BRUNSWICK — The grass is mowed, the fences are up, and the dogs are waiting. Saturday, June 8, will mark the opening of the town’s dog park, the result of a four-year, citizen-led initiative by the Brunswick Area Recreation for Kanines group to provide an unleashed haven for mutts. Merrymeeting Dog Park in Memory of Jake […]

BRUNSWICK — A new study released last month could instigate the reopening of Simpsons Point Boat Launch on Middle Bay, but plans to do so could face opposition from people who use the area for recreation. On Wednesday the town Marine Resources Committee discussed the possibility of reopening the boat launch after a study by MER […]

BATH — Residents at Wednesday’s City Council meeting spoke out against the way a city-owned building was sold this spring, questioning the openness of the process and the amount of the sale. The council also unanimously approved a $14.6 million municipal budget for fiscal 2014, which reflects a nearly 5 percent increase over the current […]

BRUNSWICK — A major road construction project will close portions of College Street and Park Row for two weeks starting Tuesday. Other parts of College Street are expected to close throughout the summer during the project, which is expected to be complete by the end of September. For now, a section of College Street, between […]

BRUNSWICK — A new fund has been created to help children in financial need participate in the Parks and Recreation Department’s summer vacation camp program. And the fund is being named after a former participant in the program who passed away nearly two-and-a-half years ago.  The Alex Labbe Fund was created by unanimous approval of […]

TOPSHAM — River Landing, a proposed affordable senior housing development, could soon join the ranks of elderly housing complexes already in town. Seacoast Management Co., which is affiliated with the Highlands and Highland Green senior housing operations, presented its sketch plan to the Planning Board Tuesday night. River Landing would be a three-floor apartment with […]

BRUNSWICK — A bill that would have given Brunswick and Topsham direct representation for redevelopment efforts at Brunswick Landing died Monday after opposing votes between the two chambers of the state Legislature. LD 1476, or “An Act To Protect Local Input in Economic Development and Redevelopment Efforts,” would have given each town a new, direct […]

HARPSWELL — If citizens say yes in the June 11 municipal referendum, the town will have a new source of revenue for local entertainment – free of taxpayer dollars. Next week’s municipal ballot asks voters if a special revenue account should be created for the Harpswell Bandstand, which will be given to the town at a […]

BRUNSWICK — Five local nonprofit organizations received a total of $25,000 in grants from a philanthropic group this week.  At Curtis Memorial Library on Wednesday, the Maine Women’s Giving Tree presented $5,000 grants to Family Focus, the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program, Tedford Housing, the Brunswick Teen Center, and Women, Work and Community, a statewide education and economic development organization. […]

BRUNSWICK — Parkview Adventist Medical Center has laid off 16 employees as a result of falling revenues and unpaid MaineCare debt. Parkview spokeswoman Tory Ryden said the layoffs, which took effect Monday, affected part- and full-time positions in nearly every department. The hospital previously had 196 employees. The layoffs will not impact the continuation of […]