BRUNSWICK The annual Curtis Friends Book Sale runs from Friday through Sunday at Brunswick Junior High School, 65 Columbia Ave. This year’s sale will feature more than 70,000 items including books, tapes, compact discs and DVDs. “Donations are up over last year and we’re expecting this to be our biggest sale yet,” Jeff Reynolds, chairman […]
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Longtime Bowdoin College library director to retire
BRUNSWICK Sherrie Bergman, director of Bowdoin College’s Hawthor ne- Longfellow Library for the past 20 years, will retire on June 30. Bergman arrived at the Brunswick campus in 1992, after stints in libraries at the New School for Social Research in New York, Roger Williams College and Wheaton College. “It has been a privilege to […]
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Driver cited after crash
PHIPPSBURG The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department charged Ana Tanner, 46, of Brunswick, with improper passing after she allegedly struck another vehicle turning into a driveway along Route 209. Chief Deputy Brett Strout said Lisa Washburn, 27, of Bath, was driving a 1996 Chevrolet pickup truck south on Route 209 and was trying to make […]
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Fires level buildings in Pownal, Durham
DURHAM Fires in Durham and Pownal overnight Thursday into Friday destroyed two unused buildings, one at Tupper’s Pit — also known as Copp’s Pit — on Pinkham Brook Road in Durham, and the other on Hodsdon Road in Pownal. Durham Fire Department personnel responded at 12:26 a.m. Friday to a report from an Androscoggin County […]
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BRUNSWICK TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Town Council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. today, in regular session in the town council chambers at Brunswick Station, 16 Station Ave. Following the pledge of allegiance, roll call, a period reserved for public comment, correspondence and adjustments to the agenda, the council will address the following items: — […]
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Pair charged for burglary spree
BRUNSWICK Two Woolwich men were arrested Friday morning after police from two local law enforcement agencies raided an apartment in Brunswick in search of suspects involved in a string of burglaries in Sagadahoc County. According to a press release issued by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Office, police arrested John David Quinn, 36, of 105 […]
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Brunswick police cruiser hits moose
BRUNSWICK Brunswick Police Lt. Lynne Doucette escaped serious injury after the cruiser she was driving struck a moose early Saturday morning on Interstate 295 southbound. According to a press release from the Brunswick Police Department, the crash occurred at approximately 3:26 a.m. Police received a report that a moose was wandering on the highway in […]
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Bath pub owner weighs lawsuit
BATH Greg Tisdale, the owner of the Black Barnacle Pub on Front Street in Bath, said Friday that he has contacted an attorney about filing a civil suit against the city of Bath after the City Council on Wednesday voted against renewing his liquor and entertainment licenses. Tisdale said neighboring business owners and other representatives […]
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Egypt military council promises power transfer
CAIRO Egypt’s ruling military council pledged today to honor its promise to hand over power to the newly elected president by the end of this month, hours after Islamist candidate Mohammed Morsi claimed victory in the first free presidential vote since the ouster of authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak 16 months ago. Maj-Gen. Mohammed al-Assar, a […]