PORTLAND — Relying on teamwork, along with elements of physics and engineering, students from five Maine school districts built model wind turbines and tested them against each other for the right to attend the national KidWind Challenge in Houston in late May. Coming out on top were two teams of eighth-graders from King Middle School in […]
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Maine Flower Show runs through weekend
PORTLAND — The annual Maine Flower Show will be held at Thompson’s Point Thursday, March 28, through Sunday, March 31. Tickets are $22 for adults, $17 for seniors, and free for children 12 and under. Purchase tickets online at www.maineflowershow.com or at the door. Military veterans and their spouses can get discounted tickets, $12 each, on March 29. The […]
Vegetable Corner: Harpswell’s ‘original farmers’ market’
HARPSWELL — People have been stopping at the intersection of Route 123 and Mountain Road at a family-owned market for three decades in search of essentials for picnics, cookouts, dinners, and more. Vegetable Corner provides staples to the community, and has, over the course of time, evolved into a community staple itself – in part, […]
Topsham Police Beat: March 22
Arrests 3/12 at 9:10 p.m. Russell Trinka, 32, of Elm Street, was arrested on a probation hold by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Elm Street. He was also issued a summons on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. 3/17 at 12:35 a.m. Ashley Klamerus, 30, of Harpswell Island Road, Orr’s Island, was arrested by Officer […]
Bath Police Beat: March 22
Arrests No arrests were reported from March 12-17. Summonses 3/9 A 16-year-old girl, of Bath, was issued a summons by Detective Marc Brunelle on Central Avenue on a charge of tampering with a victim. 3/15 Paige Daigle, 19, of High Street, was issued a summons by Officer John Dietlin on Water Street on a charge […]
Brunswick Police Beat: March 22
Arrests 3/14 at 9:50 p.m. Steven Rivera, 50, of Hornet Street, was arrested on Hornet Street by Officer Whitney Burns on a charge of domestic violence assault. 3/14 at 11:53 p.m. Tyler J. Cutts, 30, of Stone Street, was arrested on Stone Street by Officer Joshua Bernier on a charge of operating under the influence. 3/15 at […]
Harpswell Police Beat: March 22
No arrests or summonses were reported from March 12 – 18.
Brunswick councilors weigh shelter performance standards
BRUNSWICK — Councilors voted 6-2 Monday to extend a moratorium on homeless shelters from March 24 to May 1, instead of July 1. The shorter extension is in an effort to “handle this as quickly as we can,” Chairman John Perrault said. The council also set a special meeting and public hearing for April 8 to […]
Harpswell picks Perry, Wright for SAD 75 board
HARPSWELL — The Board of Selectmen appointed Frank Wright and Molly Perry to one-year terms on the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors. The March 14 appointments fill vacancies created when Joanne Rogers and David Johnson resigned in February. Perry has three children who attend Harpswell Community School; Wright has two children at the school.
Brunswick education foundation makes $26K in grants
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Community Education Foundation announced grants totalling $26,000 for 20 programs. The announcement was made in March 12 at Brunswick Junior High School. Some of the funding will go toward purchasing and adapting books for school and town libraries to make reading materials more accessible to students with special needs. Other grant programs […]