Desert of Maine’s revitalization plans moving forward

Times Record News

Published
November 12, 2020

Desert of Maine’s revitalization plans moving forward

Doug and Mela Heestand, who purchased the Freeport property in late 2018, are in the midst of a multi-year, almost $2.5 million Desert of Maine revamp.
Published
November 11, 2020

Brunswick Veterans Plaza opens, honoring all who served

What started as an idea for a Purple Heart monument on the Brunswick Mall, proposed by local veterans Gil Ormsby and Chick Ciciotte, quickly grew into an entire plaza honoring not just those who were wounded or who served in combat, but every person who took an oath to protect the United States.
Published
November 10, 2020

Lisbon schools could face move mix of remote, in-person learning

As cases of COVID-19 rise across the state, Lisbon School Department is preparing for the possibility of moving from full in-person learning five days a week to a mix of in-person and remote learning.
Published
November 10, 2020

Brunswick business owner says she’ll comply with mask rule after controversial Facebook post

In the widely circulated post, Heather Pelletier, owner of Brunswick’s The Rumpus Room, an indoor playground and activity space for children, said she would “never require a guest to mask up." But Monday, she said her words were misconstrued.
Published
November 3, 2020

Police identify couple found dead in Richmond apartment

Dana Shulman and Robin Bowler were found deceased in their apartment, but police have given no more information about the nature of their deaths.

Published
November 2, 2020

Southern Midcoast clerks expect record voter number of voters

Brunswick’s 11,000 absentee ballots requested this year overwhelmingly tops the 7,000 people who voted by absentee ballot in 2016, according to Fran Smith, Brunswick town clerk.
Published
November 2, 2020

Police find two dead after responding to incident in downtown Richmond

State and local police found a male and female, whom they're not identifying, Monday, and members of the Major Crimes Unit of the Maine State Police are investigating.
Published
October 29, 2020

Proposed Freeport development would add more than 500 homes to largely rural residential area

The development, still in the earliest planning stages, proposes 329 single-family houses, 60 apartment units in five buildings, 140 homes in 70 duplex buildings and eight commercial lots off Desert and Old County Road. The development would require a zoning change, which the planning board will be discussing next week.
Published
October 28, 2020

Bath House candidate: Misrepresentations were ’embellishments’ by third party

Christina Hughes, the Republican candidate for the Maine House District 52 seat, said claims in her campaign materials were embellished by her "editor," and accepted responsibility for not proofreading before it was distributed.
Published
October 28, 2020

Grant helps Crystal Spring Farm switch business model, zeroes in on carrots, blueberries

The carrots will be distributed to 16 Hannaford locations this fall and winter and the blueberry conserve, plus any other products that might follow, are available at Morning Glory Natural Foods in Brunswick and Bow Street Market in Freeport.

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