Similar to last year, a virtual event will be offered in its place.
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Bowdoin College students publish book to help kids understand the pandemic
The story follows a girl named Charlie who, despite the difficulties of social isolation, remote classes and itchy face masks, learns from her mother how staying home can be a superpower.
Police: Auburn man suffers minor injuries when vehicle strikes pole in Brunswick
Brunswick Police and Brunswick Fire and Rescue responded to Greenwood Road on Friday when a driver crashed into a utility pole. The driver, Eric Maclean, 39, from Turner was uninjured and the passenger Thomas Marsh, 29, from Auburn, was brought to Mid-Coast Hospital with minor injuries. Officers arrived shortly after 11 a.m. and found a […]
Bob Abernethy, 93, NBC journalist and longtime host of PBS’ ‘Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly’
Abernethy had become a fixture at The Gathering Place in Brunswick, where he was drawn to the stories of people experiencing homelessness.
Police: South Portland man arrested in Brunswick on drug trafficking charges
Jarrod Reynolds of South Portland was arrested outside Hannaford on Friday.
Midcoast Meetings: May 7-14
Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Fri. 5/7 9 a.m. Economic Development Committee Marketing and Branding Subcommittee Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Mon. 5/10 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee Tues. 5/11 7 p.m. Planning Board Wed. 5/12 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Wed. 5/12 7 p.m. School Board Thur. […]
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay host river historian
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s final presentation in its annual Winter Speaker Series, “River History & the New Environmental Movement,” will feature noted river historian Scot McFarlane at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 12. Speaker Series presentations are free and open to the public. The talk is being held via Zoom; registration is accessible at www.fomb.org. McFarlane […]
Brunswick takes first steps toward development of outdoor recreation complex
Preliminary designs include an outdoor pool, lighted turf fields, pickleball courts, playgrounds.
Mainewhile: Grammatically speaking
I was raised by a strict grammarian. If, for example, at the dinner table I were to ask “Could you please pass me the salt?,” my mother would dutifully hand the salt over to just beyond my grasp, then return it to its original space and reply, “Why, yes. I could.” With a smile no […]
COVID-19 outbreaks reported at Brunswick, Bath schools
COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported at Bath Middle School and Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick. The Maine Center for Disease Control defines an outbreak as three or more cases of COVID-19 within a 14-day period. Regional School Unit 1 Superintendent Patrick Manuel announced the outbreak status in Bath Monday afternoon. “These cases are […]