Beginning Monday, Aug. 28, the portion of the Crystal Spring Farm Garden Trail that crosses Mare Brook in Brunswick will be closed for culvert remediation work. The trail will reopen Friday, Sept. 1. Restoration work is necessary because the culvert system is currently rusted and undersized, increasing the velocity of water flowing downstream and affecting […]
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School Notebook: Aug. 23
St. John’s students’ work chosen for experimental flight Middle school students at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick will be able to analyze flight data from an experiment they created that will fly in the Airbus Perlan Mission II this fall. The Perlan Project, an aerospace nonprofit for advancing high-altitude flight and studying weather and […]
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The Wrap: Rabelais bookstore closing in Biddeford; new owners for Little Tap House
Also, Bow Street Beverage opens a location in Wells; a new bar launches on Broadway in SoPo; Brunswick’s 40-Mile Food Festival; and Unity’s Common Ground Country Fair.
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Filing period opens for outgoing Brunswick councilor’s seat
Brunswick Town Councilor Dan Ankeles is stepping down with a year left on his term.
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$1 million affordable housing fund established for Brunswick developers, homeowners
The Brunswick Town Council approved the fund in response to soaring housing costs.
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Civil War historian discusses Confederate monuments and race in Chamberlain Legacy Lecture
Nationally known Civil War historian, author and educator Kevin Levin will deliver the third annual Chamberlain Legacy Lecture hosted by Pejepscot History Center. The lecture is at 7 p.m. on Sept. 8 — Joshua Chamberlain’s 195th birthday — in Brunswick’s NOMAD Gallery in Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with desserts […]
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From the Chamber: Workforce development requires accepting change
I had the great fortune to be asked to speak last week at the Maine ELO Conference. For those unfamiliar with that term, Extended Learning Opportunity coordinators are school administrators who help with career pathways and exploration. When I was in school, guidance counselors used to inhabit this role, but the guidance counselor role has […]
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People and Business: Aug. 23
Hires, promotions, appointments Alina Dubois was promoted at KeyBank in Portland to business banking relationship manager for Southern Maine. Dubois joined KeyBank in 2015 as a teller, was promoted to personal banker, became a branch manager in 2017 and promoted to area retail leader in 2021. Giving back Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick was […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Aug. 25-Sept. 1
Brunswick Mon. 8/28 3 p.m. Housing Committee Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 8/31 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom, Town Hall Harpswell Mon. 8/28 7 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Call-In Harpswell TV Wed. 8/30 6 p.m. Mitchell Field Admin Building Town Office Thu. 8/31 6 p.m. Select Board Town Office Topsham Thu. 8/31 10 a.m. Comprehensive Plan ReCode […]
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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust employees donate over $22,000 to nonprofits
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick is one of four Maine nonprofit organizations to benefit from the bank’s second-quarter donations.