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  Berwick (town), Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was variously called the "Parish of Unity," "Kittery Commons" or "Kittery North Parish." "Unity" (Berwick) was populated with Scots prisoners of war captured at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, then force-marched to Durham Cathedral in Durham, England.
Berwick was once considerably larger in size, but South Berwick was set off in 1814, followed by North Berwick in 1831.
In the 19th century, Berwick enjoyed a symbiotic economic relationship with Somersworth, New Hampshire, the mill town to which it is connected by bridge across the Salmon Falls River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berwick,_Maine   (698 words)

  
 Berwick UMC: roll of honor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
She was born April 16, 1906, in Berwick, Maine, a daughter of Noah and Nettie (Toothaker) Randall.
She was a longtime member of the Berwick United Methodist Church, where she served as treasurer for 10 years and a trustee for more than three years, a member of the United Methodist Women, where she served as treasurer for 10 years and secretary for nine years and a member of the DAR.
She was born in Berwick, Maine, on July 27, 1921, a daughter of Clement and Grace E. (Brown) Ham.
www.gbgm-umc.org /berwick/heritage/memoriam.html   (4069 words)

  
 History of Berwick, Maine
Berwick, in York County, first known as a part of Newichawannock, was incorporated in 1713, being the ninth town in the State.
The town is bounded on the north by Lebanon, on the east by North Berwick, on the south by South Berwick, and on the western side by New Hampshire.
When the war of the Revolution approached, the people of Berwick were ready to support their brethren to the utmost of their ability.
history.rays-place.com /me/berwick-me.htm   (1835 words)

  
 Lawsuit settled against state trooper, South Berwick police - Boston.com
A South Berwick man has reached a $50,000 settlement with the South Berwick Police Department and the state of Maine alleging his constitutional rights were violated during a traffic stop in 2004.
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine --A South Berwick man has reached a $50,000 settlement with the South Berwick Police Department and the state of Maine alleging his constitutional rights were violated during a traffic stop in 2004.
Maine Assistant Attorney General William Fisher said Royer was charged with operating under the influence and assault on a police officer.
www.boston.com /news/local/maine/articles/2006/11/11/lawsuit_settled_against_state_trooper_south_berwick_police   (348 words)

  
 Berwick Boys Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Berwick encourages all boys who respond to the challenges of camp life and perform to the best of their ability by offering a program of college scholarships.
Berwick tries to emphasize the importance of honesty and respect for other’s property but cannot be held responsible for loss or damage to a boy’s possessions.
Berwick wants boys that are eager to learn, excited to participate, and willing to cooperate, and to get along with their peers.
www.berwick.org /Parents_Handbook_2003.htm   (4444 words)

  
 Two Miles off Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
A Berwick Mariner Camp for still younger boys, ages eight to fourteen,  is now an added feature which is managed by veteran Berwick boys on a fee basis to help support the entire project.
Many young campers are finding that the Berwick program is an attempt to help boys become young men without losing their youth in the process and with full appreciation of the maturing experiences which are taking place.
The brisk weather on the Maine coast makes the boys hustle to keep warm; the isolation and ruggedness of the island terrain gives campers a feeling of independence; dense fog and rough waves under a boat manned by themselves stimulate a great interest in the survival course.
www.berwick.org /text/2miles_off_maine.htm   (2101 words)

  
 South Berwick, Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Berwick, which then included South Berwick, separated from Kittery and was incorporated in 1713.
South Berwick, in turn, separated from Berwick and was incorporated in 1814.
South Berwick manufactured cotton and woolen textiles, plows and cultivators, shoes, as well as sawn and planed lumber.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Berwick,_Maine   (583 words)

  
 Berwick Counting House Museum
Berwick was once a gateway along the Piscataqua estuary, an important stop into the untamed interior of New Hampshire and Maine.
Since the Old Berwick Historical Society was formed in 1962, volunteers have collected thousands of archives and curiosities, and made them available as displays and research materials on life all around the Piscataqua.
Sarah Orne Jewett whose house is located further up Main Street in South Berwick and open to the public courtesy of SPNEA.
www.seacoastnh.com /dct/berwick.html   (496 words)

  
 Maine Local Government - Town of South Berwick - Main Page
South Berwick is a town in York County, incorporated on February 12, 1814 from a portion of Berwick.
Maine's oldest preparatory school, Berwick Academy, was established here in 1791.
The town is accessible to the coastal communities of York and Kittery via Maine Routes 91 and 236.
www.maine.gov /local/york/south_berwick   (152 words)

  
 Highlights of Berwick History (1939)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Berwick, Eng., on the Tweed from which Berwick, Me., derived its name was once the chief seaport of Scotland.
The statement in "Berwick's Heritage" concerning the source of the Salmon Falls River, known to Mason and Gorges as Piscataqua, is incorrect.
Berwick's heritage includes all that she has received, both her benefits from the past and her responsibilities for the future.
www.gbgm-umc.org /berwick/heritage/1939.html   (5515 words)

  
 Aerated Lagoons - North Berwick Maine
The total project included the construction of 38,000 feet of sewer and force main, seven pump stations, and a new wastewater treatment facility.
Prior to construction of the new sewer system and wastewater treatment facility, untreated sewage from the village of North Berwick was discharged to the Great Works River creating nuisance and public health concerns.
North Berwick is one of the first large scale operating seasonal discharge treatment facilities in the state.
www.lagoonsonline.com /berwick.htm   (550 words)

  
 Berwick, ME News
Portsmouth Police announced that Christy Wanager, 25, of Elliot, Maine, Justin Collins, 18, of Raymond and David Wilson, 21, of Dover, were all charged with felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor theft...
A story published this week in the Portland Press Herald tells of a scene one would not expect to hear about in the year 2005 in Maine: a student being bullied because of his race.
Those words were printed on the jacket of one of the hundreds of fans who toughed out the cold and attended the Maine Band Directors' Association marching band festival Saturday at Daubney Field.
www.topix.net /city/berwick-me   (618 words)

  
 Town Of Berwick, Maine Genealogy
Berwick is located in the located in the southwestern part of York County Maine.
It is very common when researching people in Berwick to find that it is necessary to cross the Salmon Falls river and continue in Strafford County NH.
n June 6, 1713 Berwick's petition to become a separate town was approved and Berwick became the 9th town in Maine.
www.rootsweb.com /~mecberwi/berwick.html   (537 words)

  
 Berwick Maine Police Department   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Berwick Police Department has been assisted in responding to emergencies in Berwick by the new "ENHANCED 9-1-1".
The Berwick Police Department welcomes the opportunity to meet the citizens of Berwick and would like to encourage people to stop in the Department to introduce themselves.
We, the members of the Berwick Police Department, are not only your police force, but we are also your neighbors.
www.berwickmaine.org /berwick/police   (475 words)

  
 Maine Local Government - Town of Berwick - Main Page
One of Maine's oldest communities, Chadbourne notes that settlements appear to have been made as early as 1624.
She noted that in Maine the name Berwick is connected to a group of 17th century indentured servants thought to have originated from the area of the town of Berwick on the Scotch-English border.
On October 23, 1785 almost every mill and bridge in the town was destroyed by a flood that also affected Kennebunk and Saco.
www.maine.gov /local/york/berwick   (206 words)

  
 Seacoast Town Listing - Berwick, Maine
Berwick, incorporated in 1713, was the ninth town to be established in Maine.
Berwick’s current town seal, adopted in 1963, provides a pictorial history of the town.
Standing underneath the trees is a Native American brave, representing the earliest settlers of Berwick, before Gibbens.
www.seacoastonline.com /living/berwick.htm   (375 words)

  
 EPA NE: Berwick, Maine sod farm to pay $27,500 fine, restore wetlands and donate land easements
BOSTON – A Berwick, Maine sod farm has agreed to pay a $27,500 penalty and to restore 54.5 acres of destroyed wetlands in Berwick to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it illegally dredged and filled these wetlands.
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, United States District Court for the District of Maine, 156 Federal Street, Portland, Maine 04101.
ABSTRACT: BOSTON – A Berwick, Maine sod farm has agreed to pay a $27,500 penalty and to restore 54.5 acres of destroyed wetlands in Berwick to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it illegally dredged and filled these wetlands.
www.epa.gov /Region1/pr/2003/jul/030714.html   (810 words)

  
 South Berwick, Maine Wastewater Treatment Facility is EPA Award Winner
BOSTON – The South Berwick, Maine wastewater treatment plant was among seven facilities across New England recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection for its commitment to improving water quality.
Harold Clough, superintendent of the town facility, and Albert Roberge, chairman of the board of trustees for the South Berwick Sewer District, were formally presented with an EPA New England Operations and Maintenance Excellence Award at the annual New England Water Environment Association Conference on Jan. 31 in Boston.
ABSTRACT: The South Berwick, Maine wastewater treatment plant was among seven facilities across New England recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection for its commitment to improving water quality.
www.epa.gov /ne/pr/2001/feb/010205.html   (429 words)

  
 Hackmatack Playhouse of Berwick, Maine
From the center of Berwick, stay on Rte 9E for 4 miles.
Berwick, bear right at the center sign (reads "No. Berwick, Sanford, Rte 4") Follow for about 6 miles to intersection of Rte 9W to the left, take that left and follow 3 ½ miles: Hackmatack is on your left.
From Sanford, ME Follow Rte 4 into North Berwick and then take a right onto Rte 9W: Hackmatack is 3 ½ miles on your left.
www.hackmatack.org /directions.htm   (179 words)

  
 South Berwick Citizen
With him was Keith Fletcher from the southern Maine office of the Nature Conservancy.
The EPS model was passed in 2003, six years after lawmakers asked the State Board of Education to develop a new funding model for the new Maine Learning Results.
He noted that the committee said 45 percent of survey respondents in the district were in favor of all-day kindergarten, and that the number dropped to 33 percent if it meant eliminating the pre-K program.
home.gwi.net /~dnb/citizen/home.htm   (2199 words)

  
 South Berwick, ME - Privacy Statement of South Berwick, Maine Website
All information collected on the Town of South Berwick website will be treated the same as any written communication and is subject to the confidentiality and public disclosure provisions of 1 MRSA Chapter 13.
If personally identifiable information is collected it may be subject to public inspection and legal disclosure and may be saved for a period of time before it is destroyed.
The the Town of South Berwick collects, retains and utilizes the email address of Website visitors only when they volunteer to subscribe to document folders on the municipality's Website.
southberwickme.virtualtownhall.net /Public_Documents/SouthBerwickME_WebDocs/privacy   (714 words)

  
 South Berwick, ME News
Peter Bowman, D-Kittery, was sworn in as a member of the Maine State Senate representing District 1 on Dec.
WAGM TV Recess, the unstructured play period that's been part of the school day for generations, is becoming shorter or disappearing altogether at some Maine schools, a victim of liability concerns and the need to...
A man from South Berwick has reached a $50,000 dollar settlement with the town's police department, and the state after he says his constitutional rights were violated.
www.topix.net /city/south-berwick-me   (662 words)

  
 History of South Berwick, Maine
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It was taken from the town and incorporated in 1814.
Berwick Academy in this town is one of the most noted in the
history.rays-place.com /me/s-berwick-me.htm   (820 words)

  
 Berwick Youth Soccer Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The philosophy of the Berwick Youth Soccer Association is aimed at keeping the best interests of our youth as the priority:
The minimum age to play in the Berwick Youth Soccer Association will be 4, and player MUST turn 5 by October 15, 2007.
The divisions are being broken down by age as opposed to grade.
eteamz.active.com /BerwickMaine/index.cfm   (576 words)

  
 Amazon.com: BERWICK, Vital Records of Berwick, South Berwick and North Berwick, Maine: Books: Joseph C., II ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
#1337 $62.50 The Kittery, Maine area, which then included all three of the Berwicks, was first settled in 1630 and incorporated in 1652.
In succeeding decades the Berwicks split off and their vital records, which have never before been published, begin in 1701 and continue until initiation of state-wide registration in 1892.
Combined with the Vital Records of Kittery, Maine Prior to the Year 1892, you now will be able to check all available records for the entire area from its first settlement.
www.amazon.com /BERWICK-Vital-Records-Berwick-South/dp/0929539796   (783 words)

  
 Welcome to South Berwick
South Berwick is a vibrant mid-size Maine community located on the Southern New Hampshire border.
With a population of 7,000 plus, South Berwick is a growing community which has experienced nearly a 50% increase in population since 1980, making it one of the faster growing communities in Maine.
With a rural New England Village setting, proximity to Boston MA, Portsmouth NH, and Portland ME, and the joy of Maine living, South Berwick is 'the way life should be'.
southberwickme.virtualtownhall.net /Public_Documents/index   (106 words)

  
 Seacoast Town Listing - South Berwick, Maine
In the early years, South Berwick was abundant with wildlife, fish, and lumber.
The author is best known for her fiction based on the lives of Seacoast folk she met while accompanying her father, a doctor, on house calls.
South Berwick is also the home of one of Maine's oldest private schools - Berwick Academy.
www.seacoastonline.com /living/southberwick.htm   (380 words)

  
 Berwick, ME Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
Back to: Berwick main page, Maine, Maine smaller cities, Maine small towns, All US cities.
Housing units in Berwick with a mortgage: 215 (17 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
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www.city-data.com /housing/houses-Berwick-Maine.html   (348 words)

  
 South Berwick Water District - South Berwick, Maine
The South Berwick Water District supplies the people of South Berwick and a small part of Berwick, Maine, with clean, safe water 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
That responsibility is laid out in our 1959 charter from the Maine Legislature, and traces back to a South Berwick water company organized in 1894.
We're proud of the work we do for you, and to be your source for all your water services.
www.sbwd.org   (111 words)

  
 Berwick Real Estate - Berwick Maine
You might be interested to know that Berwick has a population of 6,016 and the average household income in Berwick is $55,208.
Residents of Berwick enjoy 23.3 degree weather in the month of January and 70.7 degree weather in the month of July.
The median age in Berwick is 35.88 and the average household size in Berwick is 2.64.
www.homepages.com /localpages/Maine/Berwick.htm   (131 words)

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