The Maine lobster industry is fighting an Arizona lawmaker’s bill that would impose stricter regulations to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Jason Claffey
Jason Claffey is a reporter covering the Brunswick and Bath area for The Times Record. He graduated from Boston University with a communications degree and started his journalism career in 2005 in the sports department of The Boston Globe. Since 2007, he has covered local, state and national news in the Northeast for several publications.
7% property tax hike in Brunswick likely as budget plan advances
Property taxes for a $400,000 home would increase by $640 if Brunswick’s budget plan goes unchanged.
Brunswick celebrates 12th annual Poem in Your Pocket Day
Brunswick businesses are encouraging people to pick up poems for the town’s annual Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 27.
Brunswick homeless shelter announces new leader
Tedford Housing runs the Midcoast’s only homeless shelter and is raising money for a new building.
Brunswick police officer honored for saving man’s life
Brunswick police Officer Zach Huber went “above and beyond” saving a suicidal man last year.
Secretary of state denies Brunswick polling site switch
The Brunswick Town Council last year voted to move the town’s polling site from the junior high school to the recreation center.
Maine Maritime Museum selected for national program to plan for future
The Maine Maritime Museum is one of 79 museums and cultural institutions across the country selected for the program to help with strategic planning.
Wanted: Brunswick innkeeper. Pay? Up to $90K. Résumé? Too old-fashioned.
The owner of the OneSixtyFive inn is seeking an innkeeper by asking for an essay or video instead of a resume.
‘Everyone needs to eat more lobster’: Red’s Eats opens for 85th season
Red’s Eats lobster shack in Wiscasset is holding a fundraiser for the Maine lobster industry this summer in hopes of countering federal regulations.
Brunswick school officials defend budget plan
The Brunswick School Department’s proposed $52.9 million budget represents a 7% increase over the current one and would raise property taxes 4.8%.