BRUNSWICK — Kestrel Aircraft Co., a major tenant at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, continues to face funding problems, leading to problems with vendors and an inability to cover employee insurance. Kestrel CEO Alan Klapmeier confirmed Wednesday that his startup company is behind on rent payments, has been late with paychecks and that Kestrel […]
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Land owners call Harpswell beach access lawsuit 'baseless'
HARPSWELL — The defendants in a lawsuit that seeks to open access to Cedar Beach say the complaint against them is “baseless” and “vindictive,” according to a court document. In a Sept. 20 filing in Cumberland County Superior Court, Jonathan and Rachel Aspatore deny claims by Cedar Beach/Cedar Island Supporters that people have a right […]
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Scarborough tax appeals continue without decision; secession talk joins the discussion
SCARBOROUGH — More than a month after appeals began on 44 property tax assessments from 2012 at Higgins Beach and Pine Point, continued arguments consumed five hours Monday night. What remained elusive was a decision by the four-member Board of Assessment Review. The hearing was adjourned, and will continue at least two more times, at […]
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Cape Elizabeth officials like $35M, long-range improvement plan
CAPE ELIZABETH — A proposed 10-year, $35 million capital improvement plan won broad support during a joint workshop of the Town Council and School Board on Wednesday, particularly from the town manager. “There’s no community in New England that has a report like this,” manager Michael McGovern said. The non-binding plan, which was developed by […]
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Brunswick greets new police station
BRUNSWICK — After several decades of waiting, the Police Department will finally have a new home on Oct. 1. That’s when police will move out of the cramped, 6,000-square-foot Town Hall basement on Federal Street and into a new, 20,000-square-foot, two-story police station on the corner of Stanwood and Pleasant streets. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday […]
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Special Town Meeting OKs Topsham tax incentives, neighborhood plan
TOPSHAM — Voters approved a neighborhood revitalization plan and two proposed tax increment financing proposals Wednesday at a special Town Meeting. The gathering, held at Mt. Ararat High School, ran about 40 minutes and drew 55 voters – less than 1 percent of the town’s nearly 7,000 registered voters. “The articles this evening are not asking […]
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UPDATE: Loughlin gets interim job replacing Hasson as SAD 51 school chief
CUMBERLAND — Robert Hasson, superintendent of School Administrative District 51 for 20 years, will leave the job Nov. 1 to become deputy executive director of the Maine School Management Association. Sally Loughlin, the district director of curriculum, assessment, instruction and professional development since 2010, and former assistant superintendent of Topsham-based SAD 75, will serve as […]
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Swedish bandage maker marks Brunswick startup
BRUNSWICK — A Swedish wound-care manufacturer Tuesday celebrated the opening of a $47 million facility at Brunswick Landing. Senior executives said the plant will help grow the company’s business in the U.S. and employ nearly 50 people by the end of the year. The opening of Molnlycke Health Care’s new manufacturing plant marks another landmark […]
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Arrest made in Portland bank robbery
PORTLAND — Police on Tuesday night arrested a Portland man for the robbery of a bank on Saturday, Sept. 21. Jamie Vandegraaf, 22, was taken into custody about 6:45 p.m. for allegedly robbing a branch of TD Bank at 449 Forest Ave., Lt. James Sweatt said Wednesday. Vandegraaf was being held in Cumberland County Jail […]
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Man pleads guilty to robbing Bath pharmacy
PORTLAND — A Dresden man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to conspiring to rob the Walgreens pharmacy in Bath, U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced Wednesday. When he is sentenced, Nicholas Alexander, 23, faces up to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000, Delahanty said in a press release. […]