Bath Mon. 9/26 5 p.m. Solid Waste Advisory Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 9/26 6:30 p.m. Housing Committee Town Hall Tues. 9/27 4:30 p.m. Recycling & Sustainability Committee Zoom Tues. 9/27 7 p.m. Planning Board Remote Wed. 9/28 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Meeting Zoom Thur. 9/29 6 p.m. Appointment Committee TBD Harpswell Mon. 9/26 […]
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‘Carmina Burana’: 200 voices and one organ in Portland
High school choir students will be among the performers of the popular work, transcribed for the Kotzschmar organ by James Kennerley.
Brunswick nonprofit fundraiser to help educate inmates across U.S.
College Guild, a Brunswick nonprofit that provides free educational courses to prisoners around the country, will host a fundraiser Thursday at 5 p.m.
Midcoast school districts struggle with substitute bus driver, teacher shortage
By enlisting substitute teachers, bus drivers, custodians and more to paper over vacancies in permanent positions, school districts have depleted their stock of workers available to fill in on short notice for sick employees.
Phone scammers bilk Bath senior out of $9,500, claiming her grandson is in trouble
Each year, scam artists cheat American seniors out of an estimated $3 billion, according to justice.gov.
Nonprofit seeks interest in Giving Tree grants
Nonprofit agencies offering programs to help improve the lives of women, children and families have until Dec. 1 to express interest in applying for 2023 grants from the Maine Women’s Giving Tree. The Giving Tree is a nonprofit and each spring makes $3,000-$10,000 grants annually. The group has awarded funding for seed grants and also […]
Under stress of pandemic, yoga and meditation emerge as tools to combat anxiety, stress
Bath and Brunswick yoga instructors believe in mindfulness, breathwork, and movement to ease the excessive stress caused by the pandemic.
BluShift announces series of engine tests and new community fundraising push
BluShift Aerospace, a Brunswick-based NewSpace startup, announced a new phase of rapid engine testing to optimize their carbon-neutral, biofuel powered MAREVL rocket engine. The company has also opened a new equity crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder. The “community round” campaign allows startups to raise capital from customers and supporters, alongside angel investors and VCs. The goal […]
Brunswick’s People Plus to hold open house
People Plus, the Brunswick Area Senior Community Center, will hold an open house from 1-3 p.m. Sept. 22 to showcase its activities, clubs, programs and games. The center will also be offering a discounted membership rate of $25 for the first year. People Plus dedicates itself to intergenerational community support, and offers fitness and wellness […]
Plans advance for 4-story apartment building at Brunswick Landing
Beacon Workforce Housing would include 13 affordable units out of a total of 63.