Topsham Housing Authority is trying to build affordable housing to serve working families earning up to 60% of the area median income.
Payal Gangishetti
Payal Gangishetti covers Lisbon, Topsham, and Bowdoinham for The Times Record. Payal is a 2020 graduate of the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, where she earned her Master’s degree in Global Media and Communication Studies. Before beginning at The Times Record, Payal interned with The Nonprofit Organization News in Pennsylvania.
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Lisbon High School teacher shares knitting with students after school hours
A group of students at Lisbon High School is learning more than science, math and history. Math and technology teacher Lauralee Pearson has been teaching students to knit, a project that started in November 2019 when she taught students how to finger-knit after school hours. When the pandemic hit last year, they were unable to […]
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Lisbon Development Committee seeks input on Worumbo site development
A private firm to conduct market analysis to identify redevelopment opportunities in the town.
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Midcoast parents appear divided over pooled testing
Pooled testing is a preventative measure that allows schools to trace very low levels of COVID-19 infection before the infectious stage.
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Bowdoinham group opposes plans for ‘monstrosity’ of marijuana store in town center
Residents say it is not the right location to develop a marijuana facility, and not in compliance with zoning.
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Lisbon’s new community park on Graziano Square nears completion
The park includes a parking space for local businesses and an area for food trucks.
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Conservation groups move to protect historic Bowdoinham property
The Maine Coast Heritage Trust will soon pass over the property to Kennebec Estuary Land Trust to carry out conservation activities.
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Mt. Ararat High School to hold ribbon-cutting ceremony for new building Friday
The 153,000 square-foot structure can accommodate 750 students in grades 9 to 12.
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Bowdoinham officials weigh recycling program options
The town is looking to hire a design consultant to design the facility at the former barn.
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Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association to offer educational tools to schools, community members
The MCFA is partnering with the Maine Sea Grant and the Department of Education to develop educational resources for the public.