BRUNSWICK — There will be an evening of discussion and information on careers and educational opportunities in computing and information technology on Wednesday, April 29, from 5-8:30 p.m at Brunswick Landing. The event will be held at Orion Hall at the Southern Maine Community College Midcoast Campus, 12 Sewall St. It is free and open to […]

BRUNSWICK — This year’s Pulitzer Prize recipients include a Bowdoin College alumnus and a former Bowdoin professor. Anthony Doerr, Class of 1995, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel “All The Light We Cannot See.” The book follows the stories of a blind French girl and a Hitler Youth in Germany and occupied France […]

BRUNSWICK — Town Manager John Eldridge presented preliminary budget adjustments last week that could keep property tax increases associated with municipal spending below 3 percent. At the April 16 Town Council budget workshop, Eldridge stressed that his adjustments are not formal proposals or recommendations, but a way to facilitate discussion around creating the final fiscal 2016 […]

HARPSWELL — The dispute over Cedar Beach access is a step closer to being heard by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, after the Cedar Beach/Cedar Island Supporters filed a brief with the court on April 15. The public can now walk across privately-owned Cedar Beach Road to Cedar Beach, after a September 2014 Superior Court decision […]

BATH — Options for using $100,000 to fund improvements at South End Park will go before the City Council early next month. The Washington Street riverside park, which previously belonged to nearby Bath Iron Works, is a popular venue where dogs can run freely. The park’s dog-friendly nature will be maintained regardless of what improvements […]

TOPSHAM — School Administrative District 75 reduced its proposed budget for next year by about $400,000, and may present a $38.1 million spending plan to voters next month. Health insurance had been projected to increase about $183,000, but will actually decrease by about $66,000, resulting in a net reduction of about $250,000, according to the […]

BATH — Storm drains throughout the city will soon carry the message “Keep it Clean, Drains to River.” The “Bath Community Storm Drain Stenciling Blitz,” hosted by the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, will take place Sunday, April 26, from 1-4 p.m. Up to the event day, teams of two to five volunteers can register to stencil […]

TOPSHAM — An agreement to create a bicycle-pedestrian trail through Topsham and three other towns is a late addition to next month’s Town Meeting warrant. The pact – which the Board of Selectmen added to the May 20 warrant last week – is with Richmond, Bowdoinham and Gardiner, Town Manager Rich Roedner said in an email April 17. […]