TOPSHAM — A potential rezoning of property owned by Crooker Construction won’t be happening anytime soon. That was the message delivered when selectmen and Planning Board members met Thursday. Though it has yet to submit an official proposal, the company has made public its hope to have property between River Road and Route 196 rezoned […]
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Fire station could be leveled this weekend
TOPSHAM — The old fire station on Green Street could be leveled this weekend after a unanimous vote July 19 by the Board of Selectmen. Copp Excavating will demolish the fire station at a cost of about $19,000. Public Works Director Dennis Cox recommended the Durham company, which submitted the lowest of five bids for […]
Art by Elizabeth Busch, Richard Lee on view at Maine Fiberarts
TOPSHAM — Current and Coming: Elizabeth Busch Art Quilts is on view at Maine Fiberarts from Sunday, June 15 through Wednesday, Aug. 15. A Meet the Artist Reception will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 22, and the public is invited to attend free of charge. Also on view are handmade paper […]
Legion baseball: Topsham Post shocks Yankee Ford
BOWDOINHAM — There was little reason to believe Topsham Post 202 had much of a chance against unbeaten and first-place Yankee Ford in Tuesday’s Zone 3 Senior American Legion baseball game at the Bowdoinham Recreational Field. But as the saying goes in sports — on any given day… — and Post 202 handed Yankee Ford its […]
Controversy swirls around replacing Brunswick-Topsham bridge
BRUNSWICK — A final plan for replacement of the Frank J. Wood Bridge is expected to be released by the end of summer. If the decision is to replace the bridge — the likely scenario, given the positions of the state and federal governments — a local grassroots group advocating for the structure’s preservation says it is […]
Brothers find 'a safe place' in Maine
TOPSHAM — In 2014, 16-year-old Jessie Mujambere and his older brother arrived in Washington, D.C., unable to speak English — and the uncle they expected to greet them was nowhere to be found. The brothers fled to the U.S. from the war-torn African country of Burundi to find a better, safer life. And it’s clear […]
Topsham voters extend ban on pot businesses
TOPSHAM — New medical marijuana storefronts still aren’t allowed in Topsham. On Wednesday, selectmen approved a six-month extension of a moratorium on the establishments; the current one expires this month. Highbrow, the town’s marijuana-related business, is unaffected by the moratorium. The goal, according to Town Manager Rich Roedner, is to use the time to define […]
Head of Tide Park set for grand opening in Topsham
TOPSHAM — Twelve years of planning, funding and development along the Cathance River will culminate Saturday with the grand opening of Head of Tide Park. The 12-acre property at 235 Cathance Road, owned by the town and stewarded by the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, has much to offer the nature enthusiast. There’s the 15-foot waterfall at […]
Veterans' advocate 'Chick' Ciciotte remembered
TOPSHAM — He was tenacious, loud and often in your face if it meant getting what he wanted — helping veterans. A 22-year Air Force veteran, Chick Ciciotte of Topsham was also a 112-pound flyweight Golden Gloves boxing champion. When he retired, he became more renowned for helping veterans in the state. Maine veterans lost […]
Topsham selectmen consider extending pot moratorium
TOPSHAM — Selectmen will consider extending the town’s moratorium on retail marijuana establishments at their meeting Wednesday. The special meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Building. Voters rejected a proposed ban on retail operations at the May 16 town meeting, citing concerns that the ordinance would have lumped retail and medical […]