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Mid-Coast Meetings: May 17-23

Brunswick Mon.  5/20  7 p.m.  Town Council  BS Tues.  5/21  4 p.m.  Conservation Commission Workshop  MB Tues.  5/21  7:15 p.m.  Village Review Board  BS Thur.  5/23  7 p.m.  Town Council Budg...

• Community •
Friday, May 17, 2013

Albert Farris, 86

BRUNSWICK — Albert Wesley Farris Sr., 86, of Brunswick, died May 10. He was born Aug. 2, 1926, in Portland, a son of Joseph Daniel and Grace Farris Daniel. He attended Portland schools and entered into service with the U.S. Navy in March 1944. During World War II he served ...

Obituaries •
Friday, May 17, 2013

Benjamin O. Fitzgerald, 84: Longtime Bath policeman

BATH — Benjamin O. Fitzgerald, 84, formerly a longtime officer with the Bath Police Department, died Jan. 21 in Dunnellon, Fla. He was born in 1928 in Canaan to Susie and Benjamin O. Fitzgerald. He married his sweetheart, Margaret, in 1947, and the two were married 66 years....

Obituaries •
Friday, May 17, 2013

Mid-Coast School Notebook: May 17

Brunswick High School third-quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Kevin Allen, Elizabeth Arford, Sally DeForest, Isabella Fasulo, Gillian Ford, Michael Kenyon, Meghan McGuire, Jamie Mountainland, Sarah Perreault, Katherine Peters, Nolan Robbins, Jamie Ross, Bradf...

Community •
Friday, May 17, 2013

Arbitrator reinstates Cumberland County sheriff's detective who filed whistleblower lawsuit

SOUTH PORTLAND — An independent arbitrator has reinstated Gerard Brady, a city resident and deputy with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, as a detective in the department. Brady filed a union grievance against Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce, and a

David Harry • News •
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 8:50 am

Brunswick budget cuts remain a moving target

BRUNSWICK — Some town councilors would be willing to accept budget cuts to reduce next year's tax hike to just under 7 percent, but the council did not take any solid direction at two recent budget workshops. With a May 23 deadline less than a week away to adopt a combined town,...

Dylan Martin • News •
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 8:00 am

Brunswick Police Beat: May 17

Arrests 5/9 at 11:08 a.m. Tod M. Thibeault, 56, of Turner Street, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer Patrick Mahar on an outstanding warrant. 5/11 at 2:24 a.m. James. M. Taylor, 30, of Foreside Road, Topsham, was arrested on Route 1 by Off...

Police Beat •
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Brunswick residents express concern over future of rec center

BRUNSWICK — Residents at the Town Council budget workshop Monday made their opinions heard loud and clear: they want to keep the Recreation Center right where it is. The council was holding its public hearing on budgets for the Parks and Recreation Department and the Capital Improvem...

Dylan Martin • News •
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Topsham developer backs MRRA bill that divides state, local officials

BRUNSWICK — One of Brunswick Landing's major developers is supporting a bill that would give Brunswick and Topsham more input into redevelopment of the former U.S. Navy base. Topsham-based Priority Real Estate Group was joined by local officials and residents in its support for LD 14...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Major changes planned for Brunswick downtown review process

BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board will hold a public hearing next week on an ordinance overhaul that officials hope will streamline planning processes in the historic downtown district. The board's May 21 meeting at 7 p.m. will give the public the opportunity to comment on changing how ...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 10:40 am
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