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Bath council reverses plan for armory corporation

Feb 02, 2012 8:20 am

BATH — The City Council voted 6-2 Wednesday to reverse its previous decision and rescind creation of a corporation to run the former National Guard Armory. The nonprofit entity – Bath Armory – would have overseen and operated the Old Brunswick Road facility, which is now owned by the city. The building, following planned improvements, will house the Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skatepark. The Box 19 Club also plans to store antique fire trucks at the armory.

Author Ehrenreich recalls the 'good old days' of being poor

Feb 01, 2012 4:30 pm

BRUNSWICK — Ten years after Barbara Ehrenreich cleaned the toilets of some of Maine's wealthiest residents while researching "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America," the author returned to the state to reflect on how the plight of minimum-wage workers has changed.

A warm, dry, comfortable place: The Gathering Place provides day-time shelter for the homeless in Brunswick

Feb 02, 2012 12:00 am

BRUNSWICK — Not having a place to sleep at night is probably what most people consider when they think about homelessness. But finding somewhere to spend the day – especially during bad weather – can be even more difficult. "Most places have a low tolerance for homelessness," said Dave Deady, who has been living at the Tedford Shelter at 49 Cumberland St. for the past five months after losing his job at a call center in Portland.

Grant advances Topsham waterfront park project

Feb 01, 2012 12:20 pm

TOPSHAM — With a $40,000 grant in hand, the town is another step closer to turning the vision of a waterfront park into a reality. The Board of Selectmen accepted the coastal planning funds from the Maine State Planning Office on Jan. 19. The panel also formed an ad hoc citizens committee to develop design alternatives for a waterfront park in the area of what is known as the Green Street triangle.

Police search for missing Brunswick man

Feb 01, 2012 12:10 pm

BRUNSWICK — Police are asking for the public's help to find a man, believed to be schizophrenic, who has been missing for more than two weeks. Jason Reil, 33, was reported missing by his family on Jan. 25, but was last seen Jan. 12. Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan described Reil as 5 feet 9 inches tall and 165 pounds. He has a shaved head or very short brown hair, a blond goatee, and a dragon tattoo on one forearm.

Collaboration with city may clear way for Hyde School dorm in Bath

Feb 01, 2012 10:40 am

BATH — The Hyde School's proposal to build a new dormitory will again go before the Planning Board on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The private high school's request for site plan approval was tabled last November after the board asked for more information on how Hyde would mitigate storm water flow from the new building into the city's combined sewer system.

Brunswick's Longfellow Days gets romantic in 9th year

Feb 01, 2012 10:20 am

BRUNSWICK — Love, friendship and romance are the themes of the ninth annual celebration of Brunswick's famous poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Maine municipal heating funds pick up where LIHEAP leaves off

Jan 31, 2012 11:20 am

FREEPORT — Johanna Hanselman knows first-hand how cuts to the federal Low Income Heating Assistance Program are hurting Mainers. As the general assistance administrator for Freeport and Yarmouth, Hanselmen has heard from people who barely received enough money from LIHEAP to cover the bottoms of their oil tanks. "I've never heard of so many people saying, 'Oh I got like $105,'" she said, "It's so little that some people aren't even getting 50 gallons."

Produced by the people: Mainers crowd-fund their creative endeavors

Jan 31, 2012 10:30 am

PORTLAND — Last year, when talk of a double-dip recession was in the air, Alex Steed got nervous. He and his partners were looking to fund "Food Coma TV," a Web-based show about the untold food stories from "the rest of Maine" – places outside the foodie destinations of Portland or Mount Desert Island. Imagine a Pine Tree State version of "No Reservations." While fundraising for another project in 2008, the recession created a great belt-tightening, Steed said. No one was giving.

Valentine's Day project: 'Swim for Your Heart'

Jan 31, 2012 9:40 am

PORTLAND — After her brother died of a heart attack at 34, Westbrook resident Pat Gallant-Charette decided something needed to be done to raise awareness for heart health. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, heart disease is the No. 1 killer of Americans. With her event, "Swim for your Heart," Charette hopes to use Valentine's Day to educate people around the world about heart health.

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