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Mid-Coast School Notebook

Bath students rev up for safe-driving rally BATH — Morse High School, the only Maine school participating in the national "Take Back Our Streets" campaign, is planning a safe-driving rally in May. The Interact Club, a Rotary-modeled group for students ages 1...

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Friday, March 15, 2013

J. Louis Ouellette, 87

BRUNSWICK — J. Louis Ouellette, 87, of Brunswick, died March 8 at Hawthorne House in Freeport.  He was born Dec. 13, 1925, in Edmundston, New Brunswick, to Vital and Anna Emond Ouellette.  He proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1950 to 195...

Obituaries •
Friday, March 15, 2013

Edward H. Van Buren, 82: Never failed to make time for his family

BATH — Edward H. Van Buren, 82, of Bath, died March 8 at Mid Coast Hospital with his family by his side. He was born in Bath Sept. 2, 1930, the son of Edward H. Sr. and Helen Van Buren.  He grew up living mostly with his grandparents, Daniel and Ruby Hall in Bat...

Obituaries •
Friday, March 15, 2013

Police get OK to keep rifles in Brunswick schools

Board also opposes LePage budget proposals BRUNSWICK — The School Board voted 7-1 Wednesday night to allow the high school and junior high school resource officers to store their military-style semi-automatic rifles in their school offices. The board also unanimously approve...

Dylan Martin • News •
Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 8:20 am

Brunswick Police Beat: March 15

Arrests 3/5 at 2:04 p.m. T.J.M. Wing, 29, of Tufton Street, was arrested on Federal Street by Officer Mark Steele Jr. on a charge of criminal mischief. 3/6 at 1:03 p.m. Billy P. Badguy, 35, of Maine Street, was arrested on Federal Street by Office...

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Brunswick deaf teen raising funds for ski benefit

BRUNSWICK — After learning to ski two years ago, a deaf teenager is giving back to the organization that helped him tackle the slopes. David Pixley, 13, is one of the teenagers with a physical disability who is raising money for the 28th annual Ski-A-Thon, a benefit at Sunday River t...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 3:00 pm

Brunswick board backs zoning change for Bowdoin College residence hall

BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board recommended a zoning change Tuesday that would allow Bowdoin College to open a residence hall on Harpswell Road. The vote was 4-1 on the plan that has some nearby residents concerned. "I believe that this could be the final nail in the coffin for...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 2:40 pm

Parents indicted for Brunswick child abuse

BRUNSWICK — The parents of an infant have been indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury in a case that left an 8-month-old baby with broken bones while the family lived in Brunswick. The child's mother, Shelagh Kavin, 22, now of Fort Fairfield, is charged with Class B aggravated as...

News •
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 11:40 am

Regional meeting identifies issues facing Casco Bay clammers

BRUNSWICK — Marine resource experts who discussed how to begin regional efforts to conserve the softshell clam said green crabs and nitrogen are the No. 1 enemy. Harvesters from Scarborough to Wiscasset attended the meeting the Casco Bay Marine Resource Summit on March 7 at the Bruns...

Dylan Martin • News •
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 11:50 am

Consensus reached on revised student restraint rules

PORTLAND — Even the staunchest opponents to revising Maine’s student restraint and seclusion laws are accepting proposed changes that would loosen the existing law. “Overall I am really pleased (with the changes),” said Deb Davis, a disability rights advocate w...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 10:50 am
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