Brunswick police say a 40-year-old Topsham woman allegedly crashed into a utility pole before driving to Topsham where she was stopped by police.
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Letter: Balentine needs to see people are Earth’s enemy
I was so surprised by Mr. Balentine’s opinion I had to read it twice. The Earth is indeed our friend, the friend we have taken from forever with little regard (“The Earth is our friend, and other viral lessons,” March 18). The friend we give little thought to in how we interact to sustainability. The […]
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Photo: Sharing love from a distance
Daniel Atkins, of Brunswick, stands outside the Mid Coast Hospital entrance on Wednesday, thanking the doctors, nurses and hospital staff on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. This is the second sign he has created to pass a message from a safe distance as concerns over COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus, […]
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Brunswick renews shelter in place order with slight adjustments
The first change raises the number of children allowed in a child care setting from 10 to 12, and the second allows for “legal accounting and title services that cannot reasonably be accomplished remotely.” The town also temporarily suspended the required use of town trash bags.
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Bowdoin College ‘community member’ thought to have coronavirus tests negative
College officials did not have an update on whether the three other students thought to be infected had been tested or released from quarantine as of Tuesday, only saying they are under the care of doctors out of state with their families.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
The Universal Notebook: The curse of the Mook and the GOAT
As we hunker down and hope not to get sick, one of the things I miss the most about life as usual is sports. Sports, perhaps because they are not important in and of themselves, generally provide a welcome diversion from troubled times. Not now. New England sports fans, of course, have just suffered, along […]
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Mainewhile: Just hanging in there is helping
Well, hello out there. How is everybody holding up in this current situation? I hope you are all warm, dry and safe, with enough to eat and extra toilet paper at the ready. We are all hanging in there at my house. This is all such uncharted territory for us! I mean, OK, not entirely […]
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L.L.Bean stitchers sewing dog bed liners into hospital face masks
L.L.Bean CEO Stephen Smith described the dog bed liner masks Monday on CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’ as breathable and ‘very durable.’
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To free up space at crowded Tedford shelter, town reserves hotel rooms for guests
The rooms allow guests at the homeless shelter to better practice social distancing. According to Town Manager John Eldridge, the rooms cost the town $3,488, are paid for until Friday.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Midcoast Meetings: April 3-10
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, all town and city halls are closed and readers should call ahead to see if meetings listed are still being held.