Brunswick Tues. 6/9 noon Housing Authority Woodlawn Terrace Tues. 6/9 4:30 p.m. Teen Center Advisory Board PP Tues. 6/9 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 6/10 4:30 p.m. Conservation Commission TH Wed. 6/10 5:30 p.m. Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Committee TH Wed. 6/10 7 p.m. School Board TH Thur. 6/11 8:30 a.m. Sewer District Board of […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: June 5
Arrests 5/27 at 2:44 p.m. Kristin M. Vanreenen, 61, of Ward Circle, was arrested on Jordan Avenue by Officer Charles Tompson on charges of operating under the influence, operating with a suspended or revoked license, violating conditions of release and leaving scene of motor vehicle accident. 5/27 at 6:09 p.m. David R. Wilson, 21, of Harpswell Neck […]
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Topsham Police Beat: June 5
Arrests No arrests were reported from May 26 to June 1. Summonses 5/28 at 10:04 a.m. A 15-year-old maley, no address listed, was issued a summons by Officer Malcolm Marshall on Eagles Way on charges of illegal possession of liquor by a minor and furnishing liquor to a minor. 5/28 at 11:09 a.m. Katlyn Whittier, […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: June 5
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from May 24-30.
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Bath Police Beat: June 5
Arrests 5/30, no time given. Courtney Crocker, 27, of Front Street, was arrested by Officer Garrett Olson on Vine Street on a charge of violating conditions of release. Summonses 5/26 James Bergman, 33, of Oak Grove Avenue, was issued a summons by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on Water Street on a charge of harassment. Fire calls […]
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Harpswell land trust opens new trails
HARPSWELL — The Harpswell Heritage Land Trust will officially open a 1.25-mile trail system at the Curtis Farm Preserve on Saturday, June 6. Curtis Farm is owned and operated by the land trust, and is the largest undeveloped property in South Harpswell. It includes nearly 2,000 feet of shoreline on Curtis and Basin coves. The new […]
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LePage talks bullying, Brunswick school officials talk funding
BRUNSWICK — Gov. Paul LePage’s discussion about bullying Monday at Brunswick Junior High School led to questions about the state’s commitment to funding school services. LePage spoke at length about the correlation between poverty and bullying at the school’s second annual Civil Rights Day, drawing heavily from his own experiences growing up in Lewiston. “(Bullying is) […]
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Brunswick council OKs budget, tax hike; school spending up to voters
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council last week approved the fiscal year 2016 budget by a unanimous vote. The budget, which includes almost $60 million in expenditures, requires a 3.5 percent increase in the property tax rate, to $28.36 per $1,000 of assessed value from the current $27.40. It also includes about $36.5 million for the Brunswick […]
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June bloom in Bath
While the weather early this week was rainy, it didn’t seem to bother this rhododendron on High Street in Bath.
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Bath panel OKs Portland developer's plan for Huse School housing
BATH — The Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved requests from the Szanton Co. to convert the former John E.L. Huse Memorial School to mixed-income rental housing. The Portland-based developer wants to create 58 or 59 residential apartments, with almost half in a new northeast wing. Along with local approvals, the project also requires financing […]