HARPSWELL — An apparently legal oyster kill in Quahog Bay is raising questions about shellfish management in town. It also reveals the web of jurisdictional questions surrounding protection of the resource. It all started at the Board of Selectmen meeting on April 30, when residents Paul Ciesielski and Susan Case-Ciesielski were seeking final town approval on […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: May 22
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from May 11-17.
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Bath Police Beat: May 22
Arrests 5/11 at 12:10 p.m. Kristina Keef, 30, of Hockomock Road, Woolwich, was arrested by Officer Mark Steele on State Road on outstanding warrants from other agencies. 5/12 at 7:54 p.m. Randy Brewer, 24, of Middle Street, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on Middle Street on a charge of violating conditions of release. Brewer […]
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Topsham Police Beat: May 22
Arrests 5/14 at 8:53 a.m. Phillip Alley, 22, of Topsham, was arrested by Officer Mark McDonald on Meadow Road on a charge of eluding an officer. 5/14 at 8:59 p.m. Eric Rector, 34, of Topsham, was arrested by Sgt. Mark Gilliam on River Road on a charge of operating under the influence. 5/16 at 5:10 […]
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Mid-Coast Meetings: May 22-28
Brunswick Tues. 5/26 7 p.m. Town Council (Workshop) TH Wed. 5/27 6 p.m. Rivers & Coastal Waters Committee TH Wed. 5/27 6:30 p.m. Planning Board TH Thur. 5/28 9 a.m. Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Committee TH Thur. 5/28 7 p.m. Town Council TH Thur. 5/28 7:30 p.m. Recycling & Sustainability Committee HS Harpswell Tues. 5/26 8 […]
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Patricia J. Watkins, 66
CUNDY’S HARBOR — Patricia J. Watkins, 66, died May 9. Watkins was born Sept. 17, 1948, to Eugenia and Joseph Cussano in Yonkers, New York. She attended parochial and public schools in Yonkers and Pleasantville, New York, graduating from Pleasantville High School in 1966. In 1971, she earned her undergraduate degree at East Carolina University, where […]
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Margaret F. Devlin, 93
BRUNSWICK — Margaret F. Devlin, 93, of High Street, died May 12 at Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was born March 18, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Paul and Mary (Orosz) Peter. She attended Brooklyn schools. On Oct. 19, 1946, she married Thomas Devlin. He died on June 21, 2004. Margaret was a […]
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Jack H. Clark Sr., 81
BRUNSWICK — Jack Henry Clark Sr., 81, of Robinson Avenue, died May 13 at his home. He was born in Castle Hill on Oct. 15, 1933, the son of Raymond H. and Violet M. Boyles Clark. As a child, Jack attended a one-room school house in Castle Hill but moved to the Brunswick area in 1940. […]
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Harpswell seeks funding to study clam decline
HARPSWELL — The town is looking for state assistance to study how to protect a resource embedded in Harpswell’s heritage. Harpswell’s 4,000 acres of intertidal mud flats have long supported the soft-shell clam industry, which has consistently reported some of the highest landings in Maine. Recent environmental shifts, however, have reduced an industry that used to […]
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Topsham high school vote not expected before late 2016
TOPSHAM — A “Public Visioning” meeting Tuesday night was an early step along the road to a vote on whether to rebuild or renovate Mt. Ararat High School. The project architect said work could begin no sooner than late 2016 or mid-2017. School Administrative District 75 has applied for state school construction funding since 1999, […]