Potenziano is currently interim superintendent at RSU 21. He will replace retiring Brunswick Superintendent Paul Perzanoski.
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Southern Midcoast school buildings to remain closed for remainder of school year
Neither RSU 1 nor Brunswick schools know whether an in-person graduation ceremony for high school seniors will be possible, but superintendents of both districts said they’re are exploring alternatives.
Brunswick-based SaviLinx hires 500 temporary workers, 150 in Maine, to assist during pandemic
The new hires will help answer questions, process claims and direct callers to other resources for state unemployment offices that are overwhelmed with calls from people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brunswick Council approves funding for Cedar Street park-and-ride
The lot is scheduled to advertise for construction May 27, and will be graded, paved and striped over the summer. Work is scheduled to be completed in early November.
Bowdoin College 3D printing face shields for healthcare workers on front lines of pandemic
According to the college, the emergency management team has also donated over 4,000 N95 masks, 480 pairs of safety glasses, 110 barrier gowns, 480 oral swabs and five boxes of exam table paper to Mid Coast Hospital.
Oasis clinic: pandemic could have disproportionate impact on those who can least afford it
BRUNSWICK — As cases of coronavirus in Maine started picking up steam, so did Blake Cromwell’s anxiety, and with that came near-daily panic attacks. The 27-year-old Dunkin’ Donuts employee has asthma and is considered at high-risk, but as an essential employee who depends on every paycheck, taking an indefinite period of time off to quarantine […]
Virus closures move Midcoast museums online
Anne Goodyear, co-director of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, said the museum’s over 20,000 items are now available on the “visit from home” page on its website.
Council extends emergency restrictions another two weeks
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Town Council on Monday renewed the town’s emergency shelter in place order for two weeks. Previously, the order has been effective for seven days at a time. If action is needed before the council’s next meeting April 21, council chair John Perreault can call the council to an emergency meeting. Last […]
Midcoast Meetings: April 10-17
Bath Most meetings are canceled; cityofbath.com will post information for Zoom meetings. Brunswick Meetings will continue unless otherwise noted on the town calendar at brunswickme.org. Check brunswickme.org/313/Brunswick-Cable-TV3 for which meetings will be televised or streamed online and check the town calendar for meetings that will include virtual access. Mon. 4/13 5:30 p.m. Brunswick/Topsham Water District […]
Pet adoptions can be ‘silver lining’ of pandemic, but shelter in dire need of donations to keep going
Adoptions have dropped dramatically and fundraisers and events are canceled, but the animals still need to be fed and cared for and the bills still need to be paid.