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News in Bath/Topsham/Harpswell

Mid-Coast Meetings: March 8-14

Bath Wed.  3/13  7 p.m.  Forestry Committee  CH Thur.  3/14  4:30 p.m.  Community Development Committee  CH Brunswick Tue.  3/12  12 p.m.  Housing Authority  Woodlawn Terrace Room T...

Jane Claudette Leighton, 66: Dedicated to charity

BRUNSWICK — Jane Claudette Leighton, 66, of Brunswick, died Monday at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice house in Scarborough. She was born May 21, 1946, in Skowhegan, the daughter of Noel and Rose Helene Bolduc.  She was educated at Notre Dame deLourdes Elementary School ...

Althea J. Vose, 96

TOPSHAM — Althea J. Vose, 96, of Topsham, died March 1 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center in Brunswick. Vose was born Sept. 17, 1916, in Gardiner to Raymond and Minne Merrill.  She attended schools in Belfast and was a graduate of Crosby High School, class of 1934. Sh...

Bath council rescinds 'dangerous building' order

BATH — The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to rescind a December 2012 order that had declared a 45 Windjammer Way house dangerous. Repairs made to their home by volunteers have allowed Alan and Yvonne Orchard to avoid eviction by the city. Code Enforcement Officer Scot...

Mid-Coast veterans may have a home base again

BRUNSWICK — A group of Mid-Coast veterans may have found a home after they lost one on Brunswick's former naval air base, and the scenery will be familiar to the locals who served. The sale of Brunswick Landing property to the Mid-Coast Veterans Council was one of many agreements app...

RSU 1 cost-sharing change heads to polls March 19

BATH — A new cost-sharing formula that would assess the five member communities of Regional School Unit 1 on a per-pupil basis will go to a district-wide referendum vote Tuesday, March 19. The RSU 1 Board of Directors unanimously adopted the new plan last December for implementation ...

Topsham Police Beat: March 8

Arrests 2/28 at 6:30 p.m. Tammy Elwell, 43, of Barrows Drive, was arrested on Barrows Drive by Officer Cheryl Holmes on a warrant. Summonses 2/27 at 12:20 p.m. Jason Caron, 37, of South Monmouth Road, Mon...

Topsham seeks Route 196 input

TOPSHAM — The Route 196 Corridor Committee seeks public input on the future of that well-traveled road at a meeting Tuesday, March 13. Originally scheduled for Feb. 27 but postponed due to weather, the meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Topsham Public Library. Formed las...

Brunswick Sewer District reviewing policies after town escapes DEP fines

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Sewer District will review its policies at a March 14 meeting, after a sewer line at the town's new police station was damaged during construction in December. The incident was unreported for weeks, and the state Department of Environmental Protection said i...

Bath Police Beat: March 8

Arrests 3/1 at 9:22 p.m. Colby Coombs, 26, of Bowman's Landing Road, Georgetown, was arrested on Court Street by Officer Shaun Cavanaugh on a charge of operating under the influence. 3/2 at 11:22 p.m. Peter Bowles, 60, of Bowman's...