It can be said the governor of Maine is approaching a breakdown. In a terribly short span of time, he would have a cartoonist shot, have Lewiston lawmakers rounded-up and executed in the public square, has exercised abuse of power threatening a cut-off of state funds to a private charter school if they hire a […]
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Letter: Protecting asylum-seekers is a cost worth bearing
Asylum is a prescription to heal from and prevent government persecution, including genocide, that Maine Republican legislators now resent as a “budgeting problem.” To be granted asylum in this country, asylum-seekers must provide observed medical and psychological evidence of wounds suffered from past persecution and proof they will suffer again at the hands of their […]
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Brunswick Planning Board shuts down farm weddings
BRUNSWICK — When Ian Talmage and Jennifer Banis bought their mid-1800s farm on Round Hill Lane four years ago, their dream was to restore it and make it a destination for couples looking for a rural, farm-to-table wedding. That dream ended Tuesday night with the Planning Board’s unanimous denial of their request for a special permit […]
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Michael A. Silevinac, 62: Distinguished Navy veteran gave of himself to community
BATH — Michael A. Silevinac, 62, died June 17 at his home, with his family by his side. He was born Sept. 13, 1952, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the son of John and La Verna Penrod Silevinac. He was a 1970 graduate of Bishop McCourt High School, in Johnstown. Immediately after graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: June 26
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from June 14-21.
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Mid-Coast Meetings: June 26 to July 2
Bath Wed. 7/1 6 p.m. City Council CH Brunswick Mon. 6/29 6 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 6/30 7:30 a.m. Downtown Association TH Wed. 7/1 7 p.m. Marine Resource Committee TH Harpswell Mon. 6/29 6:30 p.m. Sea Level Rise (Public Workshop) TO Wed. 7/1 3 p.m. Conservation Commission TO Topsham Thur. 7/2 7 p.m. Board […]
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Topsham Police Beat: June 26
Arrests 6/19 at 11:25 a.m. Elizabeth Robinson, 26, of Goldeneye Drive, was arrested by Officer Mark McDonald on Goldeneye Drive on charges of domestic violence assault and obstructing the report of a crime. Summonses 6/15 at 6:39 p.m. A 17-year-old male, of Bath, was issued a summons by Reserve Officer Cheryl Holmes on Hamilton Court […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: June 26
Arrests 6/17 at 7:11 a.m. Jacob D. Rovelli, 20, of South Hadley, Massachusetts, was arrested at an undisclosed location by Officer Brian Funke on charges of operating without a license, violating conditions of release and operating under the influence. 6/17 at 10:12 p.m. Rebecca D. Fuller, 23, of Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, was arrested on Old Bath Road […]
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Mid-Coast School Notebook: Mt. Ararat High's top 10 graduates
TOPSHAM — At Mt. Ararat High School, the following students graduated as the 10 members of the Class of 2015 with the highest academic achievement, according to the school. Sam Allen, son of Tom Allen and Susan Carlson, was a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Competition and received a Phi Beta Kappa Certificate of Recognition. […]
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Bath Police Beat: June 26
Arrests 6/16 at 11 a.m. Michael Cross, 24, of South Street, was arrested by Officer Mark Steele on South Street on charges of violating conditions of release and theft by unauthorized taking. 6/20 at 4:45 p.m. Alfred Norton III, 55, of Back Narrows Road, Boothbay, was arrested by Officer Ted Raedel in Woolwich on charges […]