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  • Brunswick Planning Board OKs rewrite of downtown review process

    BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board is recommending a major overhaul of the town's zoning ordinance that officials say will streamline the planning process for downtown development. The board voted 6-0 Tuesday night to rewrite the Village Review Zone section of the town's zoning ordinance...

    Dylan Martin • News •
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 2:30 pm

  • Annual Scarborough Marsh run set for Memorial Day

    SCARBOROUGH — Pre-registration for the annual 5k Snowy Egret run and walk at Scarborough Marsh will be held this weekend at the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center on Pine Point Road. The run and walk to ben...

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    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 2:30 pm
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  • Police say big-time heroin dealer busted in Brunswick

    BRUNSWICK — A Connecticut man who police say is responsible for trafficking large amounts of heroin into the Brunswick area was arrested Monday at a local motel. Angel Quinones, 20, of the greater Hartford, Conn., area (exact address unknown), was arrested at the Knight’s Inn m...

    Beth Brogan, Bangor Daily News • News •
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 2:20 pm

  • South Portland council OKs school budget, al fresco seating for Knightville cafe

    SOUTH PORTLAND — City Councilors on Monday approved the $43 million school budget for fiscal year 2014, and scheduled a June 11 referendum on the spending plan. They also agreed, over some neighbors' objections, to allow a Knightville coffee shop to place tables and chairs on the sid...

    David Harry • News •
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 1:50 pm

  • Brunswick to reboot scrutiny of school renovations plan

    BRUNSWICK — The $38.3 million plan to renovate two public schools will come under "significant evaluation" beginning next week, a School Board member said this week.  The board will hold a special facilities meeting on May 29 at 6 p.m. at 16 Station Ave. – its fi...

    Dylan Martin • News •
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 11:30 am

  • Brunswick council opposes LePage budget

    BRUNSWICK — The Town Council was unanimous in a message to the state Legislature Monday night: reject the budget cuts proposed by Gov. Paul LePage. The council voted 9-0 in a resolution to oppose LePage's proposed biennial state budget. The resolution will be sent to the state Legisl...

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    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 11:20 am

  • Freeport moves closer to budget decisions

    FREEPORT — The Town Council heard public feedback Tuesday on the proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year, but number-crunching remains before the council decides the budget's fate at a June 4 meeting. The town is mulling a combined municipal budget of $4.85 million that largely main...

    William Hall • News •
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 9:30 am

  • Sea Dog Dash debuts Sunday in Brunswick

    BRUNSWICK — A local adult care provider is hosting its first Sea Dog Dash for Independence this Sunday. The Independence Association event begins at 8 a.m. at Brunswick Junior High School, 65 Columbia Ave., for 5-kilometer, 10-kilometer and 1-mile...

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    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 8:30 am

  • RSU 1 budget headed to 1st of 2 public votes

    BATH — Next year's Regional School Unit 1 budget goes to the first of two district-wide votes Tuesday, May 28. The $27.7 million spending plan, unanimously approved by the RSU 1 Board of Directors on May 6, will increase 6.66 percent over the current year if approved both times. ...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 3:20 pm

  • Taking aim at cancer in Brunswick

    Participants in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Brunswick High School parade around the school track on Friday, May 17, showing their determination to wipe out cancer. The overnight fundraiser was filled with honors for cancer victims and caregivers, and helped mark the society's 10...

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    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 3:00 pm
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