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Midcoast Meetings: Sept. 3-10

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.  […]

Posted inCoastal Journal, Lakes Region Weekly

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 […]

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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 […]

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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  […]

Posted inTimes Record

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 […]

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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  […]