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Crewman gets Purple Heart 80 years after U-boat sank a ship off Maine coast

Eighty years after a torpedo ripped through the hull of the USS Eagle PE-56, just 5 miles off the coast of Cape Elizabeth’s Portland Headlight, the United States Navy on Wednesday bestowed a posthumous Purple Heart to the great-nephew of Eagle crewman Norris W. Jones. On April 23, 1945, just one day after his 20th […]

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Late Arrowsic resident honored by Midcoast lawmakers, Gov. Mills

Rep. Allison Hepler (D-Woolwich), Rep. Sally Cluchey (D-Bowdoinham) and Gov. Janet Mills welcomed family and friends of the late Judy Kahrl of Arrowsic to the State House recently to honor her work. Kahrl, doctor of philosophy in adult education, was recognized by the entire House of Representatives for founding Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights, an organization […]

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Lisbon credit union raises over $23,000 to end hunger

Lisbon Community Federal Credit Union and its members raised $23,260.70 for the Campaign For Ending Hunger last year. Funds were recently distributed to Lisbon Area Christian Outreach of Lisbon Falls ($17,445.52) and St. Mary’s Food Pantry of Lewiston ($5,815.18). Both organizations support the ongoing mission of feeding those facing food insecurity. The Campaign For Ending […]

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National Day of Prayer to be observed in Brunswick on May 1

The National Day of Prayer will be celebrated in Brunswick at noon Thursday, May 1, at the Town Mall Gazebo. This one-hour program includes prayer, special music and patriotic selections. Local residents will ask for divine blessings and intervention in several areas: family, education, churches, businesses, media, government, military and those in need. Although the […]

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Midcoast Youth Center expands support for unhoused families, minors

Midcoast Youth Center announced this week it is expanding its McKinney-Vento outreach efforts to better support families and unaccompanied minors experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Thanks to recent MaineHousing Emergency Relief funding, two new Outreach Housing Specialists will join MYC teams, significantly increasing the organization’s capacity to serve youth in the Brunswick and Richmond […]