Police say Christopher Tucker of Topsham stole guns and ammo before fleeing to Harpswell, where he was caught on Sunday.
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Coastal Journal Meetings: May 10-17
Bath Mon. 5/13 5:30 p.m. Community Forestry Committee Parks/Rec Wed. 5/15 2 p.m. Community Dev. Committee City Hall Wed. 5/15 4 p.m. Bike/Pedestrian Committee City Hall Wed. 5/15 6 p.m. City Council Zoom, City Hall Brunswick Mon. 5/13 5:30 p.m. Safe Routes to School Zoom Tue. 5/14 6 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Tue. […]
MSAD 75 introduces free service to prevent violence in schools
The local school district plans to roll out a new option for students and others to anonymously report potential threats at school before they escalate into violence. Maine School Administrative District 75 Superintendent of Schools Heidi O’Leary told the school board at its meeting on Thursday, April 25, that the district will introduce the service, […]
Maine’s wharf owners scramble to repair what they can before lobstering season starts
Contractors are hard to come by amid the mounting demand to repair damage from January storms that battered the coast. Now, many are patching their own wharves, hoping they can hold out until the real work can be done.
Coastal Journal Meetings: May 3-10
Bath Mon. 5/6 4 p.m. Facilities Committee City Hall Tue. 5/7 6 p.m. Planning Board City Hall Brunswick Mon. 5/6 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 5/7 6:30 p.m. Marine Resources Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 5/8 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 5/9 6:30 p.m. Budget/CIP Workshop Zoom, Town Hall […]
School board postpones bid to end town rotation for chairperson
The local school board has reversed course and postponed indefinitely a move by some of its members to end a long-standing policy of rotating the chairperson position by town each year. In a public meeting on Thursday, April 11, members of the Maine School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors voted unanimously to put the […]
Young waterfront workers struggle amid rising home prices in Harpswell
While historic cottages that residents’ grandparents built continue to be replaced by summer homes, many young community members are forced to move out of town or in with family members.
Brunswick aquaculture business hopes to expand
The pending lease through the Department of Marine Resources will help the business consolidate its farms and grow its small operation.
Coastal Journal Meetings: April 19-26
Bath Mon. 4/22 5 p.m. Solid Waste Advisory City Hall Tue. 4/23 5 p.m. Economic Development City Hall Wed. 4/24 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Thu. 4/25 11 a.m. Finance Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 4/22 10 a.m. Housing Committee Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 4/22 5:30 p.m. Safe Routes to School Zoom Mon. 4/22 […]
In wake of storms, FEMA opens disaster recovery center in Harpswell
On April 10, FEMA set up a disaster recovery center in Harpswell to provide locals with financial relief from winter storm damage.