BRUNSWICK — As early as next summer, the redevelopers of Brunswick Naval Air Station could become landlords of parts of the 3,200-acre facility. The transfer of property will be an important step in the base’s planned transition to the economic hub the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority envisions. The trick, MRRA officials say, is getting the […]

BRUNSWICK — Citing a desire for public feedback, the Town Council on Monday postponed a decision that could make the town the master tenant of the train station and welcome center at the $23.5 million Maine Street Station project. Despite pushing the decision to its June 15 meeting, the council didn’t have to wait long […]

BRUNSWICK — In a decision that will likely disappoint some neighbors of a planned mixed-use development along Old Portland Road, the Town Council on Monday voted 8-1 to authorize a grant application that could upgrade power capacity to the site. The $50,000 Community Development Block Grant was pursued by Maine Tool & Machine, currently located […]

BRUNSWICK — Voters will be asked to ratify a $33.4 million budget for the School Department on June 9.  The spending plan was adopted by the Town Council on Monday, but must be validated by voters under state law.  The school budget makes up 62 percent of the town’s overall budget of $53.8 million. The […]

BATH — With voters asking only a few questions along the way, the Regional School Unit 1 fiscal 2010 budget coasted through Tuesday’s district budget meeting, sending the $25 million plan to a June 9 budget validation referendum. The RSU budget shows an approximately 1 percent decline from current spending. But the amount to be raised […]

BRUNSWICK — The School Department confirmed Tuesday that a Brunswick High School student has a probable case of the H1N1 influenza, or swine flu. On Wednesday morning, the state Center for Disease Control said there may be at least four new cases of the virus among Brunswick-area residents. The state Department of Health and Human […]

Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union sent fliers to Cumberland residents and posted this sign urging them to approve the Town Council’s decision to grant the credit union a contract zone for this Main Street property. CUMBERLAND — Next week’s vote on the fate of a Town Council-approved contract zone for a credit union on Main […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — Departing town Administrative Assistant Scott Tilton, whose last workday was set months ago for June 30, told the Board of Selectmen on Monday that this Friday, June 5, will actually be his last day on the job. “Things just got bumped up a bit. I have a new job in Washington state […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — The annual Town Meeting on May 30 provided few surprises, with voters approving all proposed ordinance changes and a $2.3 million fiscal 2010 municipal budget. Westcustogo Hall held a gathering of approximately 60 people at its early-morning peak, with numbers dwindling to under 30 after the lunch break. There were several items […]