BRUNSWICK — A white man in his mid-20s allegedly pointed a gun at a teller working at The Bank of Maine on Maine Street on Wednesday afternoon and demanded cash before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money. Police were called to the bank, at 137 Maine St., just after 2 p.m., Brunswick Police Cmdr. […]
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South Portland Police Department is looking for a few good VIPS
SOUTH PORTLAND — On any given weekday morning, people who enter the Police Department will likely be greeted by Dave Twombly, a bespectacled and mustachioed retired police officer who volunteers his time at the department’s front desk. Twombly, 64, has been volunteering for three years through the Volunteers in Police Services, or VIPS, program. Managed by the […]
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Early bird special in Yarmouth: Clams
The first Yarmouth Clam Festival parade chair was spotted at the corner of Main and Elm streets Wednesday. It’s a tradition in town to put parade chairs out days in advance, but this must be a new record: the 50th festival – always the third weekend in July – is about 150 days away. If […]
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Scarborough library earns 'Family Place' certification
SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Public Library will soon join a group of about 15 libraries across Maine that are certified Family Place Libraries. Librarians in Scarborough have been seeking the certification since 2008, when they first submitted an application to the national organization for accreditation. The first informal model began at Middle Country Public Library in […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Non-food need? Not a problem: Bath church launches pantry for personal items
BATH — The city and surrounding communities, which already benefit from the Bath Food Pantry, now also have the Little Flock Non-Food Bank to help those with needs for personal-care products. The food pantry, meanwhile, which was seeking a new home, will instead be able to stay put. It is not affiliated with the non-food […]
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Bath city arborist retires after nearly 15 years on the job
BATH — Henry David Thoreau once said he took a walk in the woods, and emerged taller than the trees. Those perennial plants have enhanced Tom Hoerth’s life, too. The Gray resident retired last month after a nearly 15-year career as Bath’s arborist and tree warden, although stewardship of nature continues to play a major […]
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RSU 1 seeks input on Bath high school project
BATH — Regional School Unit 1 is looking for community participation as it determines whether to renovate 87-year-old Morse High School or build a new school. “We have the opportunity to build a school worthy of the region and of the fine education that our students receive at Morse,” Superintendent Patrick Manuel said in a […]
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Topsham BMV office moving to Main Street
TOPSHAM — The Bureau of Motor Vehicles office will soon move to 125B Main St., Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced this week. The branch office, now at 49 Topsham Fair Mall Road, Suite 25, will be closed Thursday and Friday, Feb. 26-27, for the move. The office will reopen at its new site Monday, […]
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Harpswell, charter school reach agreement on building
HARPSWELL — An agreement to sell the West Harpswell School to Harpswell Coastal Academy for $150,000 will be presented to voters at Town Meeting next month. The Board of Selectmen, at their Feb. 12 meeting, approved preliminary language for the Town Meeting warrant that would authorize the sale of the building to the charter school. The […]
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Harpswell selectmen weigh town planner's role
HARPSWELL — The Board of Selectmen has decided to hire a contractor for interim planning services after Town Planner Carol Eyerman leaves later this month. Selectmen, however, disagreed Feb. 12 about the town planner’s future role and whether the town should keep a full-time planner on staff. Chairman Rick Daniel said the town should retain […]