Topsham News

AUGUSTA : The Public Information Office compiled the following news items for the Maine Department of Public Safety: Last year was the safest in the last 50 on Maine roads and 2009 is turning out to be even safer.

Motorcycle riders from around Maine are rallying to help one of their best friends-and they're doing it with a big bike ride this Sunday.

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Is the rebuilding of I-295 worth the money? A large portion of Maine's share of federal stimulus funding is going to resurfacing the northbound lanes of I-295 between Topsham and Gardiner this summer .

What : Knucklebusters Club Father's Day Car Show When: Sunday, June 21, registration at 8 a.m., viewing until 2 p.m., rain or shine.

The town will begin its review today of a plan submitted by the state's largest wind power developer to build a 34-turbine, 51-megawatt wind-to-energy facility along Oakfield Hills.

Big changes are in store for those who use Interstate 295 from Topsham to Gardiner.

AUGUSTA : The following news items were compiled by the Public Information Office of the Maine Department of Public Safety: The big lane switch on I-295 from Topsham to Gardiner takes place on Tuesday, June 16th, as the northbound lanes will be closed for the summer for repairs.

TOPSHAM a ' The School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors voted Thursday night to close the West Harpswell School after the 2009-2010 school year.

Driving in Southern Maine will become a little slower and trickier in the coming days as construction closes both lanes of I-295 northbound.

TOPSHAM a ' Several residents opposed to the possible closing of the West Harpswell School are asking the Board of Selectmen to "conduct a detailed review" of the proposal.

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association is pleased to announce that Keith P. Luke has been elected to its Board of Directors.

Mainers and visitors to the state would pay no sales taxes on many purchases during the Columbus Day weekend this fall under a proposal initially adopted by the House 81-65 on Friday.

DRESDEN : When you visit Pownalborough Courthouse in Dresden, on the banks of the Kennebec River, you step back in time almost 250 years.

5/19 at 9:55 p.m. Dee R. Rogers, 48, of 64 Theodore Drive, was arrested on Theodore Drive on a warrant arrest charge.

President Obama says he is pleased but not satisfied with the first 100 days of the economic stimulus effort.

Carlsbad, CA, - May 26, 2009 - The Brunswick and Topsham Water District recently implemented GO! Sync Mobile GIS to support the field deployment of GIS data to District employees.

About three years ago, the Swamp Donkeys was voted down and the Idle Threats voted in.

The exhibit "Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing and Costumes" will open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at the Maine State Museum in Augusta, according to co-curator Bruce Bourque, chief archaeologist and curator of ethnology at the museum.

In the intent of promoting clearer, more effective communication, Roger G. Pinette develops an expansive collection on popular figures of speech and other facets of communication in his informative book published through Xlibris, On Modes of Communication.