Students gather for an outdoor Teens to Trails event at Reid State Park. Courtesy of Alicia Heyburn BRUNSWICK — In an effort to make the Maine wilderness accessible to all students and outing clubs, Teens to Trails has partnered with a Portland-based software company to bring a Maine outdoor guide to cellphones. Members of Teens […]
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Bowdoin College student athletes of color demand action, equity from athletic department
In an action plan released last week, the athletic department laid out plans for education, training, transparency and accountability surrounding racism and racial bias for coaches, staff and players.
Brunswick receives $200K to help combat COVID-related election expenses
The $211,650 Center for Tech and Civic Life COVID-19 Response grant will cover any election-related expenses for the July primary and November election, but the funds “must be used exclusively for the public purpose of planning and operationalizing safe and secure election administration in Brunswick Town in 2020,” according to the award letter.
Brunswick council OKs trick-or-treating, encourages health and safety measures
While the town typically does not regulate Halloween activities beyond hosting the annual Goblins Parade, this year the council opted to designate trick-or-treat hours as 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31.
Fat Boy will be open this winter for the first time in the restaurant’s history
Plans for the winter season include regular car-side service, a heated tent serving alcohol and a new community ice rink.
Letter: Arford well qualified to serve House 49 in Augusta
The voters of House District 49 in Brunswick should elect Poppy Arford as their state representative on Nov. 3. Poppy has lived, worked and raised a family in Brunswick for over 35 years. In that time she has served as town councilor, patient advocate and adviser for health improvement organizations, mediator with the attorney general’s […]
Letter: Brunswick councilor endorses Arford
I am voting for Poppy Arford. I believe you would have a hard time finding anyone to work harder for District 49, our town and state than Poppy. She has the much-needed, wide range of experience and knowledge about the issues and the process of getting things done. Her commitment to health care for all, […]
Midcoast Meetings: Oct. 23-30
Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Tues. 10/27 6:30 p.m. Recycling & Sustainability Committee Tues. 10/27 7 p.m. Planning Board Wed. 10/28 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Wed. 10/28 6:30 p.m. School Board Workshop Thur. 10/29 6:30 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Harpswell Check harpswell.maine.gov for information on remote access. Videos […]
Mainewhile: The idea at the heart of our nation is getting lost
Hang around folks who study governance long enough and you will undoubtedly encounter the debate over whether our nation is a democracy or a republic. I often find myself hesitating before using either term, knowing that somewhere out there, lurking in the shadows ready to pounce, is an individual who feels strongly about it and […]
Brunswick council weighs downtown sidewalk options: all brick or brick and concrete
All brick is more expensive and presents some maintenance and safety concerns, but is also longer-lasting and more aesthetically pleasing for the historic downtown. “This is one of those decisions that councils make that will have decades of ramifications,” Councilor James Mason said.
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