Darcie Moore

Times Record

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Published
September 22, 2020

Region Ten reports smooth start despite pandemic

Superintendent Paul Perzanoski said 32 Harpswell Coastal Academy students attend Region Ten Technical School but none were exposed to the academy faculty member with a positive COVID-19 test a week ago.
Published
September 22, 2020

Topsham-based schools sticking to mix of in-person, remote learning

Maine School Administrative District 75 Superintendent Shawn Chabot had hoped to move to full-time in-person learning next week but announced Monday the district is sticking to its hybrid approach for now.
Published
September 21, 2020

Crazy worms found in Topsham transfer station woodchip pile

Topsham Solid Waste Director Ed Caron said he is composting the woodchips, as recommended by the state, to destroy the invasive worms.
Published
September 20, 2020

Topsham creating new energy and sustainability committee

The new five-member committee will research energy efficiency and conservation projects for the town.
Published
September 19, 2020

Police probe possible political arson after donkey sculpture set ablaze in Bowdoinham

‘Mr. H’ took artist Doug Chess two years to build.
Published
September 17, 2020

Topsham sets tax rate

TOPSHAM — The Town of Topsham has decreased its tax rate from $19.15 per $1,000 of assessed value to $17.86 per $1,000 of assessed value. For a home assessed at $200,000, that reduces the annual tax bill from $3,830 to $3,572 — a $258 decrease. Town Manager Derek Scrapchansky said selectmen’s conservative approach to this […]
Published
September 17, 2020

More families opt to home-school during pandemic

Southern Midcoast school districts report increases in the number of students in their district switching to homeschooling during the COVID pandemic, but say they hope many students will return when things start to go back to normal.
Published
September 16, 2020

Topsham approves first solar projects

The planning board approved solar farm projects Tuesday for 449 Augusta Road and another at 357 Middlesex Road, the first approved projects since townspeople adopted new rules to regualte them in July.
Published
September 16, 2020

Topsham coffee shop plan stirs debate about Main Street vision

The attorney for Aroma Joe’s, which proposed a 5,000-square-foot coffee shop, commercial tenants and upstairs apartments at the corner of Route 196 and Main Street, told Topsham planners Tuesday that after 11 months of making changes and increasing project costs to satisfy the town, “enough is enough.”
Published
September 15, 2020

Two Bridges turns away York County inmates due to coronavirus outbreak

Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset boards inmates when there are beds available and hadn’t turned inmates away during the pandemic prior to a recent from York County Jail to board some of its female prisoners.