Rural Bath residents want to build a $1.6 million fiber-optic network to connect 500 homes and businesses.
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‘Brave’ Bowdoin College graduates embody college’s ideals, president says
Evan Gershkovich and Justin Pearson made global headlines after facing adversity in recent weeks.
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Long-awaited trial over future of CMP electricity corridor gets underway
Five years in the making, the trial that could determine the fate of the 145-mile electricity transmission corridor is expected to last 7 days in state Business and Consumer Court.
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Applications open for Nathaniel Davis Fund community grant
The Nathaniel Davis Fund is currently accepting annual grant applications for 2023-24 from Brunswick-based organizations seeking grants ranging from $200-$2,500. The deadline for the applications is 3 p.m. Friday, April 21. Full information on the process, including the application and a list of 2022 recipients, can be found at brunswickme.org or by calling the town […]
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Midcoast Literacy hosts Author-to-Author event
Maine novelist Paul Doiron and poet Kristen Lindquist will share the stage at 7 p.m. April 29 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick for a fundraiser to support literacy education. The evening will feature Doiron and Lindquist reading from their work and in conversation about their inspiration and influences. A reception and meet-and-greet with […]
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Patten Free Library to hold spelling bee fundraiser
Patten Free Library will host its first spelling bee for adults on April 28. Teams of two to five people ages 16 and over will compete to determine the best spellers in the area, and spelling bee enthusiasts are invited to come and watch. “We felt a spelling bee made perfect sense as a library […]
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Portland once again opens Expo as temporary shelter as asylum seekers flow into city
The Expo will house nearly 300 asylum seekers through the summer as Portland continues to try to absorb an influx of new arrivals.
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Gardiner’s Christ Church members rally to save 200-year-old steeple
Church officials are working to raise about $1 million to pay for repairs to the steeple of the oldest Episcopal church in the Diocese of Maine, beginning with a fundraiser scheduled for May 6.
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Both sides mobilize in push for abortion legislation in Maine
A number of competing bills, including Gov. Janet Mills’ effort to expand existing protections, keep the issue on the front burner in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling.