Sen. Eloise Vitelli, who represents Bath, drafted the bill after the city’s Dike Newell School was severely damaged by an arsonist.
Jason Claffey
Jason Claffey is a reporter covering the Brunswick and Bath area for The Times Record. He graduated from Boston University with a communications degree and started his journalism career in 2005 in the sports department of The Boston Globe. Since 2007, he has covered local, state and national news in the Northeast for several publications.
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Bill to encourage mobile homes in Maine advances through Legislature
State Rep. Cheryl Golek, who represents Harpswell and part of Brunswick, proposed a bill that would allow mobile homes on single-family lots.
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Father-son duo accused of painting antisemitic graffiti face more charges in Brunswick
William Deary and his son, Hayden, allegedly painted swastikas and a racial slur on speed limit signs in Cook’s Corner, according to Brunswick police.
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Harpswell man, son accused of painting antisemitic graffiti
Authorities said the vandalism by William Deary and his son, Hayden, could qualify as a hate crime.
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Maine Yankee, Wiscasset clash over nuclear waste site taxes with millions at stake
Maine Yankee was granted an environmental exemption to avoid paying property taxes on its Wiscasset nuclear storage facility that the town valued at nearly $94 million.
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Bath Iron Works hires new vice president of supply chain, quality
Eric Masna has 30 years of operational and supply chain experience and previously served as vice president of supply chain at Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy.
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No opening date set yet for Topsham Market Basket
Market Basket is building its third store in Maine at the Topsham Fair Mall.
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Lawmakers narrowly advance Midcoast senator’s bill to add right to abortion to Maine Constitution
Democratic Sen. Eloise Vitelli’s bill now faces an uphill climb, as it requires supermajorities to clear the Legislature.
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Brunswick police investigate shots fired on Maine Street
Police are asking the public’s help in finding the person who fired several shots on Maine Street near Atwood Lane Sunday night.
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Brunswick free medical, dental clinic to expand with federal funding
Oasis Free Clinics, which serves about 500 people in the Brunswick area, is doubling the size of its clinic with the help of $833,000 in federal funding secured by lawmakers.