Midcoast Youth Center & Skatepark wrapped up its 2024 fundraising with a donation initiated by 100+ Women Who Care Midcoast Maine, resulting in $15,000 in total support through member donations and matching grant funds. This gift capped the end-of-year matching campaign where all donations were doubled up to $60,000 by two MYC donors. 100+ WWCMM […]
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1951 murder involving husband and wife stuns Brunswick
In the mid-20th century, a grisly murder stunned the community of Brunswick, created bold headlines across the state and challenged investigators to unravel a flurry of confusing details. Shortly after midnight on Jan. 18, 1951, Brunswick Police received a strange phone call from South Portland physician Dr. Waldo T. Skillin. As a result, Sergeant Chester […]
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Guest column: A win for the bridge that both towns want
Of course it was absurd. On Jan. 10, the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, ruled again that the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) could proceed with construction of a new bridge between Topsham and Brunswick. If you are keeping count, this was the eighth lawsuit brought by the Friends of the Frank J. Wood […]
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Brunswick cybersecurity specialist offers safety tips against hacking
Ben Cameron of Brunswick-based Harbor Digital offers insight on why and how Midcoast residents should safeguard their information.
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Interfaith council to host community sing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Brunswick Area Interfaith Council will host a community sing at 3 p.m. on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 20, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St. All are welcome to attend this free event. Older civil rights songs and newer, easy-to-learn tunes will be taught and led by diverse local song […]
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Applications now open for CEI’s Tastemakers Initiative grant program
Brunswick-based Coastal Enterprises Inc. is offering the Tastemakers Initiative grant program for the seventh time in partnership with FocusMaine. CEI will host an information session at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, via Zoom. Applications are open to established Maine food businesses, including agriculture, aquaculture or fishery businesses, and companies that source or distribute food from […]
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Federal appeals court rejects challenge to Brunswick-Topsham bridge replacement
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a federal district court decision allowing the Maine Department of Transportation to move forward with the replacement of the Frank J. Wood Bridge linking Brunswick and Topsham.
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‘A River of Blood’: The violent history behind Kennebec River settlement
Gerard Gawalt shares how, although uncomfortable, facing decades of conflict between Abenaki and white settlers along the Kennebec River can help us better deepen our connection to people and place.
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Brunswick authority corrects toxic foam count at airport
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority corrected the foam concentrate inventory for Hangar 6 at Brunswick Executive Airport.
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Behind the scenes of company that makes PFAS testing kits used in Brunswick
An in-depth look at Cyclopure, the Illinois-based maker of accessible PFAS testing kits.