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Bath Police Beat: March 22

Arrests 3/12 at 11:08 a.m. Jo Ellen Brillant, 66, of Higgins Road, West Bath, was arrested by Detective Marc Brunelle on Water Street on a charge of gross sexual assault. 3/15 at 1:18 a.m. Brad Tobey, 27, of Theodore Drive, Brunsw...

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Madeline L. Murphy, 80

BRUNSWICK — Madeline L. Murphy, 80, of Brunswick, died March 14 in Sharpsburg, Ga., with her family by her side. She was born April 16, 1932, in Chelsea, the daughter of Harry E. and Bertha Markham Heath and attended Chelsea schools. She married Ivan...

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Donald Allen Gavan, 87

BRUNSWICK — Donald Allen Gavan, 87, died peacefully March 14 with his children by his side. Gavan was born in Milwaukee, Wis., on July 10, 1925,  the son of the late Harold L. and Loraine E. Gavan, and older brother to the late Joan Shawy. The family lived first in Jefferso...

Obituaries •
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Mid Coast meetings March 22-28

Brunswick Mon.  3/25  6:30 p.m.  Master Plan Implementation  BS Tues.  3/26  7:30 a.m.  Brunswick Downtown Association  MB Tues.  3/26  3:30  p.m.  CIP Committee  MB Tues.  3/26 &nbs...

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Patricia E. Welner, 54

HARPSWELL — Patricia E. Welner, 54, died March 11 at her home in Cundy’s Harbor. Welner was born April 22, 1958, in Brunswick, the daughter of James T. Welner Jr. and Mary Eastman Welner. She grew up in Topsham and Cundy’s Harbor. She attended B...

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Topsham Police Beat: March 20

Arrests 3/15 at 8:48 a.m. Crystal Palmer, 27, of Old Stage Road, Woolwich, was arrested by Sgt. Robert Ramsay in Woolwich on charges of violation of condition of release and violation of a protection from abuse order. 3/17 at 3:03 p.m.

Police Beat •
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Details kill move to erect Harpswell highway signs

HARPSWELL — A bill sponsored by state Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, that aimed to raise the town's visibility with signs on Interstate 295, was tabled Wednesday and is likely to remain that way. LD 712 would have had the Maine Department of Transportation erect signs on I-295 to ...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 3:40 pm

Navy awards $18M contract to Bath shipyard

BATH — The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics, parent company of Bath Iron Works, an $18 million contract modification for work to be done at the Bath shipyard. The modification is to a previously awarded contract, and it will support ongoing work at BIW by providing industrial a...

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 1:40 pm

Bath land trust offers workshops

BATH — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust will hold three workshops on topics from chainsaw training to habitat management. A global positioning system tutorial will be held Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will meet at the KELT office, 92 Front St., and have an in...

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 11:40 am

Bath school advances to 1-act play state round

BATH — Morse High School's production in this year's One-Act Play Competition, which centers around a video store that wants nothing to do with DVDs and Blu-Ray, won the regional round March 8 and now advances to the state level. Camden Hills Regional High School hosts that round on ...

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 10:10 am
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