BATH — Lawrence Renaud, acting fire chief since the April retirement of Steve Hinds, will now serve in that role in a permanent capacity. The City Council on Wednesday unanimously supported City Manager Bill Giroux’s recommendation of Renaud. The West Bath resident served with that town’s fire department from 1979-2001, becoming chief for the better part […]
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Class of 2014: Brunswick, Morse, Mt. Ararat high schools
Sidebar Elements Before the start of Brunswick High School graduation ceremonies on June 6, Hannah Robey takes a “selfie” of her and Chris Deforest while Cory Higgins looks on. Brunswick High School Junior Class Marshal Corrinne Latti, assisted by fellow junior Jack Murphy, leads seniors to their seats during commencement exercises on Friday, June 6. […]
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Harpswell considers grazing horses at Mitchell Field
HARPSWELL — Town officials are mulling a proposal from a local farmer to take over maintenance of the upper meadow at Mitchell Field in exchange for using the land for agriculture purposes. Selectmen, at their meeting last week, said they were excited about the plan put forward by Jim Cornish. But members of the Mitchell Field […]
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Hard work opens path to Widgeon Cove
HARPSWELL — A new hiking trail, opened in a ceremony last week, now offers the first legal public access to the town’s pristine Widgeon Cove. The Harpswell Heritage Land Trust celebrated the opening on June 7 during the Harpswell Hiking Challenge, an annual event sponsored by the town’s Recreation Department. As the new trail opens, the […]
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Harpswell voters OK Cedar Beach funding
HARPSWELL — Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved providing $5,200 in supplemental funding to ensure public access to Cedar Beach. By a 584-165 margin, residents decided to expend the money, according to unofficial results that evening. The funding is required to meet the town’s obligations under an agreement it reached earlier this year with residents Rachel […]
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Brunswick woman pleads to $300K fraud
PORTLAND — A Brunswick woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $300,000 from Wiscasset-based Coastal Enterprises Inc. over a four-year period. Stacy A. Backman, 41, faces federal program and tax fraud charges in connection with the case. She appeared in U.S. District Court in Portland on Monday. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark, […]
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For 2014, gas pipeline scaled back in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — A spokesman for Summit Natural Gas on Tuesday confirmed that despite its original plans, the company will not lay pipeline west of Interstate 295 in Falmouth this year. But he said the company’s piping plans elsewhere in the region are intact for 2014. Mike Duguay, Summit’s director of business development, said that the breadth […]
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Falmouth remembers special teachers
Sidebar Elements Falmouth fifth-grader Liz Malesky, left, and sophomore Meghan Charest, far right, chat with Sibyl Masquelier and Clara Quinn, respectively, whose late husbands were honored Tuesday at Falmouth High School. Mike Parker and Jack Quinn, who died earlier this year, volunteered as senior teachers. About 30 people, young and old, attended the memorial ceremony, in […]
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Breen downs Woods in Senate District 25 primary
Former Falmouth Town Council Chairwoman Cathy Breen on Tuesday defeated Yarmouth Town Council Chairman Steve Woods, 2,163 to 1,028, in the Democratic primary for state Senate District 25. The district is a new one that includes Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Falmouth, Gray, Long Island, Yarmouth and part of Westbrook. Much of District 25 was previously Senate District […]
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Freeport pushes through RSU 5 budget
FREEPORT — Regional School Unit 5 constituents on Tuesday voted 1,264 to 908 to approve a $27.4 million budget for fiscal year 2014-2015. As in previous years, the budget passed with the support of Freeport’s residents, but not those of Durham and Pownal. Freeport residents voted 946-366 in favor of the budget; Durham and Pownal […]