BATH — The results of a statewide health needs assessment shared March 25 in a forum at Maine Maritime Museum are being described as a call to action from the state’s health community. The Shared Health Needs Assessment and Planning Process Project was the focus of the forum, hosted by Mid Coast Hospital, the Mid […]
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Brunswick School Dept. rescues Falmouth special-ed school
BRUNSWICK — The School Board on Wednesday night voted to take over a struggling Falmouth alternative school for behaviorally and academically challenged students. The move shifts oversight of the 30-year-old REAL School from Regional School Unit 14, which services Windham and Raymond, to the Brunswick School Department. Although programming initially will remain at the school’s Mackworth […]
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Brunswick School Board recommends new elementary school
BRUNSWICK — The School Board on Wednesday night sent the Town Council a proposal to repair the high school and construct a new elementary school on the site of Jordan Acres Elementary School. It is the most expensive of the options the board has discussed to address the town’s aging elementary and junior high schools, both […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: March 25
Arrests 3/16 at 8:26 a.m. Jason P. Kane, 42, of Cumberland Street, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer Patrick Mahar on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/16 at 10:01 a.m. Will R. Teel, 36, of Market Lane, was arrested on Market Lane by Officer Justin Dolci on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/19 at […]
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Brunswick Planning Board OKs gas station, convenience store
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved plans for a new Irving gas station and convenience store at the entrance of Brunswick Landing. The development will sit on a lot on Bath Road directly across from Merrymeeting Plaza, next to Admiral Fitch Avenue. The plans the board approved March 22 have been in the […]
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Low-profit cafe brings a New Beet to Brunswick Landing
BRUNSWICK — Like a good omen, the seeds planted in the raised beds at New Beet Market on Burbank Avenue sprouted just in time for the cafe’s grand opening March 21. In the early hours of the morning, though, a spring snowstorm brought about 4 inches of snow to Brunswick, burying the young plants. It can […]
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Brunswick compromises with landowners, but debate lingers over coastal project
BRUNSWICK — Two weeks after neighbors complained to the Town Council about allowing a major coastal stabilization project on Miller Point, the town has agreed with the landowners to move forward without a review by the Planning Department. The neighbors continue to criticize the process. At issue is a 625-foot swath of eroding coastline on Miller […]
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Brunswick bans foam food packaging starting Oct. 1
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved a ban on polystyrene foam packaging, making Brunswick the fourth community in the region to prohibit most food retailers from using the material. The vote reflected a public hearing and process virtually devoid of opposition. “The expression in support of this ban has been so overwhelming,” Councilor […]
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Brunswick teacher receives national grant
BRUNSWICK — Coffin Elementary School Teacher Kathy Dekker received a nearly $800 grant from Donors Choose, a national public school classroom charity, to fully fund a proposed special education project. The money will buy six bean-bag chairs that offer more “sensory input” and “postural support” than normal hard plastic chairs, according to the grant application. Dekker’s […]
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Brunswick airport gets funds to repair runways
BRUNSWICK — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, announced Tuesday that the Brunswick Executive Airport will receive a nearly $116,500 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The purpose of the grant, Pingree said in a press release, is to rehabilitate and seal cracks in about 16,000 feet of runways. Pingree sits on the House Appropriations Committee, which oversees […]