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News in Bath/Topsham/Harpswell

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

A shortage of elves?

Santa emerges from a Front Street shop in Bath on Saturday, Dec. 1, with a gift bag in hand. Maybe there's a shortage of elves at the North Pole?

High school graduation: Maine strong, Portland area stronger

CAPE ELIZABETH — High school graduation rates in greater Portland and Mid-Coast Maine are higher than the rest of state, which overall ranked 10th in the nation, according to the first comparison data released by the U.S. Department of Education that includes a standard formula for most sta...

People and Business

Designations The Independence Association has named Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D – Cumberland County, as Legislator of the Year. This is the first annual award of its type and is awarded to a legislator who advocates on behalf of individua...

Arts Calendar: Dec. 5-16

Greater Portland Books & Authors Saturday 12/8