Christopher Pinkham and Arnold ‘Joe’ Nickerson are remembered as experienced fishermen who leave behind loving families.
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‘5-star’ facelift planned for Brunswick’s Tontine Mall
The proposed vision for the Tontine includes a glass porch and extended three-season patio seating, a new interior layout, more natural light, at least two new businesses and, above the existing structure, two new floors with 16 market-rate apartment units.
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Employees of Maine charter school vote against unionizing
Staff at Maine Connections Academy voted 10-9 against joining the state teacher’s union, reversing the results of a previous election that resulted in a federal labor board dispute.
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CMP president orders internal review of winter disconnect notices
Central Maine Power’s Doug Herling said he was disturbed by the ‘tone’ used in the utility’s shutoff notices to customers with outstanding bills.
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Portland’s Shalom House to end mental health program for 170 clients
The nonprofit says Maine’s stagnant Medicaid reimbursement rates led to mounting losses that forced it to close the program that assists adult mental health patients with daily tasks.
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Bill pending in Maine to make producers pay for disposal of packaging
Maine is drafting a first-in-the-nation law to shift the cost of disposing of packaging materials from consumers to private companies.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Times Record
Woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder in Augusta
Quashay Phillips, 24, allegedly slashed a woman’s throat in February 2019 during an argument over going to Walmart.
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Bill aims to avert large fines in Maine’s hands-free cellphone law
In addition to clarifying that the fine for a first offense is $50, not $170, the bill would make it illegal to use a handheld cellphone while driving through a parking lot.
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Brunswick church, businesses alarmed by weekend burglaries
Two Brunswick churches and two Bath Road businesses were burglarized.
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Bill seeks to bar large retailers from using the ‘dark store loophole’ in property tax battles
The bill, expected to appear before the Legislature’s Taxation Committee on Tuesday, would require that retail sales facilities more than 20,000 square feet be valued based on current use, or, if vacant, according to their highest and best use. Walmart recently challenged Brunswick’s valuation of its Cook’s Corner property, a move that could cost the town more than $200,000 in tax revenue.