Organizers on Saturday listed multiple policy and funding changes they want to see within the Brunswick Police Department and said they will keep coming back until they see change.
Hannah LaClaire
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Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering Maine’s housing crisis, real estate and development, entrepreneurship, the state's cannabis industry and a little bit of everything else. Before joining the Press Herald in 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running and weekends up at camp. She lives in Springvale with her husband and daughter, their dog and two tuxedo cats.
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Brunswick High School seniors graduate ‘together as one community’ in face of pandemic
The Brunswick High School class of 2020 graduated Friday during a special drive-in ceremony at Brunswick Landing that, despite the distance, checked all the right boxes.
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No active cases of COVID-19 at Mid Coast Hospital
The hospital has not had a positive test for the virus since May 23, but staff maintains readiness in the event of a surge.
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Brunswick school board approves nearly $1 million in cuts to school budget
With the reductions, the school budget won’t have any additional tax impact outside of the required $1.4 million payment on the new Kate Furbish School, which will increase taxes 3.1%.
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Brunswick councilors to discuss local policing in wake of protests
Councilors expect to discuss the police budget Thursday after receiving dozens of requests to “defund the police” and reallocate money from the department to social services, but councilors say that such a complicated, contentious topic likely will need more attention than just a budget workshop.
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Freeport High School graduates talk of loss, love and hope for class of 2020
About 130 graduates and their families gathered at the Saco Drive-In Movie Theater on Monday to watch a graduation “movie” of pre-recorded speeches and ceremonies before receiving their diplomas.
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Brunswick seniors to graduate at Brunswick Landing Friday
School officials hope this plan, which replaces an initial drive-through graduation concept that was criticized for lacking ceremony, will be memorable and meaningful for the students and their families.
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Photos: Peaceful protests continue in Midcoast on Saturday
Even as the ink ran and the cardboard started to flake away in their hands, protesters outside the Topsham Police Department held their signs high in the pouring rain on Saturday to lend their voices and support to the Black Lives Matter movement, calling for an end to police brutality against people of color. “I […]
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Second Black Lives Matter protest draws crowd in Brunswick Wednesday
Protesters gathered on the mall in Brunswick to peacefully protest police violence against people of color before marching up Pleasant Street to the police station.
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After cuts, Freeport school and town budgets reflect 1.69% increase
The council is expected to vote on the budget June 16.