Twelve workers at the Brunswick Staples submitted a petition to the National Labor Relations Board requesting to form a union.
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Coastal Journal Meetings: July 21-28
Bath Tue. 7/25 5 p.m. Economic Dev. Committee City Hall Wed. 7/26 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Brunswick Tue. 7/25 4:30 p.m. Recycling/Sustainability Committee Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 7/25 6 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 7/26 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 7/26 6 p.m. Rivers/Coastal Waters Commission Zoom, […]
Local sailor killed during attack on Pearl Harbor to be buried in Augusta
Eight decades after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, naval scientists have started identifying fallen servicemen using DNA testing.
‘He’s home now’: Mainer killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried 82 years later
Ensign Stanley Willis Allen of Bethel was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His remains were identified 80 years later.
Letter: Affirmative action ruling a good thing for everyone
I disagree with Abdi Nor Iftin’s July 5 “Through My Lens” opinion article, “Affirmative action ruling hurts immigrants and everyone else.” In that U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the use of race as a factor in college admissions was rejected, citing it as a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment equal protection clause. The ruling […]
Brunswick firefighters rescue man stranded on island in Androscoggin River
Police said the man became stranded on an island amid raging waters from recent storms.
Prospective Brunswick café owner reconsidering project after criticism from community, lawmaker
Raffi Sulahian cited “turmoil, started by one local newspaper reporter who intentionally created an unnecessary firestorm” as his reason for stopping a crowdsourced fundraiser to start a new café at the former Little Dog Coffee Shop.
Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ hits Maine State Music Theatre stage
The award-winning Broadway hit based on the 1980 cult classic movie, “9 to 5; The Musical” is set to keep the summer entertainment going at Maine State Music Theatre. “I get letters every year saying, ‘When are you doing 9 to 5?!?,’” says MSMT Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark. “The movie was one of the […]
Prospective Brunswick café owner defends crowdfunding campaign
Raffi Sulahian, who is trying to open a café at the former Little Dog Coffee Shop, also addressed a letter he wrote slamming the shop’s union.
All Saints Parish welcomes new priest from Society of African Missions
The Rev. Patrick Machayi, a member of the Society of African Missions, has been appointed a parochial vicar of All Saints Parish in Brunswick. Originally from Zambezi, Zambia, Machayi was ordained to the priesthood on July 26, 2014. Following his ordination, he served in Tanzania, which borders Zambia, from 2014-2022. He was then appointed to […]