Julie McDonald-Smith is totally wrong in stating that “our founders were deeply religious men” (“An Independence Day gift from the pulpit,” The Right View, July 6). John Adams said it this clearly: “The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” Or this, from Thomas Jefferson’s letter to […]
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Letter: Puzzled by lawsuit against Brunswick School Dept.
We are perplexed by the news of a lawsuit against Brunswick Junior High School under the leadership of Principal Walter Wallace (“Maine Human Rights Commission, parent sue Brunswick School Department, principal over bullying,” July 8). In our experience, the administration sets the tone of a school and its staff. The overarching atmosphere at BJHS is […]
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Letter: Harpswell experience should inform Brunswick
As the owner of Live Well Farm in Harpswell, I fall firmly on the side of Ian Tallmadge and Jennifer Bains and their hopes of using their Brunswick property to host weddings (“Brunswick Planning board shuts down farm weddings,” June 26). Having previously served as a member of the Harpswell Planning Board and working with […]
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Jim Costello Sr., Sun Media Group's 'quiet leader,' dies at 81
SCARBOROUGH — James Costello Sr., president and publisher of Sun Media Group, died July 9 after guiding the family-owned company in various management positions for more than 60 years. Costello, 81, died at home, surrounded by his family, after a struggle with cancer. He was remembered by his family as a loving, generous husband, father […]
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Brunswick to vote on nearly $12M for school repairs
BRUNSWICK — The School Board on Wednesday authorized a $9 million repair plan for Coffin Elementary and Brunswick Junior High schools. The board also decided to move forward with an approximately $2.5 million plan to replace Coffin’s six out-of-date portable classrooms with 12 new ones. The nearly $12 million borrowing package will go to voters in […]
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Topsham Police Beat: July 10
Arrests 6/29 at 9:24 p.m. Andrew Kimball, 53, of Pitch Pine Drive, was arrested by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Topsham Fair Mall Road on a charge of operating under the influence. 7/3 at 4:45 p.m. Alison Harding, 29, of Maple Street, was arrested by Officer Gabrielle Mathieu on Topsham Fair Mall Road on a charge […]
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Katharine H. Bell, 90: Travels, students spanned the world
TOPSHAM — Katharine Hubbard Bell, 90, a resident of The Highlands retirement community, died June 14. Bell was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, on Feb. 2, 1925, the daughter of Burritt Seymour Hubbard and Elizabeth Harmon Hubbard and a descendant of one of the town’s founding families. She initially attended local schools, but graduated in 1942 from […]
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Mid-Coast School Notebook: Brunswick High's top 10 grads
BRUNSWICK — At Brunswick High School, the following students graduated June 12 as the 10 members of the Class of 2015 with the highest academic achievement, according to the school. Andrew Bobker, son of Pamela and Daniel Bobker, received the Dartmouth Book Award and was a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship competition. A member of the Tri-M Music […]
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Bath Police Beat: July 10
Arrests 6/26 at 11:45 p.m. Debra Hatch, 59, of Washington Street, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Brett McIntire on Court Street. 7/1 at 2 a.m. Torin Muccino, 18, of Bath, was arrested by Officer Chuck Reece on Middle Street on charges of eluding an officer, operating under the influence, theft of a motor […]
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Mid-Coast Meetings: July 10-16
Brunswick Tues. 7/14 4:30 p.m. Teen Center Advisory Committee PP Tues. 7/14 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 7/15 7 a.m. Recreation Commission TH Wed. 7/15 3 p.m. Town Commons Committee TH Wed. 7/15 6 p.m. Appointment Subcommittee TH Thur. 7/16 8:30 a.m. Sewer District Board of Trustees 10 Pine Tree Road Thur. 7/16 6 […]