BATH — The City Council won’t vote until April 17 on construction of an artificial turf field at the Edward J. McMann Outdoor Athletic Complex. A building committee established at Wednesday’s City Council meeting consists of two councilors, various city staff and two members of the Fields for Our Future committee. That group, which has […]
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Sequestration has ripple effects in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — It would have literally taken an act of Congress to keep the Great State of Maine Air Show alive. The show that was scheduled to enter its third year as a civilian-run program in September was canceled last week by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority because of across-the-board federal spending cuts that will […]
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Vietnamese restaurant in Brunswick returns owner to his culinary roots
BRUNSWICK — After selling his popular China Rose restaurants a year ago and running Little Tokyo for three years, restaurateur Cuong Ly has returned to his Vietnamese roots. Ly opened Little Saigon, the town’s second Vietnamese restaurant, on March 18 at 44 Maine St., where Clementine Restaurant operated until it closed last October. “We always (had) […]
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State working with Harpswell to erect road signs
HARPSWELL — Failed legislation has led state officials to work with the town on erecting new signs to address an old question: where’s Harpswell? Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, Rep. Jeremy Saxton, D-Harpswell, and Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt met with the Board of Selectmen on March 29 to propose new signs on major roads […]
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Bath police applaud girl for saying 'no' to stranger
BATH — Police commended an 11-year-old Bath Middle School student for saying “no” to a stranger in a vehicle when he twice asked her for directions and then offered to give her a ride Tuesday afternoon. Police Chief Mike Field said the incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on High Street, near York Street. The girl […]
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Harpswell charter school faces funding, legislative hurdles
HARPSWELL — Before Harpswell Coastal Academy opens to 60 students this fall, the charter school has many hurdles to clear. But despite having to raise $135,000, arrange transportation for students, hiring staff and signing a building lease before September, the head of HCA said there’s no doubt HCA will clear them in time. “We will absolutely […]
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Arrest made in murder of woman found dead at Portland motel
PORTLAND — A 19-year-old New York man has been arrested for the alleged murder of a Westbrook woman whose body was discovered Jan. 17 in a Riverside Street motel parking lot, Police Chief Michael Sauschuck announced Wednesday. Anthony Pratt, of the New York City borough of Queens, was taken into custody there Tuesday for allegedly […]
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Scarborough High School academic decathletes prepare for the national stage
SCARBOROUGH — Was anaphylactic shock a partial cause in the death of Russian monk Gregory Rasputin? The opinionated members of the successful Scarborough High School academic decathlon team could not agree when asked two weeks ago. But they did know his malevolent hold on the ruling Romanoff family led him to be poisoned, shot and […]
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Scarborough Library looking for books, photos
SCARBOROUGH — Donations for the annual Friends of the Scarborough Library book sale are now being accepted in the library lobby at 415 Gorham Road. The sale takes place June 21-23 and supports library operations. Organizers are seeking gently used books. They will not accept textbooks, condensed books, or magazines. Arrangements can be made to […]
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Bowdoin College gets zoning change for new Brunswick residence hall
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council Monday approved a zoning change request from Bowdoin College that will allow the opening of a new residence hall. Bowdoin’s request was to add residence halls as a permitted use for the Mixed Use 3 Zone, on and around Harpswell Road. The council also approved a budget amendment for a […]