The 43rd annual Maine Highland Games brought traditional Scotish athletics, piping and dance competitions to Brunswick on Saturday.
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Giving Voice: Gathering Place golf tournament tees off to benefit unhoused
We have cause for celebration this week. Last Monday, The Gathering Place held its inaugural golf tournament. It was held at the Highland Green golf course through the generosity of John Wasileski, developer of Highland Green, and it was a great success. It appeared that everyone there had fun, the players and the volunteers who […]
Theater Review: Maine State Music Theatre seduces audiences with ‘Kinky Boots’
Based on a true story, the six-time Tony Award-winning musical “Kinky Boots” runs through Aug. 27 at the Pickard Theater in Brunswick.
Brunswick historian, known for research and friendship of Indigenous tribes, dies at 95
Colleagues, friends and family describe Nicholas N. Smith as a crucial historian, political activist and generous and humble man.
Understaffed Midcoast restaurants can’t meet demand
While business at restaurants has largely bounced back since the pandemic-induced lows of 2020, staffing shortages are forcing some local spots to cut hours or menu items.
Brunswick council to consider moving voting site
The Town Council will hold a public hearing Sept. 6 on possibly relocating the polls to the Recreation Center from the junior high.
Coastal Journal Edition Meetings: Aug. 19-26
Brunswick Mon. 8/22 3:30 p.m. Personnel Board Police Station Tues. 8/23 4:30 p.m. Recycling & Sustainability Committee Zoom Wed. 8/24 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Town Hall/Zoom Wed. 8/24 3:30 p.m. Personnel Board Police Station Wed. 8/24 6 p.m. Rivers & Coastal Waters Commission TBD/Zoom Thur. 8/25 5 p.m. Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee TBD Thur. 8/25 […]
From the Chamber: Our biggest Saturday is even bigger this year
There is one Saturday that I’ve claimed for several years running is our biggest Saturday of the year, as we are the center of the summer event season with three major events all happening within about a 10-mile radius. The Saturday in question is this coming, Saturday Aug. 20, and that weekend has gotten even […]
People Plus receives donation from bank’s charity program
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust employees donate nearly $12,000 to six nonprofit organizations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Hot weather fuels algal blooms in Casco Bay that may be killing soft-shell clams
The algal blooms seem to be concentrated in Maquoit Bay, Middle Bay and Basin Cove, areas located off Freeport, Brunswick and Harpswell, respectively.