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Nomination papers available for Brunswick council, school board

BRUNSWICK — Nomination papers are now available for the Town Council and School Board. Districts 1, 2 and 6 on both boards are up for election Nov. 2. Papers can be obtained at the Town Clerk's office on Federal Street. Interested candidates must obtain 25 signatures and turn ...

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Friday, August 6, 2010
Brunswick council initiates grant for Kestrel; councilor questions drone connection

BRUNSWICK — The town is being asked to help seal a deal to bring a major anchor tenant to Brunswick Naval Air Station. On Monday, the Town Council initiated a $400,000 grant application on behalf of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority to help fund facility improvements for ... 5

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 8:30 am
Pair of sites competing for new Brunswick police station

BRUNSWICK — The location for a new police station could be determined by the town's long-term development vision and not just by price. The Town Council has been negotiating privately with property owners at two locations. The council has already earmarked $6.65 million for the proje...

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 2:50 pm
Brunswick consolidates polling places at junior high school

BRUNSWICK — Residents will vote at one polling place in November. The Town Council on Monday voted 5-3 to consolidate six previous locations to one at Brunswick Junior High School. Councilors Ben Tucker, David Watson and John Perreault opposed the decision. Councilor Margo Kni...

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Brunswick council to hear comments on polling place consolidation

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed polling place consolidation plan when it meets Monday, July 12. The plan would reduce the town's six polling locations to one at Brunswick Junior High School. Proposals for polling consolidation have c...

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Brunswick council to consider consolidating polling places

BRUNSWICK — Residents in the town's seven election districts could be voting at a single location on Nov. 2. The proposed change would reduce the town's six polling locations to one, or possibly two. The Town Council has scheduled a public hearing on the consolidation plan for its Ju...

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 10:30 am
New roof could add up to $50k to People Plus renovations; Council Oks capital plan

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved its five-year Capital Improvement Program, but not before learning that $50,000 could be added to the cost of renovating a building at 35 Union St. The building is the new home for People Plus, a retirement services provider...

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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Court favors Brunswick in lawsuit over inn feasibility study

BRUNSWICK — A judge has dealt a blow to a local hotel owner's lawsuit over the town's tax rebate plan for the developer of Maine Street Station. Peter Anastos, a Yarmouth resident and principal owner of of Maine Course Hospitality Group in Freeport, sued the town after it approved a ...

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Friday, June 18, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Brunswick council adopts $53.4 million budget

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council adopted a $53.4 million spending plan for fiscal 2011, a budget that includes laying off two high-profile municipal employees. The two employees, Vanessa Levesque, the natural resources planner, and Craig Worth, the deputy director of Public Works, led to...

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Brunswick residents blast freshman sports school budget cut

BRUNSWICK — Coaches and parents stunned by the School Board's May 12 decision to ax freshman sports vented their frustration to the Town Council on Monday, potentially adding a late hurdle to a budget process that seemed to be in the home stretch. Until Monday, the majority of the co...

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 4:50 pm