TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen Thursday is expected to accept the resignation of Matthew Drewette-Card from the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors. The Anthony Avenue resident’s departure from the School Board, effective July 1, will be the third resignation from the panel this year. Longtime Harpswell members Joanne Rogers and David Johnson […]
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Police hope to forge gun givebacks by Mainers
PORTLAND — Nine cities and towns from Brunswick to Wells are looking to turn guns into plowshares. “Throw them out and clean up your home,” Yarmouth Town Councilor Tim Shannon said Monday about the May 11 Guns to Garden Tools drop-off program that will collect old, unwanted or unused weapons and turn them into garden tools. The […]
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SAD 75 board OKs budget amid turbulent teacher salary talks
TOPSHAM — About 130 School Administrative District 75 teachers crowded into Thursday’s School Board meeting to demand salaries more in line with surrounding districts. Wearing crimson “Red for Ed(ucation)” shirts, they at first filled the hallways then flooded into a meeting room at Mt. Ararat High School to show their desire for better pay as […]
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Bath Police Beat: April 26
Arrests 4/17 at 5:40 p.m. Douglas Chapman, 73, of Phippsburg, was arrested by Officer Eric Bryan on Richardson Street on a charge of operating under the influence. 4/20 at 9:04 p.m. Christine Ricci, 41, of Buker Road, Litchfield, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Washington Street on a charge of operating under the influence. […]
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Topsham Police Beat: April 26
Arrests 4/19 at 1:11 p.m. A 17-year-old girl, of Topsham, was arrested on a warrant by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Tedford Road. 4/20 at 10:57 p.m. Jessica Russ, 27, of Winter Street, was arrested by Officer Mathew Bowers on Winter Street on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses 4/16 at 5:01 p.m. Rebecca […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: April 26
No arrests or summonses were reported from April 17-23.
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Brunswick Police Beat: April 26
Arrests 4/17 at 11:27 p.m. Sean Kindred, 30, of Krampt Circle, was arrested on Elm Street by Officer James Fisher on a charge of disorderly conduct. 4/19 at 9:51 p.m. Brittany L. Tucker, 32, of Perryman Drive, was arrested on Perryman Drive by Officer Christopher Wolongevicz on charges of violating conditions of release and unlawful possession of […]
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Haven for homeless teens: Midcoast group to launch host family network
BRUNSWICK — Becoming homeless last year was difficult, but Kelly Ledsworth said it was the best thing she’s ever done. Ledsworth on April 18 noted the irony, admitting when most people think of homelessness, they think of the Preble Street shelter in Portland, of drug and alcohol abuse, or that something must be wrong with […]
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Brunswick chief: Fire Department 'severely understaffed'
BRUNSWICK — Firefighters continue to be worried about inadequate department staffing as negotiations over the fiscal year 2020 municipal budget continue. Those who are concerned include Fire Chief Ken Brillant, who proposed increasing his staff next year by four crew members, or one firefighter per shift. That would ensure that eight firefighters are on duty at […]
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Public remains quiet on Bath-area school budget
BATH — It’s turning out to be another smooth budget season for Regional School Unit 1. Monday’s second public hearing on a $33.7 million spending plan – a nearly 12% hike over the current fiscal year – elicited no public comment, similar to the first hearing March 25. The RSU 1 Board of Directors is […]