BATH — Regis J. Fortin, 93, formerly of Marshall Avenue, died May 16 at Hillhouse Assisted Living Facility, after a long illness. Fortin was born April 6, 1922, in Brunswick, the son of Ludger J. and Laura (Bard) Fortin. He graduated from Brunswick High School in 1938. Regis was a veteran of World War II, serving […]
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Bath Police Beat: May 29
Arrests 5/23 at 12:30 a.m. Jarod J. Donothan, 33, of Middle Road, Woolwich, was arrested on U.S. Route 1 by Officer Mike Lever on an outstanding local warrant. 5/23 at 10 p.m. Allen L. Fogg, 27, of Heath Lane, was arrested on Heath Lane by Officer Eric Bryan on an outstanding local warrant. Summonses 5/7 Thomas Koehling, 43, […]
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Mid-Coast Meetings: May 29 to June 4
Bath Tues. 6/2 6 p.m. Planning Board CH Wed. 6/3 6 p.m. City Council CH Brunswick Mon. 6/1 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 6/2 5 p.m. Plan Implementation Committee TH Tues. 6/2 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 6/3 7 p.m. Marine Resources Committee TH Wed. 6/3 7 p.m. Recreation Commission TH Thur. 6/4 […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: May 29
Arrests 5/20 at 4:04 p.m. Anthony J. Miller, 18, of Quimby Street, Bath, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer William Brown on a charge of violation of protection order. 5/21 at 7:57 p.m. Kaitlyn Kevorkian, 28, of Cherry Street, Bath, was arrested on U.S. Route 1 by Officer Charles Tompson on a charge of operating under […]
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Harpswell board OKs first subdivision since 2008
HARPSWELL — The Planning Board has approved the town’s first new subdivision in seven years. The project will turn a 44-acre parcel off Harpswell Neck Road into 12 residential lots to be developed by future owners. The proposal went before the Planning Board on April 15, but was sent back to the developer for revisions. Scott Hastings, […]
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Brunswick sees financial gain in failing landfill
BRUNSWICK — In an effort to trim the budget, the Town Council has decided to allow more waste to be deposited at the town landfill. The Graham Road landfill has a history of non-compliance with environmental regulations. Its low-tech waste-water treatment system has continuously failed to meet federal standards for ammonia discharge. On April 29, Town […]
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RSU 1 budget gets added funds for art, music
BATH — A $27.3 million spending plan for Regional School Unit 1 passed the first of two public votes Tuesday at the district’s budget meeting. The meeting, held at Bath Middle School, ran about two hours and drew nearly 90 voters from the RSU 1 communities of Bath, Arrowsic, Phippsburg and Woolwich. Along with approving […]
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SAD 75 budget proposal officially shrinks by $1.2M
TOPSHAM — Voters at the School Administrative District 75 budget meeting approved a $36.9 million budget for fiscal 2016, $1.2 million less than the package approved by the School Board May 8. The difference was due to a revised state funding formula for charter schools that reduces school district expenditures. Anticipating the possible reduction, School […]
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Memorial Day tradition in Topsham, Brunswick
World War II U.S. Navy veteran Conrad LeBourdas watches, left, as Brunswick resident and U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, joins Grand Marshal Gerry Menard in the traditional tossing of a wreath from the Frank Wood Bridge during the annual Brunswick-Topsham Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25.
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Memorial Day that almost wasn't in Bath
Isaac Ensel, left, and Drew and Gideon Walden, all of Bath, ride in the back of a truck during the Memorial Day Parade in Bath. The annual parade was almost scuttled after the local American Legion post admitted running an illegal gambling operation and ran out of cash, but it took place after an anonymous […]