There has been some news of the agreement between the Town of South Berwick and Comcast that was supposed to bring cable to all residents of South Berwick by the end of 2009. There are still nearly 300 homes that do not have access to cable in South Berwick. The work hasn’t been done as [...]
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Powderhouse Hill in the News
It’s been a big couple of weeks for Powderhouse Hill. Insurance issues threatened its ability to open, but a new arrangement for how the ski hill is managed was negotiated by the Town Council and Powderhouse volunteers so it could open as scheduled. Here are the news stories about what happened:
Ski club resolution lauded
The Portsmouth [...]
In the News: December 10, 2009
York County may seek increase in towns’ assessments
Foster’s Daily Democrat
… boarding prisoners from outside York County. When planning the new jail in the late 1990s, county officials anticipated that Maine’s shortage of inmate …
South Berwick celebrates the season with Home for the Holidays event
York Weekly
The fifth annual Home for the Holidays celebration drew hundreds to [...]
In the News: November 29, 2009
Holiday spectacle winds through two downtowns
Foster’s Daily Democrat
The annual holiday parade through Rollinsford and South Berwick, Maine, took a different route this year and organizers say it …
Holiday Parade regains some stature
Seacoastonline.com
This year’s annual Holiday Parade put on by the towns of South Berwick, Maine, and Rollinsford breathed some welcoming fresh air into a …
‘Knit-erature’ [...]
In the News: November 19, 2009
No injuries in five-vehicle crash on Route 236
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Five vehicles were damaged in a chain-reaction crash on Route 236 that “luckily” left nobody injured, according to …
Environmental expert gives South Berwick group ‘food for thought’
SeacoastOnline.com
Environmental conservation professor John Carroll of the University of New Hampshire’s Department of Natural Resources …
South Berwick group holds meet [...]
In the News: November 5, 2009
Marshwood Middle School to honor veterans on Friday
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Marshwood Middle School students will honor area veterans with songs, poems, and readings during the school’s ninth annual Veterans Day …
South Berwick ‘green’ housewarming project a hit
Seacoastonline.com
Six homes in town are now more energy efficient, thanks to local volunteers who made low-cost, non-structural home improvements as [...]
In the News: October 26, 2009
Auction rallies community to help fire victims
Foster’s Daily Democrat
The community outpouring of support for a South Berwick family that lost its home in a fire last month continued Saturday with …
Foundation raises $6800 for Marshwood schools
Seacoastonline.com
A German buffet, beer and wine tasting, live music and a silent auction brought South Berwick and Eliot residents and [...]
In the News: October 23, 2009
South Berwick 4th-graders’ math scores among highest in nation
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Marshwood Great Works School fourth-graders scored among the highest in the nation in the math portion of a national …
Marshwood Grade 4 math scores among nation’s best
Seacoastonline.com
Based on last year’s national math tests and recent state test results, Marshwood Great Works fourth-graders are …
Candidates focus [...]
In the News: October 14, 2009
South Berwick council votes to raze condemned Day house
York Weekly
South Berwick has decided to take down the structure on the Day property, which is now owned by the town. The building on Agamenticus Road was condemned in …
DOT looks to replace South Berwick bridge
York Weekly
The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing at [...]
In the News: October 3, 2009
$3.2M in bonds for SAD 35 at stake
Seacoastonline.com
On Election Day, Nov. 3, voters in Eliot and South Berwick will vote on a referendum to allow School Administrative District …
South Berwick scraps school access road idea
SeacoastOnline.com
SAD 35 School Board members said Friday morning they were not convinced of the need to build an access road from [...]
In the News: October 1, 2009
South Berwick teen to be made honorary firefighter
York Weekly
A 13-year-old boy will be made an honorary member of the South Berwick Fire Department on Sunday for saving the …
New library is the goal in South Berwick
Portsmouth Herald
This Sunday, an open house and pot luck community supper will be held at the Young Street site and [...]
In the News: September 21, 2009
Residents escape two-alarm blaze that destroys South Berwick home
Seacoastonline.com
A Locust Lane home was destroyed when a two-alarm blaze swept through the building, likely killing a trio of pets. …
Jass Boxing a hidden jewel
Seacoastonline.com
Jass Boxing, nestled in downtown South Berwick, Maine, isn’t all that different. The oft-used equipment, along with the ring, is jam-packed into the [...]
In the News: August 16, 2009
Man, 27, drowns in South Berwick pond
Portsmouth Herald
A 27-year-old male swimmer drowned Saturday afternoon at Leighs Mill Pond, authorities said, and his body was recovered shortly …
Man’s body recovered from swimming spot
Foster’s Daily Democrat
The body of a 27-year-old man from Dover was recovered from Leigh’s Mill Pond Saturday afternoon. He apparently had been swimming with [...]
In the News: August 12, 2009
South Berwick Rod & Gun Club closed after errant bullet found
Seacoastonline.com
After a stray bullet was found in the bed of a truck parked next door, the South Berwick Rod & Gun Club was closed …
South Berwick tax rate rises 30 cents
Foster’s Daily Democrat
The town Board of Assessors, comprised of town councilors, set the property tax [...]
In the News: August 5, 2009
School Board votes tonight on access road for Central School
York Weekly
Town officials are hoping the School … A recent South Berwick traffic study recommended the town construct the …
South Berwick school panel to consider paying some of road costs
Foster’s Daily Democrat
A plan by the Town Council to build a connector road to alleviate downtown traffic [...]
In the News: July 29, 2009
Juveniles suspected in vandalism of South Berwick gravestones
Foster’s Daily Democrat
A group of juveniles is believed to have knocked over a dozen or so gravestones at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery on …
South Berwick connector road OK’d; board accepts resignation
Foster’s Daily Democrat
The Town Council on Monday sped ahead with plans to build a connector road behind Central [...]
In the News: July 21, 2009
Some 130 pot plants seized in South Berwick bust
Foster’s Daily Democrat
The biggest marijuana growing operation to be discovered by local police in recent memory resulted in the arrest of …
Police find 130 pot plants during domestic disturbance call
Seacoastonline.com
Samuel Cote was arrested in connection with an alleged marijuana-growing operation in South Berwick, Maine. …
‘Living history’ Encampment [...]
In the News: July 14, 2009
New South Berwick library plan on vision quest
Foster’s Daily Democrat
The Friends of the South Berwick Library is hosting an open house at the church, located on Young Street in the downtown area, on Thursday, July 16 from 4-7 p.m. It will feature “imagination stations,” where people can help imagine the future library….
South Berwick councilor resigns [...]
In the News: July 7, 2009
Maine author Boyle coming to South Berwick to talk about new series
Foster’s Daily Democrat
The Public Library will sponsor a visit from Maine author Gerry Boyle on Tuesday, July 21, when he will talk about his recently …
South Berwick Native American, French encampment to be focus of …
Foster’s Daily Democrat
A “living history” presentation of a Native [...]
In the News: June 28, 2009
Fire In South Berwick Nursing Home
WCSH
Firefighters are called to a fire at the Berwick Estates Nursing Home on Portland Street…
Strawberry Festival still a sweet treat
Seacoastonline.com
Derek Small, left, of the Wildlife Encounters Traveling Zoo gets some help returning a 13-foot Burmese python to its cage Saturday during the South Berwick …
Wiles, Fickenscher finish first at Strawberry [...]
In the News: June 25, 2009
The sweetest festival ever : South Berwick Strawberry festival has …
Foster’s Daily Democrat
It’s a heaping helping of old-fashioned Americana, topped off with a sprinkling of modern environmental …
Marshwood Education Foundation raises $10K for grants
Seacoastonline.com
The Marshwood Education Foundation raised more than $10000 at its first fund-raising dinner held recently at the Regatta Banquet and …
Slaid Cleaves [...]
In the News: June 19, 2009
South Berwick Strawberry Festival green, red, delicious
Foster’s Daily Democrat
The Strawberry Festival Committee has added green to the red of its strawberry for this year’s event.
Scene: Slaid Cleaves returns to South Berwick on July 2
Seacoastonline.com
Slaid Cleaves never gets too big to come back home and play a free concert on the Central School lawn in South [...]
Marshwood Graduation in the News: June 13, 2009
Marshwood grads celebrate
Portsmouth Herald
This Marshwood High School Class of 2009, one gets the impression, is slightly irreverent, greatly sustainable, somewhat mischievous, deeply caring and committed to change.
Class leaders urge Marshwood grads to conquer obstacles
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Hope, optimism, and change — mixed in, of course, with some silly string, beach balloons and air horns
In the News: June 12, 2009
Vehicles hit pedestrian in South Berwick, cyclists in Rye
Portsmouth Herald
A pedestrian and two bicyclists were struck by motor vehicles in two separate Seacoast communities Thursday night. A dispatcher with the South Berwick (Maine) Police Department said a pedestrian was transported to….
Update 9:30 am
Pedestrian struck by car in South Berwick
Portland Press Herald
A pedestrian was struck and [...]
In the News: June 10, 2009 Voting Results
Here’s a round up of voting results in South Berwick, Eliot, and Kittery:
SAD 35 voters approve $26.2m budget
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Voters in South Berwick and Eliot approved the Fiscal 2010 $26.2 million school budget Tuesday in the final portion …
Eliot elects two women, passes comprehensive plan
Seacoastonline.com
An incumbent and a newcomer – the only two women in [...]
In the News: June 3, 2009
Group tries to pare SAD 35 budget plan even further
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Though the proposed School Administrative District 35 budget included a reduction in assessed taxes, …
$26M budget is sent to SAD 35 voters
York Weekly
A clear majority of the 80 or so Eliot and South Berwick residents at the SAD 35 district-wide budget meeting at the [...]
In the News: May 7, 2009
Serious injuries after head-on collision Tuesday in South Berwick
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Four people were transported to area hospitals Tuesday afternoon after a head-on collision between two sedans on …
Firm pitches solar farms over huge CMP expansion
Foster’s Daily Democrat
A small company out of Portland is pitching a big plan that would substitute solar power for a Central [...]
In the News: May 1, 2009
Help needed cracking $6g theft
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Police are asking for the public’s help after $6000 worth of electronics was stolen from a Witchtrot Road home Tuesday. …
South Berwick council does U-turn on road repairs
Foster’s Daily Democrat
In a reversal of its pledge to support a budget that would reflect a zero tax rate increase, the Town [...]
In the News: April 20, 2009
$26M SAD 35 budget moves forward
York Weekly
At the May meeting, the board will have specific figures about how Eliot and South Berwick’s local assessment will be impacted, he said. …
Maine voters will decide on reducing state’s excise tax
Foster’s Daily Democrat
South Berwick stands to lose $450000 a year, North Berwick would lose $350000-400000, and Eliot would [...]
In the News: April 10, 2009
South Berwick residents offer ideas for local economic development
Foster’s Daily Democrat
A year after an industrial park was nixed, residents on Wednesday sounded off on what kind of economic development …
Rally planned in bid to save Memorial, Sarah Long bridges
York Weekly
A group called Save Our Bridges will hold a rally Tuesday, April 28, in town to [...]
