Debora King has served as executive director of the Brunswick Downtown Association since 2012.
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Land trust grant to preserve 32 acres around Maquoit Bay in Brunswick
The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust was awarded $245,000 from the Land for Maine’s Future program.
Brunswick Superintendent’s Notebook: Celebrate our graduates and their new beginnings
The calendar tells us that the school year is winding down, and we will soon bid adieu to the Class of 2023. While we will miss our seniors as they leave Brunswick High School to begin the next stage of their life journey, graduation is a celebration, and we have much to celebrate. Let me […]
Church lets its light shine for peace and diversity
This weekend, UUCB will be lit up orange in recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Day; next weekend, it will be illuminated in rainbow colors to coincide with the Brunswick Pride Festival.
Giving Voice: Pulling together to weather the housing crisis
Last Friday at Tedford Housing, for the first time in memory, five men who spoke little English knocked on our door asking for a bed for the night. It was a bit chaotic as they patiently strained to control their desperation — strained be heard. Everyone is worried about housing right now, with good reason. […]
St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick raises over $45,000 for scholarship fund
Over 200 names of family members and friends who have passed away were read as candles were lit for each during the annual St. John’s Scholarship Memorial Mass held at St. John the Baptist Church in Brunswick on May 30. The Mass remembers and celebrates the lives of loved ones but also serves to raise […]
$500,000 donation ‘a huge step’ toward new shelter in Brunswick
Tedford Housing has raised about $4.3 million of its $8.3 million goal for the emergency housing facility.
Brunswick ‘Have a Seat’ campaign continues this summer
Adirondack chairs from the Maine State Prison Showroom line Maine Street for the summer and will be auctioned off to support the Brunswick Downtown Association.
Letter: Welcome, immigrants! Welcome to you all!
I read Nancy Chesley’s May 26 anti-immigration letter. I hope she wrote it herself. Poor soul, caught in sophistry and grievance instead of the beauty of generosity. I revel in living in a country rich enough to help others. I would invite her for coffee but I bet she wouldn’t come because I am the […]
Bowdoin International Music Festival announces 2023 schedule
The Bowdoin International Music Festival returns this June for its 59th season presenting world-renowned classical musicians. The festival will produce nearly 100 performances over six weeks, June 26 to Aug. 4, including daily free concerts. The festival’s summer institute runs alongside public performances, bringing to Maine 275 young musicians selected through an increasingly competitive admissions […]