BATH — With Regional School Unit 1 scheduled in 2021 to return the current Morse High School building to the city, Bath officials want public input on the best use of the nearly century-old structure. A meeting on redevelopment of the 826 High St. building will be held in the City Hall auditorium at 6 […]
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Overnight closures on Interstate 295 in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Both directions of Interstate 295 between Exit 9 and Exit 10 will be closed for four early morning hours through Friday, June 14, with additional partial lane closures the rest of the overnight. The Maine Department of Transportation is closing the highway between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., with detour signs to redirect traffic, […]
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Bath City Council OKs $16.6M budget; taxes will rise 1%
BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a $16.6 million budget for fiscal year 2020, an increase of about $751,000, or 4.7%, over current spending. The panel also approved bonds to purchase several vehicles and equipment, and supported a street paving contract for this summer and next spring. Thanks to increases in non-tax […]
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Bath Police Beat: June 7
Arrests 5/29 at 6:22 p.m. Gina Morin, 42, of Old Stage Road, Arrowsic, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Water Street on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses 6/2 Francis Beaton, 36, of North Street, was issued a summons by Officer Devin Hook on North Street on a charge of leaving the […]
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Midcoast school budgets go to voters June 11
BATH — Voters in Bath, Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham will consider school budget validation referendums on Tuesday, June 11. Polls in Bath will be open at Bath Middle School, 6 Old Brunswick Road, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., for voting on the Regional School Unit 1 budget for fiscal year 2020. Brunswick polls will be open at […]
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Topsham Police Beat: June 7
Arrests No arrests were reported from May 28 to June 3. Summonses 5/30 at 6:51 p.m. Jason Caron, 40, of Post Road, Bowdoinham, was issued a summons by Officer Mathew Bowers on Middlesex Road on a charge of operating after suspension. 5/31 at 9:17 p.m. A 17-year-old boy, of Lisbon, was issued a summons by […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: June 7
Arrests 5/28 at 12:26 p.m. Donald Smith Jr., 49, of Ash Point Road, Harpswell, was arrested by Officer Michael Hulit in Portland on a charge of probation violation.
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Brunswick Police Beat: June 7
Arrests 5/29 at 4:55 p.m. Willard Beckwith III, 31, of Hall Avenue, Saco, was arrested by Lt. Paul Hansen on U.S. Route 1 on a charge of operating under the influence. 5/29 at 8:32 p.m. Wayne Ruesswick, 58, of Washington Street, Camden, was arrested by Officer Joshua Bernier on Pleasant Street on a charge of […]
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1st tours of historic schooner launch from Bath museum
BATH — Life has been good lately for the Mary E. That hasn’t always been the case. Since its 1906 construction in a Houghton shipyard, where Bath Iron Works now stands, it has weathered many ups and downs – including sinking after a hurricane. But upon being purchased in 2017 by Maine Maritime Museum, which […]
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Class of 2019: Brunswick grad combines love of art, clamming
BRUNSWICK — Through four years at Brunswick High School, Rachel Johnson has found a way to marry two of her passions: art and digging clams. Creating art has always been a part of the teenager’s life, but probing the clam flats came into play during her freshman year. She credited her hardworking nature to her […]