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Brunswick bookstore offers talk by Portland writer, former POW

February 5, 2020

BRUNSWICK — Kifah Abdulla is due to read from his new book “Mountains without Peaks” at Gulf of Maine Books on Saturday, Feb. 15. Abdulla, who reads at 3 p.m. at the 134 Maine St. store, is a Portland writer, poet, artist, performer, social activist and world citizen. He is involved with the “Rebel: Take […]

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Brunswick talk to delve into mapping 18th century Midcoast

February 5, 2020

BRUNSWICK — Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s fifth presentation of its 23rd annual Winter Speaker Series is “George Sproule’s Mapping the Mid-Coast, 1770.” The talk, which features Matthew Edney, a cartography history professor at the University of Southern Maine, takes place in the Morrill Meeting Room of Curtis Memorial Library at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12. […]

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Arts Calendar: Feb. 5-15

February 5, 2020February 7, 2020

‘Appropriate’ Exhibits/Galleries Faculty Triennial Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland. On view to March 1. Free, meca.edu. “Perfection,” Able Baker Contemporary, 29 Forest Ave., Portland. Poses questions about what constitutes “perfection,” to March 2, ablebakercontemporary.com. The Tolerance Project, a message of social acceptance, Maine College of Art, 522 Congress […]

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Farmers market will move along the mall sidewalks, including a new one to be built by summer

by Hannah LaClaire February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

The plan will remove all but three vendor vehicles with the rest using 12 designated parking spaces along Park Row.

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Mainewhile: Plastics are a plague, but progress is being made

by Heather D. Martin February 4, 2020February 3, 2020

“I’ve got one word for you … plastics.” With apologies to “The Graduate,” plastics have been plaguing my brain. It is no secret that plastics have taken an enormous toll on the environment. Shrink-wrapped vegetables, single-use shopping bags, bottled water – all part of our “forever trash” created thanks to plastic’s inability to biodegrade, not […]

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Mild weather means lower plowing, sanding costs for Brunswick, Bath

by Kathleen O'Brien February 3, 2020

Brunswick’s public works director says the town has used $214,000 of its nearly $500,000 annual snow removal budget.

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Brunswick is using oyster shells to combat coastal erosion

by Hannah LaClaire February 3, 2020February 3, 2020

Wharton Point and the Maquoit Bay Conservation Lands are two of three Maine sites in a New-England wide effort funded by $1.5 million in grants.

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Downeaster reports record-breaking ridership in 2019, partly due to expansion of Brunswick, Freeport schedule

by Hannah LaClaire February 2, 2020August 7, 2023

Officials are still moving ahead with the Coastal Connection pilot extending service from Brunswick to Rockland, but the sale of the Central Maine and Quebec Railway has delayed the project yet again.