Waltz joined the force in 1997, after working for a few years as an attorney. He retires July 31.
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering Maine’s housing crisis, real estate and development, entrepreneurship, the state's cannabis industry and a little bit of everything else. Before joining the Press Herald in 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running and weekends up at camp. She lives in Springvale with her husband and daughter, their dog and two tuxedo cats.
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Brunswick author teams up with astrophysicist to answer ‘silly, yet totally smart’ questions about space in new book
What do Black Holes Eat for Dinner? And Other Silly, yet Totally Smart Questions about Space,” by Katie Coppens and Grant Tremblay, published by Tumblehome Learning, is available July 1.
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Freeport police, town officials host forum on local policing in wake of protests
Police Chief Susan Nourse said she hopes to form a committee for members of the community to study and review police policy.
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St. John’s Catholic School to open doors this fall
Officials are also working to develop a remote learning plan for families who may not be comfortable sending their kids back to school.
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Freeport considers blocking a part of Main Street to allow more outdoor space for businesses, pedestrians
If approved, Main Street would close to traffic from Howard Place by The Lobster Cooker and Pub, to Bow Street, or Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen and Topside Tavern, from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 p.m. Sunday through Labor Day.
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Freeport adopts municipal budget
The essentially flat $10.4 million town budget ($11.8 million with the county tax) would reduce taxes by less than a percent, but when combined with Freeport’s projected $19 million share of the Regional School Unit 5 budget, residents will face an overall 1.62% tax increase.
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Town council: ‘Black lives matter to the town of Brunswick’
Town councilors on Monday approved a statement, 7-2, condemning racism and police brutality, voicing support for the Black Lives Matter movement and five statewide and local policy recommendations. They hope to form a task force in the coming months.
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Brunswick adopts town budget, sends school budget to referendum
Both the school and municipal budgets were largely flat, but taxes will still increase 3.3% due to the Kate Furbish Elementary School debt service and the county tax.
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Brunswick assistant town manager on leave following arrest
Town officials will be reviewing the information related to the arrest and charges, and will work to ‘appropriately address’ the matter, Town Manager John Eldridge said in an email Monday.
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Brunswick council irons out flat budget, expected to approve it Monday
No changes anticipated in planned police department spending