While it might be a bit late for this season, we should all reconsider the debate over real vs. artificial Christmas trees, wreaths and other decorative greenery. There are lots of good arguments and a lot of passionate feelings about this question, so we will just look here at some of the plusses and minuses […]
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Hour of Code introduces Bath, Woolwich students to computer science
Earlier this month, students at Dike Newell Elementary School and Woolwich Central School were introduced to the language of computers: coding. Librarians Abby Luchies of Woolwich Central and Lisa Hardman of Dike Newell enrolled their schools in the Hour of Code, an educational campaign that helps nurture problem-solving skills, logic and creativity. “[Hour of Code] […]
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Brunswick, Wiscasset airports each receive $159K in federal funds
32 Maine airports will split $14.7 million — part of a $1 trillion federal infrastructure improvement plan.
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Cumberland County Commissioners award more than $4.5M to regional emergency shelters
Funds will support new shelters in Portland and Brunswick, and a study in the Lakes Region.
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Intertidal: A delicious, healthy shellfish available year-round
You can get scallops any time of year in Maine? How can that be possible when the fishery is only open in the winter? Both of those queries are valid and hold some truth about Maine’s scallop fishery. You can get scallops any time of year from Maine waters, but they come from waters further […]
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Midcoast Senior College announces annual Winter Wisdom lecture series
Midcoast Senior College’s annual Winter Wisdom lecture series begins on Jan. 6. All one-hour programs take place on Zoom on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. and are free. The series will include a lecture/discussion led by Maine Sen. Angus King, who will discuss recent congressional legislation of interest to senior citizens. Jan. 6: Musical Narrative and […]
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Intertidal: Learning about our coastal ecosystem starts early
“Woah, are there lobsters in there?” asked one student. “Are you coming to my class?” asked another. These were the wide-eyed excited comments of students at Harriet Beecher Stowe (HBS) Elementary as I carried a lobster trap, a bucket full of bait bags and lobster tools, and a cooler with the live animals down the […]
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The Recycle Bin: Using sustainable packaging in Brunswick
By some estimates in my reading, we generally handle on the order of 50 packages a day of various sorts (a box of cereal, a loaf of bread, or a box from UPS all count here). In any of them, we can reasonably ask the question, “Is this packaging sustainable?” It turns out, there are […]
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Phippsburg students grow fresh produce with hydroponics
Students in Phippsburg are eating more fresh produce, thanks to their school’s self-watering, self-fertilizing hydroponic planter that began supplying the cafeteria with fresh greens at the beginning of November. The space age-looking planter, called “The Farmstand,” stands nearly five feet tall and is shaped like a vase. It can grow 24 plants at a time. Rings […]