BRUNSWICK — The auditorium of St. John’s Catholic School was abuzz Tuesday morning as middle school students jumped rope, skipped and ran for a good cause. The occasion was a Jump Rope for Heart event, a school-based fundraiser to benefit the American Heart Association, organized entirely by sixth-graders with the guidance of their science teacher, Tiffany […]
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Brunswick wine, cocktail bar to blend old, new
BRUNSWICK — For the past year and a half, Nikaline Iacono has been sourcing vintage glassware from yard sales, auctions, and almost anywhere else she can find it. She then re-sells her finds – which range from 1930s cordial glasses to 1980s sailboat mugs – online. Starting next month, however, she is taking her thrifty tendencies past […]
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Congressional competition takes Brunswick student's art to Washington
BRUNSWICK — A high school student will have her art displayed on the national stage this year, after winning the 2018 Congressional Art Competition for Maine’s 1st District. On Feb. 7, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, announced that Galen Gaze, a senior at Brunswick High School, had won the annual competition with a piece titled “Toucanana.” Four […]
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Brunswick, Yarmouth, Westbrook students among Maine's top youth volunteers
BRUNSWICK — Several Maine teenagers have been recognized for their volunteer work by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a national program honoring young people for outstanding community service. Maine’s middle-level state honoree is Blakely Austin, an eighth-grader at Brunswick Junior High. The state’s high school honoree is Lillian Sherburne of Boothbay Region High School […]
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Brunswick, Yarmouth, Westbrook students among Maine's top youth volunteers
BRUNSWICK — Several Maine teenagers have been recognized for their volunteer work by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a national program honoring young people for outstanding community service. Maine’s middle-level state honoree is Blakely Austin, an eighth-grader at Brunswick Junior High. The state’s high school honoree is Lillian Sherburne of Boothbay Region High School […]
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Theater review: ‘Dorian Gray’ is witty, wicked in all the right places
The Oscar Wilde classic is on stage at the Theater Project in Brunswick through Sunday.
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AARP Maine offers free income tax help
BRUNSWICK — AARP Maine will offer free income tax help for low- and middle-income taxpayers with special attention to those 60 or older through April 17. Participants need not be an AARP Maine member or a retiree to use the service, but need to bring a photo ID, Social Security card for themselves and dependents, […]
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Catholic school where convicted child abuser once taught moves on
St. John’s in Brunswick said reinforced policies, plus a new administration and a focus on the future, will help the school going forward.
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Crashes fall on I-295 after speed limit decrease
Vehicle collisions on the busy highway dipped 18 percent in 2017, but traffic engineers caution against drawing conclusions after less than a year of lower speed limits.
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Brunswick Police: Feb. 9
Arrests 1/31 at 6:42 a.m. Michael J. Pomerleau, 48, of Switzerland Road in Lewiston, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Brandon Curtis on an outstanding warrant from another agency and a charge of attaching false plates. 1/31 at 4:52 p.m. Allan E. McInnis, 44, of Centre Street in Bath, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer […]