TOPSHAM — Although the town’s natural areas draft report and plan was scheduled to go to voters at Town Meeting in May, further revision of the document has delayed the vote until later in the year. According to a statement by Natural Areas Planning Committee member Chris Dwinal, while committee members had prepared a draft of […]

BATH — The Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors reviewed a preliminary fiscal 2010 budget Monday evening that reflects a 2.8 percent spending increase and a 5.6 percent tax increase. Those numbers are subject to change, though. RSU 1 Superintendent William Shuttleworth said Tuesday that the budget he presented to the board “has all the […]

BATH — After no public comment – or attendance – during the Comprehensive Plan portion of Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting, the plan will soon be sent to Augusta for state review. City Planner Jim Upham collected four public comments received about the plan throughout the previous week, and those comments and Planning Board responses are posted on […]

BRUNSWICK — After months of anxiety over the $23.5 million Maine Street Station project, the town finally received some good news this week. And just in time. The federal agency holding the purse strings for a crucial $850,000 grant on Tuesday approved the town’s request to begin infrastructure work. Notice from the federal Economic Development […]

Coalition plans to market region as a destination BRUNSWICK — Seven local arts organizations have joined with the Five Rivers Arts Alliance to begin promoting the Mid-Coast region as a destination for the arts and culture. The collaborative effort was initiated by the Bowdoin International Music Festival, The Theater Project, Maine Maritime Museum, Maine State […]

Multer elected to Board of Selectmen HARPSWELL — With concerns about the economic crisis seemingly looming over every expenditure, Town Meeting voters on March 14 approved a $4 million budget that is 2.3 percent less than the allocation approved last year. The spending plan is also nearly $7,500 below the LD 1 spending cap, a […]

Funds target neighborhood stabilization BRUNSWICK — Bath and Brunswick are slated to receive $1.3 million from the federal stimulus package to buy and redevelop abandoned or foreclosed properties. The funding is part of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which seeks to stem the negative impact abandoned and foreclosed properties can have on values of surrounding properties. […]