Developers Collaborative agreed to purchase the Central Fire Station for $200,000 and plans to spend $3.5 million renovating it into Moderation Brewing’s new home and affordable housing.
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Harpswell will explore proposal to improve public access at Clark Cove, despite neighbors’ concerns
The town of Harpswell will explore a proposal to improve public access to Clark Cove via state land on Allen Point Road, although neighbors oppose the idea. If the town partners with the state to manage the little-known property, improvements might consist of a gravel parking lot and a path to the water, where visitors […]
Bath Iron Works partners with U.S. Army program to employ veterans
The Bath shipyard, which builds ships for the U.S. Navy, will now offer guaranteed interviews to veterans.
From the Chamber: 5 important October event dates
As many have now settled into their fall routines, it’s time to re-engage with some of the business networking events that have so much value to our local businesses. Here are five October events that can help grow your connections and your brand. Drinks with Neighbors, Oct. 10 Have you seen what’s been happening in […]
Dick Polman: What the debating Republicans forgot to mention
These Republican presidential squabble-debates are so worthless, so utterly devoid of value, that they make three-dollar bills look like Bob Menendez’s gold bars. How is it possible for these B-team blowhards to yammer on for two interminable hours without once mentioning that the cult’s AWOL authoritarian, Donald Trump, recently pined for the execution of the […]
Michael Reagan: Fox Business loses the GOP’s second debate
From the first dumb question to the abrupt ending that caught everyone by surprise, the GOP presidential primary debate produced by the Fox Business channel was a total disaster. I know. I was there Wednesday night – in Row 5 of the Air Force One pavilion in the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. […]
Transgender policy creates rift between parents, Topsham school board
A proposed policy change that would give transgender and gender-expansive students privacy to come out at school without informing parents makes some parents feel “out of the loop.” Others think it essential to student’s privacy and wellbeing.
Public power question focus of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay speaker series
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s first presentation of its 27th annual Winter Speaker Series will focus on Maine’s looming public electric utility question, Question 3. The talk features former State Rep. Seth Berry, co-founder of Our Power, an organization geared toward passing Question 3. FOMB’s Winter Speaker Series presentations are again being held via Zoom and are […]
Morse High School marks 55 years of homecoming
Morse High School alums will celebrate 55 years of its homecoming tradition on Oct. 6 and 7. Festivities kick off on Friday with a soccer game between the Morse High School and Gardiner High School junior varsity girls’ squads at 3:30 p.m. This will be followed by a varsity girls’ soccer game between Morse and […]
The Conversation: Government shutdowns hurt federal worker morale, long after paychecks resume — especially for those considered ‘nonessential’
THE CONVERSATION — Unless Congress and the White House can agree on a budget or extend funding short term, the federal government will shut down on Oct. 1, 2023. This means that approximately 2.2 million civilian federal employees would be furloughed and face delayed paychecks and lost work hours — in addition to 3.7 million federal contractors who would also be forced […]
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