Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick A girl, Linnea Mae Huber, to Jerry and Erika (Mattson) Huber of Boothbay, Feb. 25, 2016. A girl, Emily Sue-Rose McDonald, to Ashley Marie Hunter and Michael Anthony McDonald Jr. of Bath, Feb. 28, 2016. A girl, Gabriyela Savannah Roberts, to Lindsey Renee Roberts and Danny Michael Roberts of Lisbon, Feb. […]

As we amble toward spring, I find I crave blossoms more and more. This must delight the people who sell flowers, as I have a hard time walking by a display of iris or daffodils growing in pots without buying some. But buying grocery store potted bulb-flowers is not just an indulgence. Many can be […]

“I’m glad he’s dead.” “Good riddance.” “What a worthless human being; I’m glad he’s gone.” If you can’t imagine allowing your children to say any of the above about a person who has just died, then I wonder why so many adults, many of them parents, wrote similar sentiments after Chief Justice Antonin Scalia’s recent […]

SALISBURY, Md. “Who wants to set the table?” Before the question even left the teacher’s lips, nearly 20 little hands shot into the air. Adriana Quattrini’s fourth-graders wiggled in their seats as the winner was selected. Max Case, the chosen student, smiled triumphantly as he made his way to the back of the classroom. He […]

Molas, a traditional textile craft, are made from layers of colored fabric that are stitched and cut using applique techniques to create patterns and pictures. They originated in Panama, with the women of the Kuna tribe in the San Blas islands. But they have fans worldwide. They’re in museum collections from the Smithsonian to the […]

BRUNSWICK — Gabriella Letha Laurelez and Joshua Ryan Wolf of Brunswick wish to announce their engagement. Laurelez is the daughter of Jesus and Sandra Laurelez of Topsham. Wolf is the son of Rochelle Wolf of Damariscotta.

Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick A girl, Adelena Esmae Wolf, to Gabriella Laurelez and Joshua Wolf of Brunswick, Feb. 16, 2016. A girl, Paizley Rebecca Marr, to Russell Marr and Lisa (Doray) Marr of Wiscasset, Feb. 15, 2016. A boy, Brayden John Duhaine, to Jennifer Robyn (Smith) and Matthew John Duhaine of Brunswick, Feb. 21, 2016. […]

BOWDOINHAM — Nicole Amanda Favreau and Derek Walter True of Bowdoinham wish to announce their engagement. Favreau, daughter of Joanne Favreau of Brunswick and the late Matt Favreau, is a 2011 graduate of Brunswick High School and 2015 graduate of the University of Maine at Orono. She works as a staff accountant with Runyon Kersteen […]

Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick A boy, Oliver David Olson, to Trever Olson and Taylor Cookson-Olson of Brunswick, Jan. 3, 2016. A boy, Nico Christopher Sapp, to Jessica Mae (Yansak) and Christopher Barry Sapp of Brunswick, Jan. 30, 2016. A girl, Elena Lynn Andersen, to Elizabeth Ann (Boshoff) and Anthony James Andersen of Topsham, Jan. 27, […]

The following students have been named to the Fall 2015 Dean’s List at Colby College: Ryan M. Salerno, of Brunswick, a member of the Class of 2017, is the son of Michael and Roberta Salerno Jennifer R. Breau, of Freeport, a member of the Class of 2016, is the daughter of David and Amy Breau […]