Bowdoin College’s Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good has opened its 2020-21 Common Good Grant application process. This year, community organizations may apply for a grant of up to $2,500 or for a $5,000 grant that may increase their impact on their constituents. This year’s Common Good Grant student committee commits to funding at least […]
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Topsham to ask Brunswick to find its own police firing range
Topsham police share their firing range with Brunswick, but a neighbor said the amount of shooting has become “unbearable.”
Brunswick council weighs downtown sidewalk options: all brick or brick and concrete
All brick is more expensive and presents some maintenance and safety concerns, but is also longer-lasting and more aesthetically pleasing for the historic downtown. “This is one of those decisions that councils make that will have decades of ramifications,” Councilor James Mason said.
Amid pandemic, Georgetown Working League gives out $20,000 in scholarships
GEORGETOWN — This summer, the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of many community events, including the Georgetown Working League’s annual fair, but Sheila O’Grady, the league’s chairperson, is determined that the organization’s spirit of “returning every dime of our profit to the town, wherever the need is most urgent” not be lost. This year, the […]
Georgetown singer-songwriter creates album centered around mental health
Lauren Crosby partnered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine to release her newest album, “Sheepscot Valley Enchantress,” and $1 from every album will be donated to the Hallowell-based non-profit.
Brunswick charge man for allegedly driving 53 mph over limit on Route 1
20-year-old Henry A. Brunneau was arrested Sunday and charged with speeding and carrying a concealed weapon after police allegedly found a handgun in his car after stopping him for driving 113 miles per hour.
Woolwich man hurt in Wiscasset motorcycle crash
Jesse Cassidy, 30, was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with serious injuries after the crash Sunday evening.
New Topsham high school gets artwork
Mt. Ararat High School has three new art installations within its newly constructed walls designed to instill an appreciation of art in the students who go there for years to come.
Topsham-based schools aim to fully reopen in December
Maine School Administrative District 75 plans to start transitioning grades K-1 to full-time in-person learning first starting Dec. 7, and then incrementally adding grades 2 to 8.
BIW continues hiring push but lengthy training hinders its benefits
Bath Iron Works will have hired 1,000 new workers in 2020, and is planning to hire 1,200 more next year, but the larger workforce won’t immediately help the shipyard fight back against scheduling delays because it can take years for mechanics to become proficient.