The Harraseeket Inn in Freeport continues their weekly Dinner Series with five remarkable menus, beginning March 1 with Indian Night. The Friday evening dinners begin at 6 p.m. and are all priced at $55 per person, plus tax and tip. Beverages may be purchased separately. March 8 is a Beer Dinner, March 15 features foods […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Transported to Italy
My week began with a Tuscan-themed celebration for my daughter’s birthday that spilled over into the next few days with more opportunities to sample other delicacies that involved sauce, cheese, and amaretto. Whatever you use for an excuse to prepare these dishes, they’ll transport you straight to Italy via your kitchen table. For Chicken Parmesan […]
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Coastal History: Native American Louis Sockalexis, Mainer who broke a major league barrier
Jackie Robinson is famous for breaking baseball’s racial barrier in 1947, when he started a game for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black player in the major leagues. You might argue that the same honor should go to Louis Sockalexis, a Penobscot Indian from Maine who began his own professional career 50 years […]
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Forecaster reporters tops in 2 categories of regional awards
PORTLAND — Reporting on education and social issues earned The Forecaster two first-place awards at this year’s New England Newspaper & Press Association Better Newspaper Competition. The NENPA awards were announced Feb. 16, capping the annual association convention at Boston’s Renaissance Waterfront Hotel. A team of reporters led by Elizabeth Clemente won a first-place award in […]
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Bath Police Beat: Feb. 22
Arrests 2/15 at 4:34 p.m. Matthew Jewett, 33, of Floral Street, was arrested by Detective Sgt. Andrew Booth on Floral Street on a charge of violating conditions of release. 2/16 at 10:45 p.m. Justine Lovig, 51, of Dikes Landing Road, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Dikes Landing Road on charges of burglary and […]
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Topsham Police Beat: Feb. 22
Arrests 2/14 at 1:20 a.m. Crystal Pare, 34, of Auburn, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Bruce Swanson on River Road. Summonses 2/17 at 8:44 a.m. Tyler Nadeau, 41, of Hemlock Road, Brunswick, was issued a summons by Officer Mathew Bowers on Main Street on a charge of operating an unregistered motor vehicle more […]
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Bath Democrats pick Paulhus as House candidate
BATH — Democrats on Tuesday nominated City Councilor Sean Paulhus to run for the recently vacated seat representing state House District 52. Paulhus defeated City Councilor Mari Eosco, 54-39, in the caucus at City Hall. He said he plans to remain on the council if elected in the April 2 special election. Former Rep. Jennifer […]
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Brunswick council OKs up to $1M for school track reconstruction
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council Tuesday night unanimously authorized spending up to $1 million to renovate the crumbling Brunswick High School track. The project would rely on borrowing, contributions and appropriation of $250,000 from the town’s undesignated fund balance. Councilors also scheduled a workshop for Monday, Feb. 25, to discuss fire station needs, and a […]
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Cat’s tongue gets attention from Brunswick professor’s class
LEWISTON — On a recent morning at Bates College, 19 students conducted an experiment that focused on one part of a furry feline’s body: the tongue and its capabilities. The setting combined an experiment with a new design for a hair brush in a class led by assistant professor Andrew Mountcastle of Brunswick. The course, […]
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New Topsham high school still on budget, on schedule
TOPSHAM — The steel frame of the new Mt. Ararat High School is nearly complete and installation of siding will soon begin on the approximately 153,000-square-foot structure. The project is about 24 percent complete, Chris Shaw, School Administrative District 75 facilities director, said in an interview at the site Tuesday along with Building Committee Chairman […]