If approved, Main Street would close to traffic from Howard Place by The Lobster Cooker and Pub, to Bow Street, or Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen and Topside Tavern, from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 p.m. Sunday through Labor Day.
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Topsham-area schools eye savings by leaving jobs empty
MSAD 75 Superintendent Shawn Chabot said the school district is putting off trying to find additional cuts until it has a better picture of its funding for next year.
As contentious contract vote looms, BIW, union brace for possible strike
Local S6 union members vote this weekend to decide whether to accept the contract proposed by the shipyard, as well as whether to strike for the first time in 20 years.
Freeport adopts municipal budget
The essentially flat $10.4 million town budget ($11.8 million with the county tax) would reduce taxes by less than a percent, but when combined with Freeport’s projected $19 million share of the Regional School Unit 5 budget, residents will face an overall 1.62% tax increase.
Lisbon council approves school budget with 2% tax hike
Lisbon’s town manager is proposing a tax decrease in the municipal budget and hopes the town’s overall tax rate will stay flat the coming fiscal year.
Bath Sunrise Rotary Club hosts event to boost local economy
The event will be this Saturday from 9-11 a.m. in front of Brackett’s Market on High Street in Bath.
BIW delivers machines designed to boost production of COVID-19 test swabs
With the help of the BIW-built machines, Guilford-based Puritan Medical Group will double its monthly swab production from 20 million to 40 million.
Topsham-area school board considers word choice resolution after “Wuhan virus” reference at meeting
Some board members question if this violates freedom of speech.
Town council: ‘Black lives matter to the town of Brunswick’
Town councilors on Monday approved a statement, 7-2, condemning racism and police brutality, voicing support for the Black Lives Matter movement and five statewide and local policy recommendations. They hope to form a task force in the coming months.
Lifeguard saves three teens stranded by rising tide in Phippsburg
Lifeguard Patrick McKenna estimated he swam about 1,800 yards, or 18 football fields, in 54-degree water.