SCARBOROUGH — The concluding presentation in the Friends of Scarborough Library “Murders They Wrote ” series brings three local mystery writers to the library at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10. Authors Janis Bolster, Jessie Crockett and Lea Wait, all members of New England organization Sisters in Crime, will discuss writing and their latest novels at […]
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Quarantine lifted at Scarborough pet store
SCARBOROUGH — Puppy sales have resumed at Little Paws pet store at 456 Payne Road after a state-ordered quarantine was lifted last Friday. Liam Hughes, who directs the Maine Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Program, announced that the ban on sales and bringing dogs in and out of the store was over, because all puppies […]
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Bath council rescinds 'dangerous building' order
BATH — The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to rescind a December 2012 order that had declared a 45 Windjammer Way house dangerous. Repairs made to their home by volunteers have allowed Alan and Yvonne Orchard to avoid eviction by the city. Code Enforcement Officer Scott Davis, who had once considered the house a […]
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Mid-Coast veterans may have a home base again
BRUNSWICK — A group of Mid-Coast veterans may have found a home after they lost one on Brunswick’s former naval air base, and the scenery will be familiar to the locals who served. The sale of Brunswick Landing property to the Mid-Coast Veterans Council was one of many agreements approved at a Midcoast Regional Redevelopment […]
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RSU 1 cost-sharing change heads to polls March 19
BATH — A new cost-sharing formula that would assess the five member communities of Regional School Unit 1 on a per-pupil basis will go to a district-wide referendum vote Tuesday, March 19. The RSU 1 Board of Directors unanimously adopted the new plan last December for implementation in the 2014 fiscal year budget cycle. A […]
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Brunswick seeks volunteers for parking audit
BRUNSWICK — The Police Department is looking for volunteers March 13-16 to help gather information for an upcoming parking audit by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The town was recently awarded technical support for the audit by the EPA’s Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program. Cpt. Mark Waltz said the department needs 10 people hourly […]
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Brunswick Sewer District reviewing policies after town escapes DEP fines
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Sewer District will review its policies at a March 14 meeting, after a sewer line at the town’s new police station was damaged during construction in December. The incident was unreported for weeks, and the state Department of Environmental Protection said in a Feb. 26 letter that the town and a […]
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Brunswick council tables 1st phase of MRRA tax break
BRUNSWICK — The first phase of a proposed tax break for Brunswick Landing was unanimously tabled by the Town Council Monday night. The move took Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority by surprise. It also delayed the town’s chance to avoid paying higher county taxes and receiving fewer state education subsidies in the future. “I guess they […]
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Topsham seeks Route 196 input
TOPSHAM — The Route 196 Corridor Committee seeks public input on the future of that well-traveled road at a meeting Tuesday, March 13. Originally scheduled for Feb. 27 but postponed due to weather, the meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Topsham Public Library. Formed last May, the committee will make recommendations to […]