Author at library Maine author Bruce Robert Coffin will present his fourth novel, “Within Plain Sight,” the ninth installment of the award-winning series, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Gray Public Library. Coffin is a former detective sergeant with more than 27 years in law enforcement. At the time of his retirement from […]
February 2020
Guest column: Brunswick Rotary Club recognizes local historic sites
Like many clubs and organizations, the Brunswick Rotary Club features numerous committees to accomplish work in specific areas. The Pride and Heritage committee is responsible for identifying and commemorating historical locations in the Midcoast region. With the assistance of the Pejepscot Historical Society, the Village Historical Society, the Midcoast Region Redevelopment Authority and the Brunswick […]
L.L. Bean wades into New York Fashion Week with clothing ‘inspired by the outdoors’
For the first time in its 108-year history, the Freeport retailer had a collection shown on a fashion runway in New York on Wednesday. The clothes will be on sale in the fall.
Sande’s Picks: Still time to celebrate Chinese New Year
Food and beverage events in the Southern Midcoast Feb. 7 Winter Graze Dinner at Camp Hammond, 275 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-3895. This dinner features food sources from Snell Family Farm, beers from Brickyard Hollow, and catering by The Black Tie Company. $65/person for four-course served dinner plus hors d’ouevres. Tickets at eventbrite.com. Upcoming dates are […]
Cooking at the Cove: A weeknight meal with ‘extra’
At the cove, when we really like something, we often say, “That was extra!” It could mean extra delicious, extra special, extra you-name-it. (Even when the youngest grandchild does something especially cute, we say, “She’s so extra.”) This wonderfully aromatic one-pot chicken and rice dish, for instance, is the epitome of “extra.” Smelling that exquisite […]
Letter to the editor: Sen. Romney lives up to example set by Margaret Chase Smith
As the only Republican who voted to convict President Trump of abuse of power, he’ll be ‘remembered for his bravery and his moving honesty.’
Our View: Now-retired telescope gave us a view into the unknown
The Spitzer space telescope answered longstanding questions about our universe, and raised many others.
Your Land: For the pine being
“Like great harps on which the wind makes music. There is no finer tree.” – Henry Thoreau writing about the white pine in his Journal, September 16th, 1857. It took one microburst, three consults, and a dark, wind-fraught night before we made the final call. “Yes, Jeff,” we said to local arborist Jeff Gillis, “we’d […]
Coastal History: Isabella Fogg, Civil War nurse
After Joshua Chamberlain miraculously survived a horrible bullet wound through his pelvis, he was transported many miles by stretcher and loaded onto a steamship. Nurse Isabella Fogg from Maine heard that he was aboard and volunteered to stay with him on the ship. Unfortunately, the ship’s chief medical officer did not want any women on […]
Rep. Gramlich: Access to well water testing is a public health necessity
Infants and children are most vulnerable to the harmful effects of prolonged exposure.
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