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Intertidal: As forces of nature, there’s a lot to know about changing tides
Tides are one of those things that are very simple to explain on one level and very difficult on another. As a first-year student in college who came to Maine from Missouri, I had no personal experience or understanding of tides. I was confused by the fact that the ramp leading down to the sailing […]
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Maine Coast Heritage Trust President Tim Glidden to retire
Topsham-based Maine Coast Heritage Trust announced that Tim Glidden will end his tenure as president of the statewide land trust organization at the end of the year. The organization said it expects to name Glidden’s successor in the coming weeks. Glidden has been active in Maine’s environmental sector for 40 years, having served in 1983 […]
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Patten Free Library Accepting Applications for Homebound Delivery program
The Patten Free Library is accepting applications for its Homebound Delivery Service. The service provides delivery of library materials to cardholders in Arrowsic, Bath, Georgetown, West Bath and Woolwich. This free service matches volunteers to patrons who are unable to visit the library in person for a bi-weekly delivery of books, DVDs, and other library […]
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Brunswick Sewer District hires new general manager
Pontau to take over as Blanchette retires
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From the Garden: Ginkgo grew with dinosaurs, and is still worth growing
There are some trees whose showiness does not end once they’ve lost their leaves in autumn. Some trees have an attractive bony framework that is then revealed. Ginkgo tree, for instance. Leafless, a ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) tree, soft and green in summer, appears as if each main limb knows where it is going, jutting boldly […]
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The Recycle Bin: Reducing food waste
Food waste and food loss are not the same. Food loss occurs at the farm, where climate conditions, poor handling practices, poor harvesting practices or bad market conditions exist. It can also occur when poor storage decisions lead to shorter than necessary shelf life, and it can occur during shipment when logistics, poor processing practices, […]
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Refrigerated shelves emptied after mechanical failure at downtown Hannaford in Brunswick
An overnight mechanical failure in the Brunswick downtown Hannaford’s refrigeration system prompted the store to empty the shelves holding refrigerated goods on Monday morning. “The failure impacted refrigerated food only, not frozen,” wrote Hannaford Supermarket spokesperson Eric Blom in an email Monday. “Equipment has been repaired, and the store has begun the process for replenishing […]
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Lecture to look at King Philip’s War and its impacts on Merrymeeting Bay
A lecture on the impacts of the early conflict between local native tribes and English settlers and its impact on Merrymeeting Bay will take place online Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. The event — King Philip’s War – Impacts on Merrymeeting Bay, — features Bruce Bourque, chief archaeologist emeritus at Maine State Museum and senior […]
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Intertidal: Remember seafood traditions on Thanksgiving
I don’t always get excited about the turkey part of Thanksgiving. But, that wasn’t actually the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving meal that the first settlers ate. It likely included wild game like deer and wild birds (including turkey) along with vegetables like corn and squash. But, it also likely included as much seafood as it […]