The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust will host Kirstin Underwood, a biologist at the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, to speak about the relationship between healthy freshwater fish populations and water temperature on Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Maine fish species such as the Eastern brook trout and Atlantic […]
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Midcoast Senior College announces new courses
Midcoast Senior College has announced its new classes for Spring Term 1. Registration begins on Feb. 14 for current Senior College members and on Feb. 16 for non-members. The following is the course list for Spring Term I: Mostly Chekhov will focus on the unforgettable characters in Anton Chekhov’s works who struggle with the twists […]
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Ron Chase: The elusive Saddleback Mountain summit
Last winter, friends informed me about a new trail at Saddleback Mountain Ski Resort that led to the summit of Saddleback Mountain. For a fee, hikers and skiers were offered the opportunity to ascend Uphill Trail to the mountaintop while separated from downhill skiers. I lauded the hiker-friendly concept. Recently, I decided to schedule a […]
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The Recycle Bin: From coffee beans to computer screens – new things to consider when recycling in Brunswick
It’s never going to be possible to simply list every conceivable item here that might or might be able to be recycled, so I try to talk about classes of items as group. Once in a while, I hear enough times of a particular item or two that they demand a specific response. Here are […]
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From the Garden: Showy amaryllis makes a perfect Valentine’s plant or gift
Easter has lilies. Thanksgiving has gourds. Christmas has poinsettias. And Valentine’s Day should have amaryllis. For the uninitiated, amaryllises are big bulbs that can produce among the biggest and showiest flowers a gardener can grow indoors (maybe outdoors too). Best of all, water and a bit of light is all it takes to coax […]
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Bath, Brunswick and Topsham housing authorities urge waitlist applicants to update info by Feb. 17
The Bath, Brunswick and Topsham housing authorities are urging current Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher waitlist applicants to update their applications by Feb. 17 to keep their applications active. Maine is upgrading its centralized housing waitlist system shared by local housing authorities, including Bath, Brunswick and Topsham. As part of this upgrade process, waitlist applicants must […]
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Julia McLeod named director of Harpswell land trust
Harpswell Heritage Land Trust’s outreach director, Julia McLeod, has been appointed as the trust’s executive director, replacing retired director Reed Coles. McLeod has been outreach director since 2012 and has been acting executive director since Feb. 1. “It is difficult to describe adequately Julia’s impact on (land trust) activities and standing with our community,” Coles […]
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Intertidal: Rethinking carbon’s impact on the ocean
“If you drank a bunch of soda and didn’t ‘let it out,’ would you explode?” While kids often unabashedly say rather inappropriate things, they sometimes help you to see things in a new light, much like artists can do this, perhaps in a higher form. My daughter’s comment came during a chilly afternoon of fizzing […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: It’s all about navigating your smart device
Most experienced smartphone, tablet and computer users have figured out what they want from their smart devices. They want to send and receive text messages. They want to video conference with friends and family via FaceTime, Zoom, or Google Duo. They want to use their device’s GPS for travel directions. Or a thousand other uses. […]
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