Additional money will go toward the Maine Street overpass, paving and airport upgrades, among other projects.
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Bishop delivers food donations alongside Brunswick first graders
BRUNSWICK — “Have you got it? Are you okay?” asked Bishop Robert Deeley, walking behind a first grader who temporarily struggled to hold onto cans of green beans. “Yep,” he answered back as he caught his balance and carried forward on the windy Wednesday morning. Deeley and the first graders were braving the elements for […]
Bowdoin College preparing for ‘distinct possibility’ of coronavirus case on campus
Six Bowdoin College students studying in Italy, where there have been more than 3,000 confirmed cases of the virus, have returned home after increasing health threats, according to college officials. None of them will be returning to Bowdoin this semester.
Midcoast Meetings: March 6-13
Brunswick Tues. 3/10 4:30 p.m. Teen Advisory Committee People Plus Tues. 3/10 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 3/11 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee TH Wed. 3/11 6:30 p.m. School Board TH Thur. 3/12 5:30 p.m. Cable TV Advisory Committee TH Thur. 3/12 6:30 p.m. Town Council Workshop TH Harpswell Wed. 3/11 4:30 p.m. Energy […]
With clock ticking, Brunswick looking at waste management options
Townwide recycling costs skyrocketed during last year’s budget cycle, and as another, and considerably higher budget season looms, town councilors are looking at future options to avoid another $138,000 recycling increase before the landfill closes next year.
Actress Susan Sarandon spotted in Brunswick, stops at Wild Oats for lunch
Sarandon, who has property on Mount Desert Island is in Maine campaigning for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.
Mainewhile: Solutions require accurate, honest communication
There is a book from my childhood that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. “The Judge: An Untrue Tale,” by Harve Semach (author) and Margot Zemach (author, illustrator), is the story of a town in the midst of a crisis. One by one, townsfolk rush in to warn the judge of “a terrible thing” […]
Independence Association hopeful new bill will help increase pay amid worker shortage
A new bill would increase pay at organizations like Independence Association and would also require minimum wage adjustments and costs of state and federal mandates be taken into account when setting MaineCare reimbursement rates.
Head of Brunswick-based technical high school retiring
Nancy Weed is retiring as the superintendent director of Region 10 Technical High School, a position that will be filled by Brunswick School Department’s retiring superintendent, Paul Perzanoski.
New personal watercraft would aid Brunswick Police in marine warden duties, water rescues, searches
The Brunswick Police Department has been approved for a new Yamaha WaveRunner through a Public Safety Law Loan Program.