HERMON, Maine — A local nonprofit agency announced on June 28 it has entered into a contract to purchase commercial property in downtown Brewer to open a food pantry for city residents and those in nearby Eddington.

Please take note that the City of Brewer has filed a Notice of Intent (NOI) to comply with the General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater from Small Municipal Storm Sewer Systems.

BREWER, Maine — The path of the new waterfront trail has been cleared and this week construction crews will fill it with gravel to prepare it for pavement that will go down in the next couple of weeks, City Engineer Frank Higgins said Tuesday.

BREWER, Maine — The Brewer Comprehensive Plan, developed in 1995, needs an update, so the city’s planning committee is hosting the first of many gatherings on Tuesday seeking public input about what future projects the city should undertake.

What do you want Brewer to look like in 2025?
The Brewer Comprehensive Plan Committee would like to invite Brewer residents and business owners to the first of several open houses to showcase the current work that is being done by the 2013-2014 Comprehensive Plan Committee, and to solicit feedback and input.

Join us on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 from 5-7 pm upstairs at the Brewer Auditorium. Light refreshments will be served.

BREWER, Maine — VolturnUS, the first offshore floating wind turbine in North America, hit the water Friday.

Holden resident Sherri Therrien is passionate about dogs, and she’s fortunate to make a living making them look and feel great. Therrien is the owner of Fetch Grooming, located at 421 Wilson St in Brewer, next to Bangor Savings Bank in the Brewer Shopping Center.

BREWER, Maine — The Brewer Housing Authority expressed an interest in redeveloping the historic Brewer Middle School into affordable senior housing back in 2008, and signed a purchase and sale agreement last year. But the project has been stalled by residential zoning limits.

BREWER, Maine — There are two zoning changes in the works — one designed to help with redeveloping two vacant school buildings and one to establish a downtown development district — and public hearings on both are scheduled for Monday, May 6.

BREWER, Maine — Coach Harold “Skip” Estes has seen his team reach the Eastern Maine Class A softball championship for the last two years, and he finds this year’s Witches more focused on getting over that hump and reaching the state final in June.