Arrests 3/16 at 8:26 a.m. Jason P. Kane, 42, of Cumberland Street, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer Patrick Mahar on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/16 at 10:01 a.m. Will R. Teel, 36, of Market Lane, was arrested on Market Lane by Officer Justin Dolci on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/19 at […]
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Brunswick Planning Board OKs gas station, convenience store
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved plans for a new Irving gas station and convenience store at the entrance of Brunswick Landing. The development will sit on a lot on Bath Road directly across from Merrymeeting Plaza, next to Admiral Fitch Avenue. The plans the board approved March 22 have been in the […]
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Low-profit cafe brings a New Beet to Brunswick Landing
BRUNSWICK — Like a good omen, the seeds planted in the raised beds at New Beet Market on Burbank Avenue sprouted just in time for the cafe’s grand opening March 21. In the early hours of the morning, though, a spring snowstorm brought about 4 inches of snow to Brunswick, burying the young plants. It can […]
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Brunswick compromises with landowners, but debate lingers over coastal project
BRUNSWICK — Two weeks after neighbors complained to the Town Council about allowing a major coastal stabilization project on Miller Point, the town has agreed with the landowners to move forward without a review by the Planning Department. The neighbors continue to criticize the process. At issue is a 625-foot swath of eroding coastline on Miller […]
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Brunswick bans foam food packaging starting Oct. 1
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved a ban on polystyrene foam packaging, making Brunswick the fourth community in the region to prohibit most food retailers from using the material. The vote reflected a public hearing and process virtually devoid of opposition. “The expression in support of this ban has been so overwhelming,” Councilor […]
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Brunswick teacher receives national grant
BRUNSWICK — Coffin Elementary School Teacher Kathy Dekker received a nearly $800 grant from Donors Choose, a national public school classroom charity, to fully fund a proposed special education project. The money will buy six bean-bag chairs that offer more “sensory input” and “postural support” than normal hard plastic chairs, according to the grant application. Dekker’s […]
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Brunswick airport gets funds to repair runways
BRUNSWICK — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, announced Tuesday that the Brunswick Executive Airport will receive a nearly $116,500 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The purpose of the grant, Pingree said in a press release, is to rehabilitate and seal cracks in about 16,000 feet of runways. Pingree sits on the House Appropriations Committee, which oversees […]
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Topsham incumbent Baker faces GOP primary test
TOPSHAM — State Sen. Linda Baker, R-Topsham, must clear two hurdles this year to win a second, two-year term in Senate District 23. She is challenged in June’s primary election by fellow Republican Guy Lebida of Bowdoin. The winner in November will face former Sen. Eloise Vitelli of Arrowsic, the Democrat unseated by Baker two years […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: March 18
Arrests 3/9 at 9:05 p.m. Charlene A. Fisher, 40, of Walker Street, Westbrook, was arrested on Tibbetts Drive by Officer William Brown on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, violating conditions of release, stealing drugs, operating while license suspended or revoked, and an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/9 at 9:05 p.m. Teresa J. York, […]
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Former U.S. Sen. Mitchell helps launch expansion of Brunswick food pantry
BRUNSWICK — Maybe George Mitchell saw something of himself in Lily Pearmain. The former U.S. senator was back at the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program in Brunswick Wednesday morning to mark the expansion of its Union Street headquarters. He had been there before; after Wednesday’s press conference, MCHPP administrators said Mitchell’s continuing support for the program […]