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Mid-Coast Meetings: March 29-April 4

Bath Mon.  4/1  7 p.m.  Zoning Board of Appeals  CH Tues.  4/2  6 p.m.  Planning Board  CH Wed.  4/3  6 p.m.  City Council  CH Brunswick Mon.  4/1  7 p.m....

Community •
Friday, March 29, 2013

Harrison Jack Wakely, 89

TOPSHAM — Harrison Jack Wakely, 89, of Topsham, died March 6 at d'Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. Wakely was born Sept. 15, 1923, in Lisbon Falls, a son of the late Charles J. and Genieva Wakely Jr.  He attended schools in Topsham and graduated from Lisbon High S...

Obituaries •
Friday, March 29, 2013

Norma Wise, 85

TOPSHAM — Norma Wise, 85, died March 21 surrounded by family. She was born in Pembroke Sept. 17, 1927, to Russell and Emma Carter. She attended local schools and graduated from Pembroke High School in 1944. She moved in 1945 to South Paris, where she met and married Ronal...

Obituaries •
Friday, March 29, 2013

Joseph Edgar Wilson, 46

ORR'S ISLAND — Joseph Edgar Wilson, 46, of Orr's Island and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away March 17 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was born April 30, 1966, in Brunswick, a son of Edgar and Leneler Wilson. He graduated from Mt. Ararat High School in 1984. At th...

Obituaries •
Friday, March 29, 2013

Joan R. Dietrich, 82: Demonstrated strength and courage in her own quiet way.

BRUNSWICK — Joan R. Dietrich, 82, of Brunswick, died March 10 at Hawthorne House in Freeport, from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Dietrich was born March 31, 1930, in Presque Isle, to Edmund and Anna Beaulieu. Following graduation from Presque Isle High School in 1948...

Obituaries •
Friday, March 29, 2013

MRRA cancels Brunswick air show

BRUNSWICK — The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has canceled the 2013 Great State of Maine Air Show, because of the sequester. The show was scheduled for Sept. 14-15 at Brunswick Landing. In a statement Wednesday, MRRA said it would have lost the air show's major att...

• News •
Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 8:00 am

Brunswick Police Beat: March 29

Arrests 3/21 at 11:52 a.m. Zachary R. Gowen, 29, of Pleasant Street, was arrested on Elm Street by Officer John Roma on an outstanding warrant. 3/21 at 5:54 p.m. Matisse L. Deshazier, 30, of Old Portland Road, was arrested on Federal Street by Lt....

Police Beat •
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Brunswick train layover facility moves forward, opposition continues

BRUNSWICK — Construction of a $12 million train layover facility is moving forward after the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority secured federal funding and awarded a design and construction contract Monday. Patricia Quinn, NNEPRA executive director, said the facility ...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 3:20 pm

Indian grocery adds spice to Brunswick food scene

BRUNSWICK — If meals from Shere Punjab Indian restaurant weren't enough to satisfy diners' cravings for Indian food, the restaurant's owners are now providing the means to create home-cooked meals with a one-stop ...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 1:50 pm

Brunswick church OK'd to rebuild after 2011 fire

BRUNSWICK — Nearly two years after a fire destroyed the Unitarian Universalist Church, the congregation has been authorized to rebuild on Pleasant Street. The Planning Board on Tuesday u...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 11:30 am
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