YARMOUTH — The Maine Judicial Branch has signed a $16.8 million deal with Tyler Technologies to digitize paperwork for the court system. Tyler’s Odyssey software will move the court system to an electronic system and away from keeping records on paper. The 10-year deal was announced Dec. 20. “For 200 years, the Maine Judicial Branch has […]
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Two suspects arrested in robbery of Brunswick Big Apple
Jacqueline Carpenter-Young, 21, of Bath and Shawn Cook, 37, of Brunswick are accused of robbing the convenience store at gunpoint Friday night.
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Brunswick man severely injured when clothing catches fire
Thomas Soucy was adding a log to his wood stove when his pants, and then his wheelchair, caught fire.
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Maine Audubon director stepping down after less than a year
FALMOUTH — Just shy of a year on the job, Ole Amundsen III is resigning as executive director of Maine Audubon. Amundsen is stepping down to spend more time with his family, Maine Audubon said in a Dec. 16 press release. He called the decision “very difficult,” but added it’s the “right move for me […]
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Ex-Brunswick police officer to be sentenced for sending obscene material to girl, 13
Garrett G. Brosnan, 25, faces as much as 10 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
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Elliott Schwartz, Maine’s best-known classical composer, dies at 80
The mentor of generations of Bowdoin College students was an influential innovator in his field, and his work materials are in the Library of Congress.
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Sharon Smiley came up with the idea for Brunswick’s Local Market in 20 minutes
Four years later, Local is a hub for local makers, farmers and even artists.
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2 papers to join The Forecaster family of weeklies
FALMOUTH — Sun Media Group this week announced the consolidation of news operations at its Current Publishing weeklies with The Forecaster newspapers. Two weeklies whose circulation areas duplicate The Forecaster and provide overlapping local news coverage – the Tri-Town Weekly, covering Freeport, Pownal and Durham, and The Current, covering South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth […]
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Brunswick schools agree to pay $125,000 to settle bullying lawsuit
The district also is required to adopt stronger anti-bullying policies for Brunswick Junior High School as part of the agreement with a former student.
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Lila Bossi’s a Maine teenager building a home of her own
The Brunswick 17-year-old uses mostly donated items to construct a tiny house on wheels for a school project.