BRUNSWICK — Five nearby school districts have expressed interest in collaborating with the Brunswick School Department. West Bath, Lisbon, School Administrative District 75, Regional School Unit 5 and Regional School Unit 1 are all interested, Superintendent Paul Perzanoski told the School Board Jan. 10. The Chebeague Island School Department has declined to discuss combining services, Perzanoski said, and […]
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Brunswick Landing celebrates launch of solar energy array
BRUNSWICK — Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority celebrated an eco-friendly milestone Tuesday when it unveiled a long-awaited array of solar-energy panels at Brunswick Landing. Executive Director Steve Levesque, co-founder Fortunat Mueller of contractor ReVision Energy, and Daniel Hildreth, chairman of the board at Diversified Communications, were present to cut a ceremonial ribbon. The 1.5-megawatt array was activated Dec. 28, […]
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New well under construction at water-starved Brunswick mobile home park
BRUNSWICK — Construction of a new well at Bay Bridge Estates, a mobile home park where residents say they did not have a sufficient water supply for several days last week, is almost complete. Kevin McCarthy of Liberty Management Group on Tuesday said park owners are hopeful the well could be used by the middle […]
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New well under construction at water-starved Brunswick mobile home park
BRUNSWICK — Construction of a new well at Bay Bridge Estates, a mobile home park where residents say they did not have a sufficient water supply for several days last week, is almost complete. Kevin McCarthy of Liberty Management Group on Tuesday said park owners are hopeful the well could be used by the middle […]
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Brunswick library reopens, flooded with support after water damage
BRUNSWICK — Curtis Memorial Library reopened for the first time in four days Monday afternoon after one of the building’s sprinklers burst Jan. 3 and flooded the west entrance, atrium, teen area and main circulation desk. The malfunction was caused by a pipe that froze in last week’s below-freezing temperatures, and Brunswick, Freeport and Topsham firefighters […]
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Nominations open for County Teacher of the Year
PORTLAND — Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 County Teachers of the Year. It’s from among this group that the annual Maine Teacher of the Year is chosen. Teachers may be nominated by students, parents, colleagues, principals, superintendents or anyone from the community who has an interest in honoring an outstanding educator. The […]
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Brunswick officials arrange for emergency water shipments to mobile home park
Residents of Bay Bridge Estates have been dealing with water supply issues for two weeks and the town has stepped in to force the park’s owner to remedy the situation.
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Brunswick Police Beat: Jan. 5
Arrests 12/27 at 11:24 p.m. Nicholas H. Reno, 28, of Bunganuc Road, was arrested on Bunganuc Road by Officer Cory Iles on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 12/28 at 11:10 p.m. Colby T. Carr, 28, of Cumberland Street, was arrested on Big Apple Food Store on Bath Road by Officer Cory Iles on charges of refusing […]
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Bath hires Owen as permanent city manager
BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to give interim City Manager Peter Owen the permanent position. The panel also indefinitely tabled a second ordinance vote on traffic safety changes on Richardson Street and Western Avenue. Owen served as the city’s public works director from 1999 until the departure of City Manager Bill […]
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Brunswick issues ultimatum to owner of mobile home park over inadequate water supply
Residents at Bay Bridge Estates – many of them elderly – say they’ve been unable to shower, do laundry or wash dishes. Municipal officials say the situation has become a public health issue.