On June 1, third graders from St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick went to the State House to watch one of their fellow classmates, Sadie, be honored. “Sadie was the first-place winner for grades K-3 in the Maine Constitution Essay and Poster Program,” said Shelly Wheeler, principal of St. John’s. “They were joined by Secretary […]
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‘We will not stop’: King, Collins sign letter demanding Bowdoin College graduate’s release
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate, has been detained in Russia since March on spying charges that U.S. officials call bogus.
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Brunswick approves new affordable housing rules amid ‘crisis’
Brunswick officials approved an inclusionary zoning ordinance that requires new housing developments with more than 15 rental units to have at least 15% set aside for affordable housing.
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Plant sale big producer for community garden in Brunswick
The annual fundraiser brought in $12,500 for the Thomas Settlemire Community Garden, which also includes Midcoast Hunger Prevention’s Common Good Garden.
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Brunswick voters approve $52.9M school budget
The school budget contributes 4.8% to the town’s projected 7.4% property tax hike, the largest in years.
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Bowdoin College reimbursed nearly $1.4M for coronavirus testing
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has reimbursed Maine more than $282 million for coronavirus-related expenses.
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After Brunswick fire, fundraisers and donation drive benefit families who ‘lost everything’
A June 11 fire at the Perryman Village housing development destroyed five apartments.
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Letter: Responses to letter paint fear where there is none
My May 26 letter, “Why does Brunswick continue to accept asylum seekers?“, questioned the town’s rationale for housing 60 additional asylum-seeking families at Brunswick Landing. I challenged the town’s motivation for prioritizing the allocation of limited resources to asylum seekers over the needs of Brunswick’s homeless. That letter inspired Faith Moll and Veronica Garrett to […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: June 23-30
Bath Tue. 6/27 5 p.m. Economic Dev. Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 6/26 6 p.m. Housing Committee Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 6/26 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 6/27 4:30 p.m. Recycling/Sustainability Committee Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 6/27 6 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 6/28 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, […]
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Brunswick schools hires new finance director
Lesley Wysocki, who is director of finance and operations for a school system in Connecticut, will replace Kelly Wentworth.