TOPSHAM — A policy barring sick employees from Regional School Unit 75 schools is scheduled for a School Board vote on Thursday, Oct. 8. The policy, aimed at controlling the spread of communicable diseases such as H1N1 (or swine flu), had its first reading Sept. 24 and will get a second reading prior to the vote. […]

BRUNSWICK — Mounting opposition to the type of businesses being recruited for Brunswick Naval Air Station was front and center Monday when the Town Council held a joint workshop with the organization charged with redeveloping the base. The council called the workshop amid fears about the development of aerial drones at Brunswick Naval Air Station, […]

BRUNSWICK — Voters will elect three town councilors – and choose between two sitting councilors – when they go to the polls on Election Day, Nov. 3. The District 3 contest is familiar. Council Chairwoman Hallie Daughtry, seeking a third term, is challenged by Suzan Wilson, who has made two consecutive unsuccessful runs for Daughtry’s […]

TOPSHAM — Donald Russell and James Morris are running for the Board of Selectmen seat currently held by Michelle Derr, who has chosen not to seek re-election. Dorothy Gardner, meanwhile, is running unopposed for re-election to the Regional School Unit 75 Board of Directors. The term of office for both the School Board and Board of […]

HARPSWELL — The town will hold a special Town Meeting on Election Day, Nov. 3, to decide whether to authorize a grant for a workforce housing subdivision, and to grant FairPoint Communications an easement to install utilities on a new cellphone tower. Both questions will be asked on a secret ballot during votes held at […]

YARMOUTH — The Town Council will hold three public hearings Thursday, Oct. 1, to discuss sidewalk cafes, the excise tax referendum and a plan to build Route 1 roundabouts at the intersections of Forest Falls Road, Hannaford and East Main Street. According to Town Manager Nat Tupper, adding sidewalk cafes could create a sense of vibrancy […]

YARMOUTH — While collecting data to reduce the costs of street lights, the Yarmouth Energy Savers committee found that Central Maine Power Co. was billing the town for nearly 30 lights that did not exist. Dan Jellis, town engineer, said most of the billing mistakes were due to duplicate entries on the billing list for […]

FALMOUTH — Visitors who frequent the Maine Audubon Center at Gilsland Farm may notice some significant changes to the amount and variety of vegetation. The center recently received a $22,000 federal grant through the Department of Agriculture to clear the 65-acre property of invasive species. Payable over the next five years, the grant will enable […]

YARMOUTH — Two major road improvement projects are on the horizon in Yarmouth. The Route 88 paving project could begin soon, and Phase II of the Route 1 corridor study has been endorsed by the Planning Board and is scheduled to go before the Town Council for approval Thursday, Oct. 1. Town Engineer Dan Jellis said […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — The town’s silver bullet recycling containers will be moved to the parking lot of the town office the week of Oct. 12 in what is hoped will be a money-saving measure. The Board of Selectmen approved the move at its Sept. 16 meeting, according to Robert Wood, who serves both on the board […]