The town plans to build a hand-carry boat launch and improve the parking lot at Head of Tide Park.
Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath re-establishes William King Square in honor of Maine’s first governor
The square comprises the land around Bath’s Customs House, on which King’s home was once located.
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Brunswick schools work to flatten barriers for asylum-seekers
The district has expanded its language services to meet the needs of the 26 new students from Africa.
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Brunswick woman’s book details same-sex relationship that transcended miles, years
Tilly Laskey is co-editor of “Precious & Adored: The Love Letters of Rose Cleveland and Evangeline Simpson Whipple, 1890-1918.”
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Police again arrest former sheriff, jail chief for drunk driving
Mark Westrum of Bath was first charged with operating under the influence in 2016.
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Next phase of Highland Green development to go before Topsham planners
Seacoast Management looks to build 48 cottages and an assisted living facility.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
School Administrative District 75 begins final year in current high school
The new Mt. Ararat High School is scheduled to open on the Topsham campus in fall 2020.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Topsham Fair promises to be a like mother, like daughter affair
The 165th annual event returns Aug. 6-11 at the Topsham Fairgrounds off the Route 196 Coastal Connector.
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Topsham to present information from neighborhood meetings
The town has already addressed some concerns about traffic safety and speeding.
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Freeport woman reflects on 'stolen' Native American children in new film
FREEPORT — The removal of Native American children from their homes and placement with white families throughout the 20th century — considered “cultural genocide” by some — is the haunting focus of a new film to be screened twice next week at Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth. “Dawnland,” described as “a documentary about cultural survival […]