Gifts come in all sizes. Some are expensive, some cost nothing, some get tossed aside after a short time and are forgotten. But some stay with you, long after they are given and received. I received the latter this weekend, coinciding with our national birthday celebration. As we turned 239 years old as a nation, […]
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Policy Wonk: Portland is anti-growth? Not really
A Portland newspaper columnist recently argued the city has an anti-growth mindset. Nothing could be further from the truth. The reasoning drew on four development projects. Avesta’s and Seacoast Management’s are currently before the Planning Board; the Seacoast project will also require City Council approval. The other two, the so-called Midtown and Portland Co. projects, […]
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Bath council adopts strategy to rejuvenate housing
BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted an analysis for housing revitalization in and around the city. The evaluation stems from a recent study into possible housing improvements, and areas of sustainable development within the city. Bath Housing – an organization focused on improving housing stability for families, seniors and people with disabilities in […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: July 3
Arrests 6/24 at 10:12 p.m. Sara J. Gonzalez, 43, of Shobe Avenue, was arrested on Shobe Avenue by Officer Edward Yurek on a charge of domestic violence reckless conduct. 6/27 at 9:38 p.m. Jonathan R. Coffin, 37, no address listed, was arrested on Cedar Street by Officer Jerod Verrill on charges of violating conditions of release. 6/29 […]
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Mid-Coast School Notebook: Morse High's top 10 grads
BATH — At Morse High School, the following students graduated June 14 as the 10 members of the Class of 2015 with the highest academic achievement, according to the school. Thomas Brown, son of Tom and Judy Brown, is the third honor essayist of the class. He received the St. Anselm College Book Award, and was a […]
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Mid-Coast Meetings: July 3-9
Bath Tues. 7/7 6 p.m. Planning Board CH Brunswick Mon. 7/6 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 7/7 5 p.m. Plan Implementation Committee TH Tues. 7/7 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 7/8 4:30 p.m. Conservation Commission TH Wed. 7/8 7 p.m. School Board TH Thur. 7/9 5 p.m. Cable TV Committee TH Harpswell Mon. […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: July 3
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from June 21-28.
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Topsham Police Beat: July 3
Arrests 6/23 at 9:56 p.m. James Engelbert, 32, no address listed, was arrested by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Topsham Fair Mall Road on a charge of operating under the influence. 6/26 at 8:34 a.m. Joseph Smith, 38, of Mark Drive, Lisbon Falls, was arrested by Officer Donald Cowles on Main Street on an outstanding warrant […]
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Bath Police Beat: July 3
Arrests 6/21 at 1:30 a.m. Jared Nichols, 25, of Ledgeview Drive, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on Castine Street on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported from June 23-28. Fire calls 6/22 at 8:37 a.m. Sprinkler alarm on New Meadows Road. 6/25 at 9:39 a.m. Fire alarm […]
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Dorothy M. Rowden, 82
BRUNSWICK — Dorothy M. Rowden, 82, died June 27 at Horizons Living & Rehab Center. Rowden was born Jan. 23, 1933, in Portland, the youngest of six children of Charles and Julia Geary Fields. She attended Portland schools. She married James W. Rowden on Nov. 25, 1961, and the couple lived in Portland until relocating in […]