One of the unexpected silver linings of COVID-19, for me, was rediscovering just how much music means in daily life. I went back to Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” after years away, and it struck me all over again what a perfect album it is. From the irresistible bounce of “Second Hand News” to the iconic, sultry […]
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Brunswick plane crash was the third deadliest in Maine history
At the height of the Korean War, a U.S. naval anti-submarine patrol aircraft crashed while attempting to land on a newly built runway at the Brunswick Naval Air Station. When it was over, six out of 10 crewmen were dead and the disaster became one of Maine’s deadliest. On Monday, April 14, 1952, 10 men […]
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Six laws take effect in Maine this week, and they’re designed to help you | Opinion
On the consumer protection front, we’re making nation-leading progress.
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Preserving the harvest: A guide to advanced food storage
This is the second installment in our two-part series on preserving fresh food for year-round enjoyment. In our previous column from Sept. 10, we covered basic to intermediate food storage tips and showed how to enjoy delicious vegetables throughout winter using garden produce. This week, we’re exploring advanced techniques for gathering and preserving your favorite […]
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Kayakers explore historic Swan Island on the Kennebec River
Swan Island on the Kennebec River in Richmond has a long and rich past. Human activity on the island can be traced back thousands of years. Native Americans known as Abenakis, some likely my ancestors, inhabited the island for centuries before the first Europeans arrived in 1607. Relations between the Native Americans and early European […]
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The time is now to prep for winter in Maine
As temperatures start to drop during the evenings and mornings are colder, we are reminded that fall is now well and truly here, with winter following closely behind it. While the State of Maine and many local organizations offer heating assistance to those who need it, federal staffing cuts to the Low Income Home Energy […]
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End of summer brings a rare sight on Maquoit Bay
The end of summer is always hard. And somehow this year, with the warm, dry weather that persisted well into September, it felt particularly hard to reconcile that Sept. 21 was the last official day of summer. That bright sunlight that has kept us warm these past months will begin to be less warm as […]
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Who belongs in the United States?
A poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty proclaims an explicit message of welcome. It was written by a Jewish-American poet and activist, Emma Lazarus, when funds were being raised for the statue’s pedestal. The poem refers to her as the “Mother of Exiles” and movingly proclaims her welcome in this way: “Give me your […]
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Golf Fore! Health Tournament comes up all aces
Sept. 3 was one beautiful day, especially for the people who played in the 32nd Annual Golf Fore! Health Tournament at the Brunswick Golf Club. I had never had the pleasure of playing in this tournament, but Tim May, the facilities manager at Thornton Oaks, asked me to join the team. He had heard that […]
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Evenings of art, movement and music at the Chocolate Church
Poetry, dance theater, and Donna the Buffalo take the stage in Bath next week.