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Police investigate Punkintown burglaryBy Noreen BiehlThree individuals broke into a Punkintown Road home early Saturday,...
12/02/2025

Police investigate Punkintown burglary

By Noreen Biehl

Three individuals broke into a Punkintown Road home early Saturday, Nov. 29, assaulted the residents and then fled the scene. Within minutes of South Berwick police arriving, the assailants were found and detained.

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Three individuals broke into a Punkintown Road home early Saturday, Nov. 29, assaulted the residents and then fled the scene. Within minutes of South Berwick police arriving, the assailants were...

Voters get say on town spending up to $750,000 more on Town HallBy Karen McCarthy EgerVoters will be asked at a special ...
12/02/2025

Voters get say on town spending up to $750,000 more on Town Hall

By Karen McCarthy Eger

Voters will be asked at a special town meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, whether the Town should be allowed to use up to $750,000 from its undesignated fund to help pay for what could be increased costs for the Town Hall renovation.

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Voters will be asked at a special town meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, whether the Town should be allowed to use up to $750,000 from its undesignated fund to...

Town Council signs agreement settling shoreland disputeBy Karen McCarthy EgerThe Town Council voted last week to avoid l...
12/02/2025

Town Council signs agreement settling shoreland dispute

By Karen McCarthy Eger

The Town Council voted last week to avoid litigation by signing an agreement settling a dispute between Hussey Landscape Supplies and the Town over a shoreland zone violation.

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The Town Council voted last week to avoid litigation by signing an agreement settling a dispute between Hussey Landscape Supplies and the Town over a shoreland zone violation. The council...

Police log three arrests, 125 vehicle stops Oct. 20 to Nov. 2By Noreen BiehlSouth Berwick police reported three arrests,...
11/25/2025

Police log three arrests, 125 vehicle stops Oct. 20 to Nov. 2

By Noreen Biehl

South Berwick police reported three arrests, including a juvenile, two motor vehicle accidents, and 125 traffic stops during the two-week period of Oct. 20 through Nov. 2.

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South Berwick police reported three arrests, including a juvenile, two motor vehicle accidents, and 125 traffic stops during the two-week period of Oct. 20 through Nov. 2. A 15-year-old male...

Planning Board resumes talk of property upkeep ordinanceBy Karen McCarthy EgerA proposal to regulate how property is mai...
11/25/2025

Planning Board resumes talk of property upkeep ordinance

By Karen McCarthy Eger

A proposal to regulate how property is maintained so it does not present a problem for neighbors was the subject of a recent Planning Board workshop.

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A proposal to regulate how property is maintained so it does not present a problem for neighbors was the subject of a recent Planning Board workshop. Board Chair Hershey Hirschkop...

Town Councilor Cook to run for Maine House seatReporter StaffTown Councilor Mallory Cook has announced she will be runni...
11/25/2025

Town Councilor Cook to run for Maine House seat

Reporter Staff

Town Councilor Mallory Cook has announced she will be running for the state House of Representatives seat now held by Tiffany Roberts.

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Town Councilor Mallory Cook has announced she will be running for the state House of Representatives seat now held by Tiffany Roberts. Roberts, of South Berwick, who terms out of...

Home for the Holidays adds venues to Dec. 6 festivitiesBy Zelda KenneyThe annual Home for the Holidays festivities this ...
11/25/2025

Home for the Holidays adds venues to Dec. 6 festivities

By Zelda Kenney

The annual Home for the Holidays festivities this year have been expanded beyond the downtown to include Powderhouse Hill and Punkintown, with a trolley running among the three locations.

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The annual Home for the Holidays festivities this year have been expanded beyond the downtown to include Powderhouse Hill and Punkintown, with a trolley running among the three locations. South...

Search for district school superintendent beginsBy Zelda KenneyA new superintendent of schools will ideally be in place ...
11/25/2025

Search for district school superintendent begins

By Zelda Kenney

A new superintendent of schools will ideally be in place by July 1, the beginning of the next fiscal year, according to Joe Long, chair of the Maine SAD35 school board.

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A new superintendent of schools will ideally be in place by July 1, the beginning of the next fiscal year, according to Joe Long, chair of the Maine SAD35 school...

Town urged to publicize support for residents in needBy Mark PechenikFor the second time in a month, the Town Council ha...
11/19/2025

Town urged to publicize support for residents in need

By Mark Pechenik

For the second time in a month, the Town Council has been called upon to promote greater awareness of town assistance available to residents in need.

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For the second time in a month, the Town Council has been called upon to promote greater awareness of town assistance available to residents in need. Citing uncertainty and cuts...

Allowed land uses in rural areas of town face changesBy Karen McCarthy EgerInconsistency between the town’s Comprehensiv...
11/19/2025

Allowed land uses in rural areas of town face changes

By Karen McCarthy Eger

Inconsistency between the town’s Comprehensive Plan and the current list of allowable uses in South Berwick’s rural areas is under review by the Planning Board.

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Inconsistency between the town’s Comprehensive Plan and the current list of allowable uses in South Berwick’s rural areas is under review by the Planning Board. The board at its Nov....

Business owner wants to build arts campus at PunkintownReporter StaffProposed plans for an “industrial arts campus” on a...
11/18/2025

Business owner wants to build arts campus at Punkintown

Reporter Staff

Proposed plans for an “industrial arts campus” on an 18-acre parcel adjacent to the Punkintown business district off Route 236 have gotten a favorable reception from the Town Council.

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Proposed plans for an “industrial arts campus” on an 18-acre parcel adjacent to the Punkintown business district off Route 236 have gotten a favorable reception from the Town Council. Applicant...

Former town clerk clarifies her departureReporter StaffFormer town clerk Tyanne Giambusso says she gave the Town two wee...
11/18/2025

Former town clerk clarifies her departure

Reporter Staff

Former town clerk Tyanne Giambusso says she gave the Town two weeks’ notice before leaving the clerk’s position, and that an article published Oct. 27 in the South Berwick Reporter included inaccurate information about her departure.

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Former town clerk Tyanne Giambusso says she gave the Town two weeks’ notice before leaving the clerk’s position, and that an article published Oct. 27 in the South Berwick Reporter...

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