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In photos: Skaters enjoy the refurbished Bath skate park

by Kathleen O'Brien March 21, 2021March 21, 2021

A professional skateboarder visited the indoor skate park recently to build some new equipment.

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Proposed $47 million budget for Topsham-based schools would raise taxes 1.7%

by Darcie Moore March 19, 2021March 21, 2021

The proposed budget would increase property taxes for an average home by an estimated $3 in Bowdoin, $30 in Harpswell, $40 in Bowdoinham and $50 in Topsham.

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Bill seeks to map out vital eelgrass meadows in Maine waters

by Kathleen O'Brien March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

Eelgrass provides a habitat for shellfish to spawn, mitigates erosion and helps combat climate change.

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Midcoast Humane seeks donations for damaged surgical van, tree clean up

by C. Thacher Carter March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

The animal shelter sustained a minimum loss of $3,800 from the windstorm on March 2.

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Lisbon town manager floats $9.6 million budget with 7% increase

by Darcie Moore March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

The proposed municipal budget would increase the tax rate by an estimated $1.06 per $1,000, or $212 for a home with an assessed value of $200,000.

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Brunswick School Board votes to increase in-person learning amid pandemic

by C. Thacher Carter March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

The school district has had 45 cases of COVID-19, 44 of which are recovered.

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State looking for explanations as COVID-19 case counts inch higher

by Eric Russell March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

Cases and hospitalizations have been creeping up in the last month, raising concerns about another wave of infections before vaccinations can have an impact.