“It’s a bird party,” my daughter called from the deck one morning. Indeed, there were birds everywhere, swooping down onto the water and squawking up a storm — not just cormorants, but gulls and terns as well. There was slapping all across the surface of the water and it wasn’t just from the birds. On […]
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Toxic foam risks persist at other ‘deficient’ Brunswick airport hangars
Inspection reports from 14 months ago show unaddressed deficiencies in 2 sprinkler systems that still use aqueous film-forming foam that contains forever chemicals.
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Student on bike struck while crossing street in Brunswick
The student, who remains unnamed, sustained minor injuries in a crash Wednesday morning after they were hit while crossing Columbia Avenue. Brunswick Fire and Rescue evaluated the student cyclist at the scene and released them to a parent.
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Multinational girls chorus to take stage in Brunswick
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick will host the group Saturday, Sept. 28.
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Brunswick council to push for changes to embattled MRRA at emergency board meeting
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has faced a wave of scrutiny for its handling of the Aug. 19 chemical spill at Brunswick Executive Airport.
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Maine congressional delegation presses Navy for help with Brunswick chemical spill
The Navy still owns the airport hangar where 51,000 gallons of toxic firefighting foam was discharged after an overhead fire suppression system with a deficient service record malfunctioned.
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A ‘wild west’ child care market: Brunswick day care in dire need of workers
The Brunswick Child Care Program is scrambling to reopen after its final staff member quit earlier this month.
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Stacy Frizzle-Edgerton: They’ve flown the nest!
September is a month of transitions, summer turning into fall, baby birds leaving the nest and kids returning to school. We’ve experienced these trends at both my house and the People Plus Center, although this year the transitions have seemed a little more difficult. At the end of last month, I drove my 19-year-old daughter […]
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Our View: Brunswick spill a ‘never again’ moment for Maine
The more detail emerges about the circumstances of the spill, the more obvious it is that we need a far more rigorous approach to public health and safety … and to PFAS.
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Society Notebook: Maine State Music Theatre’s first gala in Portland raises nearly $150,000
One Enchanted Evening was had by all.