navy presented its case on Wednesday at a two-hour public meeting and information session at […]
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Bath council OKs contract zone for Huse School housing
BATH — The City Council will vote next month on an affordable housing tax increment financing district for a proposed rental housing complex at the former John E.L. Huse Memorial School. In the meantime, the council on Wednesday unanimously approved allowing contract zoning in the city’s Mixed Commercial and Residential District, where the building is […]
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Mid-Coast Meetings: July 17-23
Brunswick Fri. 7/17 2:30 p.m. Brunswick Development Corp. TH Mon. 7/20 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 7/21 7:15 a.m. Village Review Board Wed. 7/22 6 a.m. Rivers & Coastal Waters Committee TH Wed. 7/22 4 p.m. Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority TH Thur. 7/23 3:30 p.m. Finance Committee TH Harpswell Mon. 7/20 8 a.m. Board […]
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Mid-Coast School Notebook: Honor students named at Brunswick Junior High
BRUNSWICK — In recognition of their academic achievement during the fourth quarter of the 2014-2015 year, the following students were recently named to the honor roll of Brunswick Junior High School. Grade Eight: Haley Alexander, Jillian Andrews, Mikaela Aschbrenner, Cameron Ashby, Madison Bailey, Zoe Battle, Benjamin Baumgarte, Sarah Belling, Oliver Bird, Jenna Brooks, William Callahan, […]
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Dudley B. Follansbee, 96
BRUNSWICK — Dudley Boggs Follansbee, 96, a longtime Brunswick resident, died July 8. He was born Jan. 28, 1919, to Everett and Laura Todd Follansbee in Somerville, Massachusetts. In 1936, Dudley graduated from Governor Dummer Academy in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and earned a degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1940. Follansbee worked briefly for Kroger […]
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Topsham Police Beat: July 17
Arrests 7/7 at 1:35 p.m. Jin Bin Bao, 26, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested by Detective Mark LaFountain on Mallett Drive on charges of forgery, misuse of identification and attempted theft by deception. More of the same charges were filed the following morning. 7/9 at 6:30 p.m. John Dickinson, 21, of Preble Road, Bowdoinham, […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: July 17
Arrests 7/9 at 6:05 p.m. Brittany M. Langlois, 20, of Maquoit Road, was arrested on Tibbetts Drive by Officer Joseph Breton on charges of theft by unauthorized taking, violating conditions of release and an outstanding warrant from another agency. 7/10 at 1:14 a.m. Eliza-Jo Ferri, 31, of High Street, Bath, was arrested on U.S. Route 1 by […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: July 17
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from July 6-12.
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Bath Police Beat: July 17
Arrests 7/3 at 12:20 a.m. Victoria Snipe, 39, of Ledgeview Lane, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on Elm Street on a charge of operating under the influence. 7/7 at 8:45 a.m. Christopher McKenney, 23, of New Meadows Road, West Bath, was arrested by Cpl. Michelle Small at High and Centre streets on outstanding warrants. […]