The program has helped feed hungry Mainers and finance local fishermen through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted inTimes Record
Bill seeks to map out vital eelgrass meadows in Maine waters
Eelgrass provides a habitat for shellfish to spawn, mitigates erosion and helps combat climate change.
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Posted inTimes Record
Midcoast Humane seeks donations for damaged surgical van, tree clean up
The animal shelter sustained a minimum loss of $3,800 from the windstorm on March 2.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick School Board votes to increase in-person learning amid pandemic
The school district has had 45 cases of COVID-19, 44 of which are recovered.
Posted inCoastal Journal
Drop in state aid to education a budget concern in Brunswick
Officials said by far the biggest red flag appears to be a decrease of more than three-quarters of a million dollars in state education subsidies.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick tech school board tentatively approves $3.4 million budget
The budget represents a 14% increase, due largely to COVID-19 related expenses that Superintendent Paul Perzanoski said additional federal funding could help cover.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick to acquire robot for police, fire departments
The town obtained the device at no cost.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Midcoast Meetings: March 19-26
Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Tues. 3/23 5 p.m. Economic Development Committee Wed. 3/24 4 p.m. Transportation Committee Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Tues. 3/23 5 p.m. Recycling and Sustainability Committee Tues. 3/23 7 p.m. Planning Board Wed. 3/24 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Wed. 3/24 6 […]
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Mainewhile: The end may be near for daylight saving time
“Beware the Ides of March” warned the soothsayer in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. For ancient Romans, the Ides (the 15th on the calendar) was bad luck because it was the day for paying off debts. For Caesar, it was a reckoning of another sort: he was assassinated. Changing up the clocks might not exactly equal Caesar’s […]
Posted inTimes Record
Midcoast pubs and breweries prepare for return of St. Patrick’s Day festivities, despite pandemic
Despite COVID restrictions, bar owners said this will be a better year for what’s traditionally an extremely busy holiday.