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  • Brunswick council paves way for sale of municipal buildings

    BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday authorized negotiations for the sale of the downtown Recreation Center, which could ultimately lead to a new business moving into town. After more than an hour of public comment, councilors voted 7-2 to authorize Town Manager Gary Brown to reach...

    Dylan Martin • News •
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 3:40 pm

  • Toys for boys of all ages

    Matt Palmer of Gorham carries his 2-year-old son, Jacob, out of the cab of front-end loader on Saturday, May 18, at the Gateway Shoppes in Scarborough, where several area public works departments marked National Public Works Week by displaying their equipment, answering questions and providing de...

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    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 3:00 pm
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  • Farmers team with Scarborough Economic Development Corp. for fresh marketing approach

    SCARBOROUGH — For those who love to buy fresh and local, Scarborough is the place to be on Sunday mornings this summer. Every Sunday from June 21 through Sept. 13,  vendors will gather from 9 a.m. to noon in the lower parking lot behind Town Hall to sell everything from fresh veg...

    Peggy Roberts • News •
    Thursday, May 28, 2009

  • RSU 1 budget goes to Bath meeting, June 9 vote

    BATH — Voters in Regional School Unit 1 will meet at Bath Middle School on Tuesday, June 2, for the first of a two-step process required to approve the school district's fiscal 2010 budget. Voters are being asked to arrive early to register for the Town Meeting-style gathering. D...

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    Thursday, May 28, 2009

  • SAD 75 budget meeting to weigh $36M spending plan

    TOPSHAM — The proposed $36 million fiscal 2010 budget for School Administrative District 75 will undergo the first of two citizen tests in a Town Meeting-style vote on Saturday, May 30. The meeting will take place at the Orion Performing Arts Center at Mt. Ararat Middle School at...

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    Thursday, May 28, 2009

  • Brunswick's new planner gets to work

    BRUNSWICK — The  town's new planner began work this week. Kris Hultgren, formerly a staff planner for Bar Harbor, was recently hired by Planning and Development Director Anna Breinich. Hultgren, 32, replaces Jim Fortune, who resigned earlier this year.  Hultgren, wh...

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    Thursday, May 28, 2009

  • Reduced fee structure goes to Topsham public hearing

    TOPSHAM — Two code enforcement fees may soon be going down. Codes Enforcement Officer Tod Rosenberg said he is proposing amendments to the town's fee schedule that will make the costs more equitable for owners of mobile homes and warehouses. The Board of Selectmen voted last wee...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Thursday, May 28, 2009

  • City gathers input on Bath Skatepark's fate

    BATH — City officials are gathering input from residents about whether they favor renovation or relocation of the Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skatepark. At the first of those meetings, held May 21 at the skatepark, Bath Parks and Recreation Director Steve Balboni presented the au...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Thursday, May 28, 2009

  • Moving memorial

    Flags that once draped veterans' caskets create a moving memorial at West and Main streets in Freeport on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. (Paul Cunningham photo)

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    Thursday, May 28, 2009

  • Morse senior credits ‘epiphany,’ supporters for success

    BATH — While many seniors are struck this spring by the infamous slacker's disease known as senioritis, Ben Coyer's experience is exactly the opposite. You might say his personal bout of senioritis plagued him years ago, resulting in report cards marked with Fs and D-minuses. B...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Thursday, May 28, 2009
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