TOPSHAM — Next year’s School Administrative District 75 budget could rise 8.9 percent, according to a draft budget presented at Tuesday’s Finance Committee meeting. The $41.2 million spending plan, up $3.4 million from the current year, does not include salary increases, which are still being negotiated. Included in the spending hike is an estimated $1.7 […]
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Paulhus, Sener hope to fill Bath’s state House vacancy
BATH — A longtime city councilor and a retired U.S. Navy captain are the candidates in an April 2 special election to fill the state House District 52 seat vacated by Rep. Jennifer DeChant, D-Bath. Ken Sener was chosen by a local Republican caucus last month. City Councilor Sean Paulhus defeated fellow City Councilor Mari […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Saying goodbye to winter
As we ready ourselves to segue to the lighter fare we enjoy in the spring, I wanted to share one more rib-sticking meal to stave off these last chilly, muddy days of March. As I congratulated myself for getting through my 36th Maine winter, I had a craving for this satisfying meal of kielbasa and […]
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Coastal History: Theater knife scratches the surface of Bath veteran's life
I am always on the lookout for little pieces of local history that will teach us something about the past, and make a connection with the people who used to live here. This unusual knife is a perfect example. Inside the clear plastic handle is a little handwritten note with the following inscription: “S/SGNT Stewart […]
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Sande's Picks: Brunswick brewers celebrate anniversaries
Food and beverage events in the Midcoast: March 22 Harraseeket Inn Dinner Series, Asian dinner, 6 p.m. Enjoy five courses including crispy egg roll, crunchy vegetable salad, haddock with Thai hot sauce, pork katsu and coconut rice pudding. Beverages priced separately; 162 Main St., Freeport, 865-9377, $55 per person, reservations required. March 23 Moderation Brewing […]
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Opening of new Bath-area high school delayed to end of 2020
BATH — Opening of the new Morse High School has been postponed four months to December 2020. The delay has nothing to do with Crooker Construction being behind schedule at the Wing Farm Business Park, Regional School Unit 1 Superintendent Patrick Manuel said in an interview March 14. On the contrary, the three general contractors […]
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Her ‘saving grace’: Bath rallies for cancer patient
BATH — In perhaps the most difficult year of their lives, Shelly Daniels and her family have found the greatest outpouring of support from their neighbors. Daniels, a registered nurse at the Togus veterans center in Augusta, was horrified to learn the first week in January that her mother and stepfather had been murdered in […]
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Sister act: Popular Portland sandwich shop to launch in Bath
BATH — Three years ago, even before opening in Portland’s Monument Square, Michaela McVetty set out to build a sandwich empire. With a second Sisters Gourmet Deli now planned to open this summer in Bath, she’s one step closer to doing just that. “We’ve always talked about a second location,” McVetty, a 28-year-old dynamo who divides […]
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Bath Police Beat: March 15
Arrests No arrests were reported from March 4-11. Summonses 3/6 Jessica Hisler, 23, of Augusta-Rockland Road, Windsor, was issued a summons by Officer Nick Green on Leeman Highway on a charge of operating an unregistered motor vehicle more than 150 days. Fire calls 3/4 at 7:29 a.m. Utility problem on Dikes Landing. 3/4 at 12:08 […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: March 15
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from March 5-11.