BRUNSWICK — Brunswick High School needs a new boiler. The existing one was cited by a state inspector in a recent site visit, Facilities Director Paul Caron told the Town Council Tuesday night. Over the years, condensation has built up in the school’s back-up boiler when it’s cold and not running, causing the metal to corrode, […]
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Wellen, VanNostrand not running again in Freeport
FREEPORT — A town councilor and a School Board member are not seeking re-election in November. Town Councilor Andy Wellen is not seeking a second term, and Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors member Karin VanNostrand is also not running again. Nomination papers for the Nov. 3 election were due to the town clerk […]
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Bath-based United Way begins 2015 campaign
BATH — United Way of Mid Coast Maine hopes to raise $1.9 million in its 2015 campaign, which it kicked off Wednesday at the Maine Maritime Museum. The goal is less than the nearly $1.92 million it hoped to raise last year. The organization ended up securing about $1,500 more than its target, according to […]
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Conflict between clammers, wormers comes to a head in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — In the past year, Brunswick Harbor Master Dan Devereaux has seen something he hasn’t found in a while in the mud flats off Thomas Point Beach. A whole lot of clams. “This season and last there’s just a great natural set of clams out there,” he said Wednesday, Sept. 2. With soft-shell clam […]
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Cape Elizabeth gun club: Bees be gone
Cape Elizabeth’s Spurwink Rod & Gun Club on Tuesday discovered a nest of honey bees on the club building. The bees were removed by Keith Kettelhut, also known as the Maine Honeybee Man, who said the nest was probably there for anywhere from nine to 21 days. Keith Kettelhut said there were 15,000-20,000 honey bees […]
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2 Scarborough councilors not seeking re-election
SCARBOROUGH — Voters will find 11 candidates on the Nov. 3 town ballot, but only five are vying for contested seats. Five candidates are running for two Town Council seats. Councilor Ed Blaise and Chairwoman Jessica Holbrook are not seeking re-election. Current School Board member Chris Caiazzo, of Elmwood Avenue, is running for the council, along […]
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Richardson to leave Brunswick Town Council, may run for state Senate
BRUNSWICK — Town Councilor and former state legislator John Richardson has decided not to seek re-election and may instead run next year for the state Senate. Former council candidate Alison Harris, meanwhile, gathered enough last-minute signatures before the Sept. 4 filing deadline to run unopposed for Richardson’s council seat. Richardson, who has been an at-large councilor […]
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South Portland eyes major solar energy expansion
SOUTH PORTLAND — Powering city facilities with solar energy is now a tangible goal on the not-too-distant horizon. A request for proposals was sent out to bidders across the country Sept. 4 by City Manager Jim Gailey for the installation of solar photovoltaic systems for eight municipal buildings and two sites. They include the police […]
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Sullivan the only incumbent on Cape Elizabeth ballot
CAPE ELIZABETH — There will be 11 candidates on the Nov. 3 general election ballot for six seats on the Town Council and the School Board. Three council seats have drawn seven candidates; there are four candidates for three seats on the School Board. All have three-year terms. Councilors Jim Walsh and Jamie Wagner, and […]
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Blue Angels flight ‘the experience of 10 lifetimes’ for Brunswick assistant principal
BRUNSWICK — Tim Gagnon didn’t sleep much on Sept. 3. Gagnon was the winner of a lottery to fly with the Blue Angels the next day before the start of the Great State of Maine Air Show. At a little before 10 the next morning, he strapped into the rear seat of Blue Angel No. 7 with U.S. […]