Arrests 3/9 at 9:05 p.m. Charlene A. Fisher, 40, of Walker Street, Westbrook, was arrested on Tibbetts Drive by Officer William Brown on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, violating conditions of release, stealing drugs, operating while license suspended or revoked, and an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/9 at 9:05 p.m. Teresa J. York, […]

BRUNSWICK — Maybe George Mitchell saw something of himself in Lily Pearmain. The former U.S. senator was back at the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program in Brunswick Wednesday morning to mark the expansion of its Union Street headquarters. He had been there before; after Wednesday’s press conference, MCHPP administrators said Mitchell’s continuing support for the program […]

BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a special permit application to re-establish a church on Old Bath Road. The board also approved a sketch plan review for a 14-home subdivision on undeveloped lots on a loop intersecting Hacker Road. Anna Breinich, the town’s director of planning and development, said Grace Reformed Baptist […]

BRUNSWICK — Five school bus drivers drove up to Sugarloaf last week, and drove back with trophies. They weren’t ski racing, but the competition was still tough, said Michelle Caron, the School Department’s assistant director of facilities and transportation. Every year, the Maine Association of Pupil Transportation, the Maine Department of Education and the Maine State […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council voted 8-1 Monday against sending a proposal to borrow $12.6 million, largely for school repairs, to an Aug. 17 public hearing. The council’s decision means a school bond will not be ready in time for a November referendum, Council Chairwoman Sarah Brayman said. It could go to a vote next […]