Brunswick Downtown Association’s Early Bird Sale shopping event returns on Saturday, Nov. 14. The downtown association has coordinated the sale for 13 years. Unlike previously, this year’s event will last all day. “This is the biggest day of the year for many downtown businesses and we needed to determine how to organize this event, with […]

This is, without a doubt, the strangest column I write, annually. For those that don’t know the process of these columns, I write them on Monday and they run on Wednesday. Typically the news, opinions and thoughts don’t change from Monday afternoon until Wednesday morning — but in early November they do. As I type this, […]

As we head into our second year of the Midcoast Tree Festival (Nov. 20-22 and Nov. 27-29 at St. John’s Community Center in Brunswick), I wanted to highlight some of the impacts this type of event can have, so you can see the powerful, positive effect it’s already had in our region. Last week, I […]

Green Bee, a soda company based in Fort Andross in Brunswick, has announced the launch of their beverages into the Whole Foods Market Mid-Atlantic Region, which encompasses Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey and will be launching initially in 14 stores in Ohio and Kentucky as well. Each of the 63 stores […]

Let’s Go! has recognized Mid Coast Medical Group–Brunswick Primary Care and Mid Coast Pediatrics with the Site of Distinction award for improving children’s health. “By following the program’s evidence-based strategies, we’re helping our youngest patients develop healthy habits that will last a lifetime,” states a press release from Mid Coast-Parkview Health. “One of these strategies […]

The Midcoast Tree Festival was created in 2019 as a collaborative community event between Spectrum Generations (Meals on Wheels), All Saint’s Parish (St. John’s School) and the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber. Though it was billed as a “Win-Tree Wonderland,” it became so much more than that. As we head into our second year we wanted to […]

A number of sites at the former Naval Air Station Brunswick (now known as Brunswick Landing) are the subject of environmental remediation actions in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the national Superfund Law, for the investigation and remediation of various contaminants left by the Navy’s presence. […]

Lajoie Bros, a family-owned and operated construction management firm located in Augusta, recently announced that they are expanding to the Brunswick area. Lajoie Bros has been based out of Augusta since they started doing business in 1962. They will continue to operate out of the capital city, but have recognized the need for an additional […]