Regional School Unit 5’s proposed $35.4 million budget could raise district-wide taxes 4.77%.
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Bath community coalition aims to buy youth Skatepark from city
Midcoast Community Alliance and Bath officials are working out a timeline and purchase price.
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Harpswell Town Meeting to tackle Mitchell Field cell tower lease, master plan update
Residents will also vote on accepting an anonymous donation toward renovating an administration building at Mitchell Field.
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Giving a Hand with Sand: Freeport area ‘Sand Bucket Brigade’ comes to the rescue
The Age-Friendly Freeport & Pownal network launched the effort this winter, helping many seniors stay safe outside their homes.
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Maine Street, Bath Road, top public’s wish lists for Brunswick bike-ped improvements
Input gleaned from four recent public input sessions is informing the town’s update of its Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Plan.
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Fur trapper weighs in amid Midcoast plans to tackle rabies
Nelson Frost of Brunswick, a trapper most of his life, says it’s a more humane way to deal with animal overpopulation, and resultant sickness and starvation.
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Harpswell town budget could rise 3% to reach $5.8M
The spending plan, which goes to a town vote March 14, includes funds for town office and recycling center improvements.
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Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum honors 1978 crash victims with refurbished aircraft
A ceremony around the P-3 aircraft on display at Brunswick Landing is planned for August.
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Sifting History’s Sands: Desert of Maine owner seeks to separate truth from myth at Freeport landmark
FREEPORT — Legend has it that William Tuttle settled the farmland that is now the Desert of Maine in the late 18th century. Mela Heestand, co-owner of the Desert Road landmark since December 2018, doubts he ever existed. The Desert of Maine, which opens again next May, consists of a 20-30-acre “desert” of very fine […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Baking day supper
On a recent wintry gray day, I decided to make my home state’s beloved Black and White Cookies. For those who don’t know, these treats are to New York what the Whoopie Pie is to Maine. Although I do purchase a supermarket Black and White when I can find them, I do prefer to take […]