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Mid-Coast Meetings: Dec.7-13

Community •
Friday, December 7, 2012

Mid-Coast School Notebook

Students learn Native American crafts and culture

Community •
Friday, December 7, 2012

Bath council deems home unsafe, seeks options for occupants

BATH — The City Council voted 7-1 Wednesday that a dilapidated home on Windjammer Way is dangerous, but tabled a decision on what to do about the house and its two occupants. The occupants of 45 Windjammer Way, Alan and Yvonne Orchard, were scheduled to meet with city staff Friday, D...

Alex Lear • News •
Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 8:40 am

Harpswell awards 1-year waste disposal contract to Casella

HARPSWELL — Facebook, waste disposal and year-round access at Mitchell Field were among the topics discussed at the Board of Selectmen's Nov. 29 meeting. The board authorized the town's recreation department to create a Facebook page, chose a new contractor for waste disposal and vot...

Dylan Martin • News •
Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 7:50 am

Bath Police Beat: Dec. 7

Arrests 11/29 at 4 p.m. Raymond Rondeau, 41, of Pompano, Fla., was arrested on State Road by Detective David Beauregard on a charge of acquiring drugs by deception. 12/2 at 8:22 p.m. Susan Perry, 44, of Cummings Street, was arrest...

Police Beat •
Thursday, December 6, 2012

Topsham Police Beat: Dec. 7

Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3. Pathgrinder 12/1 at 9:53 p.m. Sgt. Robert Ramsay responded to a report of an SUV vandalized on Ivanhoe Drive. The tire of a Nissan Pathfinder was slash...

Police Beat •
Thursday, December 6, 2012

BIW gets $70M contract modification

BATH — Bath Iron Works was awarded $70 million in a contract modification for two lines of ships. With the modification, BIW will continue providing planning, design, and material support services for both the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke line of destroyers and ...

News •
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 3:20 pm

MRRA seeks to mend fences with Brunswick, Topsham

BRUNSWICK — The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is proposing a new group it hopes will open the lines of communication with municipal officials, avoid policy conflicts and pave a smoother way for economic development at Brunswick Landing. MRRA Chairman John Moncure announce...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 2:50 pm

State certifies Topsham as 'business friendly'

TOPSHAM — The town has joined the growing ranks of Maine communities dubbed "Certified Business Friendly" by the state. Topsham – along with Ellsworth, Fairfield and Kennebunk – earned the distinction in the third round of the program, according to a Nov. 27 press release...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 1:40 pm

Spring target for Route 196 corridor plan in Topsham

TOPSHAM — A committee studying much of Route 196 may have a corridor plan for the road ready by next spring. The Route 196 Corridor Committee was formed in May and will make recommendations to the town for improvements along an approximately seven-mile stretch of Route 196, from Inte...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 11:20 am
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