Bath Wed. 3/15 2 p.m. Community Development Committee City Hall Wed. 3/15 4 p.m. Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 3/13 5:30 p.m. Brunswick/Topsham Water District River Road, Topsham Mon. 3/13 6 p.m. Housing Committee Zoom, Council Chambers Tue. 3/14 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Council Chambers Wed. 3/15 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, […]
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Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick Town Council calls for Frank J. Wood Bridge supporters to stand down
The Brunswick Town Council voted 7-1 Monday evening to adopt a second resolution supporting MDOT’s plans for a new bridge spanning the Androscoggin River.
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From the Chamber: Getting unstuck and accepting change
We’re stuck and we need to get unstuck. We’re absolutely doing it to ourselves, and if we don’t come to terms with this sticky situation, it will prevent our growth over the next few decades. At first, this may appear to be a very specific complaint, but it’s much more prevalent than that and affects […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Coastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Forum: The wide availability of marijuana serves Mainers well
Heather D. Martin’s column posted Feb. 14 titled, “Mainewhile: Absurd concentration of pot shops a reason to worry?” begins with the author expressing sadness that the “tumbledown junk shop” she passes daily is closing, and readily admits in the next paragraph she “had never once, not in the many decades of driving past, gone into […]
Posted inTimes Record
Topsham teen becomes first Mainer to complete Junior Iditarod
Mt. Ararat High School junior Tara Crossman is the first Mainer to race in two elite Alaskan dog sled races, bringing home the sportsmanship award after assisting two fellow mushers in distress last month.
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Another lawsuit aims to halt Brunswick-Topsham bridge replacement
Defenders of the Frank J. Wood Bridge have once again sued to stall the replacement of the span, but the Maine Department of Transportation says it’s pushing ahead with the project.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
SAD 75 superintendent pursues diversity, equity initiatives
The creation of a diversity, equity and inclusion committee and the help of a consultant to set goals will allow the schools to work on racial and inclusion problems, Superintendent Steve Connolly says.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Coastal Journal Meetings: March 3-10
Bath Fri. 3/3 11 a.m. Climate Action Commission City Hall Mon. 3/6 1 p.m. Development Corporation City Hall Brunswick Fri. 3/3 1 p.m. Cooks Corner Revitalization Committee Zoom, Council Chambers Mon. 3/6 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Council Chambers Wed. 3/8 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Council Chambers Wed. 3/8 6 p.m. Appointments Committee Town […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Letter: As SAD 75 voters we must elect true public servants
It was troubling to read about the situation in SAD 75. I feel it personally because my grandchildren were (and one still is) educated in Topsham schools. I know what an excellent and caring group of teachers is working to accomplish with their students. On another level I remember that, as a low-income single mother, […]
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Before rescue, missing Midcoast women were stuck in car for days in sub-zero temps
A game warden found Kimberly Pushard, 51, and Angela Bussell, 50, on a snowmobile trail near Nicatous Lake in Hancock County on Sunday, one day after their Jeep had run out of gas and no longer had heat.