TOPSHAM — Town officials tapped a former assistant town manager from the other side of the Androscoggin River to fill their own assistant manager post. The select board Thursday voted to hire Derek Scrapchansky, who spent a year and a half as the assistant town manager in Brunswick, resigning in May 2017. “He comes highly […]
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Group pushes for mountain bike trail in Topsham
TOPSHAM — A group of mountain bikers have revived the push to add a series of mountain bike trails in town. The Six Rivers chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association, a group of bikers from Topsham, Bath and Brunswick, is working with the town to develop the trail system behind the transfer station […]
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9/11: Art provided an answer
TOPSHAM — It was a sunny Tuesday on a late summer morning. Chris Chapman’s ceramics class at Mt. Ararat High School was drawing shells when the visual arts teacher was advised to check the news. The haunting image of two planes crashing into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers seared into her mind that morning, […]
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Topsham police seek 3 who ran from scene of rolled Mercedes
Topsham police are looking for three people who ran from the scene of a Sunday morning car crash on River Road. Officers were called to the area of 680 River Road around 12:45 a.m. Sunday for a car crash. A silver Mercedes had gone off the road, across and lawn and into a house before […]
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Orion Performing Arts Center to feature magician Chris Lengyel
TOPSHAM — Illusionist and magician Chris Lengyel will be performing his show, “Chris Lengyel: Nothing Up My Sleeves,” at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at The Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Ave. “Nothing Up My Sleeves” features everything from small intimate tricks, to mentalism and storytelling, all the way up to bigger stage-size illusions. […]
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Poland man charged with stealing more than $200,000 from his former employer in Topsham
TOPSHAM — A Poland man is charged with stealing more than $200,000 and equipment from a Topsham construction equipment supplier, according to police. Georges Gendron, 65, of Poland, faces felony charges for the alleged crimes that took place while he worked for Coastal Metal Fabrication, known as DownEaster Manufacturing. Gendron worked as controller at the […]
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SAD 75's new school year marks time of transition
TOPSHAM — The 2018-19 academic year marks a time of transition for School Administrative District 75, with a new superintendent and assistant superintendent, and construction progressing quickly on a new Mt. Ararat High School. “We’ve got footings, concrete being poured probably as we speak,” interim Superintendent Dan Chuhta said Aug. 17. The project is due […]
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Animal Tales: From Auburn K-9 to family pet, retirement suits Inka
BRUNSWICK — When she was a police dog, Inka was all about work. Tall and muscular, with a deep bark, the German shepherd protected anything she considered hers, including her handler and their vehicle. On patrol, she found drug stashes. She found missing children. She once tracked a burglary suspect a mile and a half […]
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Roof of the Topsham Fairgrounds grandstand is coming down
TOPSHAM — Soon after the sounds of the annual fair die down this week, the bustle of construction will follow. Replacement of the Topsham Fairgrounds’ grandstand roof is scheduled to begin in mid-September and to wrap up in December. The deadline for contractors to submit bids is Friday, Aug. 10, with the Board of Selectmen […]
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Deputy goes undercover as panhandler to nab distracted drivers
TOPSHAM (AP) — A Maine police officer says he dressed as a panhandler to try and catch distracted drivers. Deputy Zach Kinderlan with the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department says he wore street clothes and held a cardboard sign while standing in a median in Topsham on Tuesday. Instead of asking for money, his sign read “I’m […]