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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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  • Lawmakers reject Harpswell border claim

    AUGUSTA — A bill that would redraw a portion of the Harpswell's boundary with Brunswick suffered a major setback Wednesday when the Legislature's State and Local Government Committee voted 10-3 against the measure. The bill had been advanced by a Harpswell group known as the Carry...

    Steve Mistler • News •
    Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 7:30 am

  • RSU 1 budget decreases, but taxes are rising

    BATH — The Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on the final draft of the fiscal 2010 budget on Monday, May 18. Directors will also sign a warrant for the June 2 public budget meeting and June 9 budget validation referendum. The board held a workshop at...

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    Thursday, May 14, 2009

  • Next phase of Bath business park should be ‘shovel ready’ by fall

    BATH — The second phase of one of the city's prime job-creation engines should be "shovel ready" with lots to sell by this fall, officials said last week. Bath has chosen Harry C. Crooker & Sons to do the site work and infrastructure development on the next phase of...

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    Thursday, May 14, 2009

  • Topsham Town Meeting will include new invocation

    TOPSHAM — In trying to get more people to attend Town Meeting next week, the Topsham Government Improvement Committee has added several changes, committee Chairman John Rensenbrink told the Board of Selectmen. Town Meeting will take place at Mt. Ararat High School at 7 p.m. on We...

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    Thursday, May 14, 2009

  • Brunswick council to manager, schools: Cut deeper

    BRUNSWICK — After receiving a preliminary fiscal 2010 budget with a 1.6 percent tax increase, the Town Council on Monday instructed acting Town Manager Gary Brown to carve another $500,000 from the $54.3 million spending plan.About half of the reduction will come from the Brunswick Schoo...

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    Thursday, May 14, 2009

  • Bath prepares for Commercial Street upgrades

    BATH — The city may soon seek bids on safety and aesthetic improvements to the area of Commercial Street that stretches from the recently renovated train station to the section beneath the Sagadahoc Bridge. The project cost is about $600,000, 80 percent of which is being funded ...

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    Thursday, May 14, 2009

  • Brunswick astrobiology class hopes fundraiser will lead to blastoff

    BRUNSWICK — A class of 25 eighth-graders at Brunswick Junior High School has been invited to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to witness the June 13 launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Now the class needs money to get there. The students are trying to raise $13,...

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    Thursday, May 14, 2009

  • Dialed in

    Bennett Agnew of Yarmouth seems to have his putt measured at the Special Olympics Maine Motor Activities Day last week at North Yarmouth Academy. The annual event is an opportunity for athletes with disabilities to gather and display their skills, with help from NYA middle school students. (Paul Cun...

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    Thursday, May 14, 2009
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