Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Thur. 9/9 6 p.m. Police Department South End Parking Permit Program Meeting Town Hall Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Wed. 9/8 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Town Hall/Zoom Wed. 9/8 6:30 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Town Hall/Zoom Wed. 9/8 7 p.m. […]
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Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop docks in Topsham and Windham
The fate of independent bookstores has been uncertain in recent years, but Jeff Curtis, owner of Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, has turned the tide by dropping anchor at shopping plazas in Topsham and Windham this fall. Curtis, who owns storefronts in Bar Harbor, Boothbay Harbor, Freeport, Portland, Damariscotta and Rockland, talked about changing the […]
Lisbon, Topsham-area parents worry as students head into another pandemic school year
As children in the southern Midcoast region are returning to school, the surge in COVID-19 cases from the highly contagious delta variant is causing some parents to question how safe conditions will be for in-person instruction. School departments across the Midcoast announced it will not offer a remote learning option in the fall and has […]
Installation work on the new turf field at Mt. Ararat High School nears completion
The field is on track to be ready for a season-opening soccer game on Sept. 3.
Midcoast Meetings: Aug. 27-Sept. 3
Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Mon. 8/30 4 p.m. Solid Waste Advisory Committee City Hall Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Mon. 8/30 4 p.m. Cook’s Corner Revitalization Advisory Committee Tues. 8/31 7:15 p.m. Village Review Board Wed. 9/1 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Town Hall/Zoom Wed. 9/1 […]
During heated meeting, Topsham-area board votes to require masks in schools
After a heated three-hour debate punctuated by angry parents and threats of police intervention, the Maine School Administrative District 75 school board on Tuesday approved a mask mandate for all students, staff, faculty and visitors in indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status. At one point during the meeting, board chair Holly J.P. warned the crowd […]
Topsham Fair decides to stay an extra week as pandemic changes plans
A four-day Family Fun Festival begins Thursday at the Topsham Fairgrounds.
Midcoast Meetings: Aug. 20-27
Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Wed. 8/25 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Tues. 8/24 5 p.m. Recycling and Sustainability Committee Town Hall/Zoom Tues. 8/24 7 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall/Zoom Wed. 8/25 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Town Hall/Zoom Wed. 8/25 […]
Letter: Name the new bridge after a woman
I find the new pop-up group supporting the building of a new bridge between Topsham and Brunswick puzzling (See: New group emerges in debate over Frank J. Wood bridge replacement in Aug. 9 edition). MDOT never seemed to need such public support before. They make decisions and convince us of the need for them. So […]
Motorcylist dies in head-on collision with SUV in Topsham
Topsham police said the rider, who has not yet been identified, was operating a 1983 Honda when it crossed the center line on Augusta Road and hit an SUV traveling in the opposite direction.