In a letter to the Phippsburg Select Board, Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote Gov. Mills’ executive order makes the board “legally obligated to require the use of face coverings in all municipal buildings.”
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Brunswick-based nonprofit receives $10 million from billionaire MacKenzie Scott
Coastal Enterprises Inc., or CEI, is dedicated to providing business development and financial support to small business owners who may face other barriers, and is one of 384 businesses across the country to receive a portion of the more than $4 billion donated by the ex-wife of Amazon founder.
Bowdoinham farm calendars help food pantry during pandemic
Bowdoinham’s Kate Cutko made the calendars to showcase the town’s farmers that are being sold around town to benefit the town’s food pantry.
First BIW-built destroyer in 2 years heads to sea for testing
BATH — The future USS Daniel Inouye, Bath Iron Works’ 37th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, left the Bath shipyard Wednesday and cruised down the Kennebec River for its first at-sea trials. More than 100 people gathered around Fort Popham, perched at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg. Spectators waved at the $4 billion warship […]
Mid Coast Hospital gives first dose of COVID-19 vaccines to frontline healthcare staff
Vaccine distribution comes as the pandemic in Maine spikes, with a record 551 new cases on Wednesday.
Fauci to receive honorary Bowdoin degree
Civil rights activist and Campaign Zero cofounder DeRay Mckesson and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will receive honorary degrees as well. Freedom Rider William Harbour will be presented an honorary degree posthumously.
Brunswick awarded $125K grant to fight substance abuse
The town of Brunswick has been awarded $125,000 in federal grants to combat youth substance misuse and to foster a drug-free community. This funding was awarded through the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Drug-Free Communities Support Program, according to an announcement from Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King. Additionally, Mid Coast Hospital will receive $70,845 […]
Bath elementary schools will open to full-time in-person learning next month
Dike-Newell School and Fisher-Mitchell School hope to resume 100% in-person learning on Monday, Jan. 11, but principals of both schools said they still have some planning left to do.
Questions remain regarding future of Bowdoinham recycling program
With temporary recycling operations open at the public works department, Bowdoinham hasn’t determined where the program will be housed long-term.
Following summer protests, Brunswick to start police review process
The Police Review Committee is tasked with exploring three main areas: Police department procedures and policies, budget and equipment and community relations.