Arrests 3/7 at 2:05 a.m. Christopher Brawn, 37, of New Meadows Road, Bath, was arrested on New Meadows Road in Bath by Officer Christopher Wolongevicz on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/7 at 7:59 p.m. Chynna A. Chase, 21, of Union Street, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer Joshua Bernier on an outstanding warrant from another agency. […]
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Topsham Police Beat: March 15
Arrests 3/8 at 7:42 p.m. Jesse Watts, 35, of Old Augusta Road, was arrested by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Old Augusta Road on a charge of domestic violence assault (criminal restraint). Summonses No criminal summonses were reported between March 4-11. Fire calls 3/4 at 5:44 a.m. Motor vehicle accident on Interstate 295. 3/5 at 9:26 […]
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Harpswell Town Meeting OKs nearly 8% budget increase
HARPSWELL — Nearly 200 residents turned out for Town Meeting March 9 to pass a $5.6 million spending plan that marks a 7.8 percent increase over last year’s $5.2 million budget. Voters elected Jane Covey to the Board of Selectmen and Linda Hall to the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors. At the meeting held at Harpswell […]
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Brunswick teen's passion for animal welfare pays off
BRUNSWICK — More than 100 kittens and cats have found homes thanks to a 15-year-old who has been volunteering at Midcoast Humane since she was 8 years old. Blake Austin, a freshman at Brunswick High School, was recognized March 8 by U.S. Cellular as one of its “16 Under 16” recipients in the company’s National Future of […]
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‘Sparks of individuality’: Disabilities don’t matter in Bath dance program
BATH — They come to Michaela Knox’s class with different backgrounds, demonstrating a variety of talents and challenges. But when they step out onto the dance floor, they move together as one artistic unit. “There are moments in a class when dancers express their individual essence through movement,” Knox said last week. “I see these […]
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Brunswick brewery debuts blueberry lager with local hops
BRUNSWICK — A focus on hyper-local ingredients is behind Flight Deck Brewing‘s latest product, a blueberry lager made with hops from Woodside Hop House in Brunswick. “Our standards have been set and we no longer just want 100 percent Maine ingredients, we want extremely local ingredients from the community we serve,” Flight Deck co-founder Nate Wildes said last week […]
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Topsham selectmen nix board name change
TOPSHAM — Guided by a legal opinion from the Maine Municipal Association, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously March 7 not to change its name. Raija Suomela of Middlesex Road in January had asked town officials to consider renaming the governing body to the more gender-neutral Selectboard. The board, which has two women and three […]
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Maine youth to participate in Climate Strike
PORTLAND — Area students who believe climate change action can’t wait until the next general election plan to participate Friday in a national Youth Climate Strike. Events are planned in Portland, Brunswick, Lewiston and beyond, according to organizers, which include 350 Maine, a grassroots movement dedicated to climate justice. “It’s important for my fellow youth to step […]
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Maine Audubon parties to protect plovers
FALMOUTH — Spreading the word about how to better share beaches with a variety of coastal birds, including the endangered piping plover, is the goal behind a Maine Audubon event scheduled this weekend. The inaugural Piping Plover Party from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center in Saco, is also […]
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Portland-area public transit planners urged to take 30-year view
PORTLAND — Officials from the entire realm of public transportation in greater Portland are taking a long, hard look down the road. As announced at a March 7 news conference at the Casco Bay Island ferry terminal, Transit Tomorrow is a regional collaboration aiming to create a 30-year plan for the best and most efficient use of […]