Casco Bay Wealth Advisors in Brunswick recently announced two new hires to its team. Amanda Spaulding has joined the firm as a client service assistant. She was previously employed in the banking industry. “Amanda brings extensive financial and administrative experience to our firm. She is a welcome addition to our team,” said Leslie Couper, certified […]
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Letter: Why does Brunswick continue to accept asylum seekers?
Brunswick continues to accept asylum seekers and will house 60 additional families at Brunswick Landing. The central question is this: why? Town Councilor Dan Ankeles has an answer: “We are all better off as a community when we face situations like this one (asylum seekers) with kindness and resolve.” News Center Maine, July 15, 2019. […]
Brunswick announces rec center summer hours
The Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department announced a change to the Recreation Center’s traditional summer hours in response to the new fitness spaces opened this past year. Beginning Sunday, May 28, the new summer hours will take effect: open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and open from 7 a.m. to 3 […]
Bath Savings Paddle for Pine Tree Camp returns as 3-day event
The 27th Bath Savings Paddle for Pine Tree Camp returns in June with some new twists: the Hammond Lumber Cornhole for a Cause tournament, Party for the Paddle at The Woodshed in Manchester and live music at the Solon Hotel. Expanding the paddle to a multi-day event serves one purpose: to raise funds for Maine […]
Ghanaian author to be featured at Gulf of Maine Books event
Gulf of Maine Books is hosting a reading by author Patrick Asare at 7 p.m. on June 1 at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. Asare will read from and discuss his book “The Boy from Boadua: One African’s Journey of Hunger and Sacrifice in Pursuit of a Dream.” This autobiographical memoir follows Asare’s journey […]
Former Penoboscot Nation chief brings art of basketmaking to Brunswick students
The former chief of the Penobscot Nation will bring the art of basketmaking to Brunswick students as part of the Arts are Elementary program in May and June. The longtime educator and cultural preservationist will lead a free public forum from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 22, in the Morrell Room at the Curtis […]
Bowdoin College dedicates new building geared toward Arctic studies
Bowdoin College held a dedication ceremony for its new John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies last week, hoping the new facility will position the school as a worldwide destination for future Arctic researchers, educators and climate specialists. The Gibbons Center provides a new home for the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, for both its […]
Work begins on $3 million renovation to Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum
The multi-year renovation is designed to transform the museum into a “world-class” institution.
Brunswick senator’s bill would require personal finance classes for high schoolers
Maine would become the 20th state to require a standalone financial literacy course to graduate high school.