The Pejepscot Historical Center is looking to collect family stories, photographs and genealogy to help tell the stories of immigrant groups that came to the southern Midcoast.
C. Thacher Carter
Thacher Carter covers general news for Brunswick and Freeport. After growing up in York, Maine, Thacher graduated in 2020 from St. Lawrence University, where he earned a degree in English and Environmental Studies. Before beginning at The Times Record, Thacher worked four seasons for the Appalachian Mountain Club's High-Mountain Huts in the New Hampshire White Mountains. Thacher now resides in Portland.
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Some local businesses report unruly customers in wake of Brunswick mask mandate
While some business owners view the town’s masking requirement as a weight off their shoulders, others report of disgruntled customers and concerns that the mandate might affect sales.
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Brunswick High plans to return to in-person learning but pandemic challenges persist
“We want our students in school,” Brunswick Superintendent Phil Potenziano said Wednesday. “We desperately want our students in school, we know that’s where they should be.”
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Brunswick approves 64-bed emergency homeless shelter for Cook’s Corner
The planning board on Tuesday unanimously approved Tedford Housing’s proposal for a 17,000-square-foot shelter off Thomas Point Road.
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Brunswick overpass damaged by load posted at 30 tons
The overpass will be replaced in the coming years, according to a Maine DOT spokesperson.
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Anticipating COVID uptick, Bowdoin College to start spring semester with remote learning
The college announced Monday that the first week of classes will be held remotely to ensure an equitable start of the semester for those who are quarantined with the virus.
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Groups claim ‘alarming levels’ of ‘forever chemicals’ found in Brunswick
A Maine Department of Environmental Protection project manager said that while the findings shouldn’t be dismissed, the testing method used by the local groups is not in line with state standards.
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Crucial vote on proposed Brunswick homeless shelter expected Tuesday
The Brunswick planning board will vote Tuesday on Tedford Housing’s proposal for the Cook’s Corner area.
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Brunswick High School goes remote due to COVID-19 surge
With 43 active cases of COVID-19 reported at Brunswick High School, Superintendent Phil Potenziano wrote in an announcement Saturday that the situation is untenable.
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Brunswick approves indoor mask mandate for all public spaces
Modeled after Portland’s, the controversial mandate was passed on an emergency basis Thursday and will come into effect on Jan. 12.