For kids in the Brunswick School Department and in the greater Brunswick community, having a place to go outside of school where they can have fun, feel safe and, most importantly, feel seen can make the difference between being happy and healthy or not. Whether it’s after school or during the summer, the Brunswick Area […]
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Maine DHHS awards Independence Association grant for pilot program
Independence Association of Brunswick was recently awarded an HCBS-Innovation Grant as part of a Maine Department of Health and Human Services initiative to promote greater opportunities for independence and integration in community life for individuals who receive services funded by the Home and Community Based Services waiver system. Independence Association celebrates the ability of all […]
Oasis Free Clinics receives $60,000 donation from community development group
CEI Capital Management LLC recently announced that it has made a $60,000 donation to the Oasis Free Clinics to support their work providing health, dental, mental health and prescription assistance for adults with low incomes and no insurance. Funds for this donation were generated as part of Community Benefits Agreement with one of CCML’s New […]
Brunswick celebrates ‘rockstar’ poet after pandemic hiatus
Brunswick’s annual Longfellow Days returns in February after a 2-year hiatus, offering locals the chance to celebrate one of the Midcoast’s most influential figures and to enjoy contemporary poetry.
Giving Voice: Mid Coast and Oasis — A long and special partnership
Last week, Lois Skillings stepped down as the President of Mid Coast-Parkview Health after 11 years. When I came to Oasis seven years ago, one of the first calls I received was from Lois, inviting me to meet with her. During that first meeting, she shared with me that she had been a volunteer nurse […]
Folk group Bold Riley performance to support local nonprofit
UUCB Concerts for a Cause will host folk quintet Bold Riley at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick. Concerts for a Cause brings concerts to the Greater Brunswick area while raising money for local charities. This concert will benefit the Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning. Bold […]
Pending sale of 25-unit Topsham apartment complex would weaken affordability restrictions
Twenty-five apartments in Topsham could soon lose some of their affordability requirements, vexing affordable housing advocates who say the government should do more to keep those restrictions in place.
Skillings recognized as she retires from helm of Mid Coast-Parkview Health
Skillings worked in several nursing and leadership roles at Mid Coast-Parkview Health since 1979.
Maine Catholic Schools Week brings slate of festivities to St. John’s Catholic School
Bishop Robert Deeley will open Catholic Schools Week with a Mass at St. John the Baptist Church in Brunswick at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29.
SMCC receives federal funding for rising industries
Maine’s community colleges are receiving more than $8 million in federal funding, including about $1.75 million for Southern Maine Community College programs in electric vehicle repair and controlled environment agriculture.