These two recipes are lovely cooking projects for a chilly, late-fall day. Braising the short ribs for this hearty shepherd’s pie takes a few hours, but this main dish is also perfect for preparing in advance or taking it in steps. You can roast the ribs a day, shred the meat and place it in […]
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Pillsbury wins contested Freeport council seat
Matthew Pillsbury won the only contested race for Freeport Town Council, a District 3 seat that was also sought by Mitchell Rouda, whom Pillsbury beat by a tally of 613-305. Pillsbury will be taking the seat of former Councilor Doug Reighley, who resigned and left Freeport in September, citing personal reasons. District 3 encompasses a […]
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Charter change approved in Bath
Bath voters approved a charter change to expand items excluded from the city’s annual spending limit by a vote of 1,773 to 876 Tuesday. City leaders advocated for the change, saying it would avoid $900,000 in budget cuts while not raising residents’ taxes. In 1988, voters approved a spending cap to keep tax rates low. […]
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Newcomers elected to Bath City Council
Bath voters elected two new members to the city council Tuesday when Louis “Roo” Dunn and Mary Ellen Bell prevailed at the polls. Dunn defeated Timothy Pratt 187-162. Dunn will take over Raye Leonard’s Ward 4 seat for a three-year term. Ward 4 covers a strip of central Bath between Bedford and Academy streets from […]
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Spelke, Timberlake take Topsham seats in SAD 75 election
Newcomer Amy Spelke won a three-year seat on the Maine School Administrative District 75 school board over Jim Burak on Tuesday, while Michael Timberlake beat out two other candidates. The two will represent Topsham on the board. Spelke defeated challenger Burak 2,435 to 1,101 to win the three-year seat, which was held by Dorothy Gardiner. […]
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Newcomers Dunn, Bell elected to Bath city council
Louis “Roo” Dunn defeated opponent Timothy Pratt 187-162, while Mary Ellen Bell ran unopposed to claim 301 votes.
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Harris wins Brunswick School Board seat
Erica Carley Harris won the District 3 school board seat in a four-way race for the only contested position on the Brunswick ballot this year, unofficial results on Tuesday night show. Early results showed Harris with 598 votes, defeating Thomas Deschaine, who had 251 votes, Catherine Hull, who received 185 votes and Shaun Hogan, who […]
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Brunswick Superintendent’s Notebook: Reading – the ideal indoor fall activity
Last December, I wrote a column about getting outside and embracing Maine’s winters, but we all know that sometimes we just want to hunker down, cozy up and stay inside. So as autumn weather descends upon us, the sun sets earlier and the temperatures drop quicker, it’s a wonderful time to make reading the new […]
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Harris wins Brunswick school board seat, initial results show
With an unofficial total of 598 votes, early results show that Erica Carley Harris won the seat over three other candidates. Voters also elected two newcomers to the town council Tuesday.
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Brunswick film puts spotlight on ‘The Mayor,’ a local man with rare genetic disorder
The documentary, expected to premiere in January, follows the life of Josh Duffy, a Brunswick man with a rare disorder called Williams Syndrome.