BRUNSWICK — There is an inherent problem with designer goods, business owner Stacey Rice explained Tuesday, Oct. 20. “You might get tired of it after a year or so,” especially as new styles come out, she said. And of course, “they’re pretty pricey.” But where some see despair, Rice and business partner Ria Glenn DeMay see […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday showed interest in implementing an apartment building inspection program. The idea was first pitched in 2011, after four multi-unit buildings burned in a matter of months, leaving one person dead. But the proposal failed amid budget troubles and push-back from landlords, according to Margo Knight, chairwoman of the Downtown Brunswick […]

BRUNSWICK — Voters will have just one choice on the local ballot this year: whether the sewer district’s debt limit should be increased by $5 million. Changes on the Town Council and School Board are uncontested. Alison Harris, of Cumberland Street, is running unopposed for the at-large council seat being vacated by Councilor John Richardson. Richardson […]

BRUNSWICK — Mother Nature smiled upon the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program’s community garden this year. Volunteer gardeners pulled more than 2,600 pounds of vegetables out of the ground this fall, and then sent the produce down the road to MCHPP’s food pantry and kitchen. Standing in the bustling food bank at MCHPP’s Union Street headquarters Tuesday […]

BRUNSWICK — The citizens group proposing a fee on single-use shopping bags and a ban on polystyrene foam for food and beverage packaging was greeted with guarded support Monday by the Town Council. Bring Your Own Bag-Midcoast, which announced in a press conference Oct. 13 that it had more than 1,000 signatures on a petition for […]