BRUNSWICK — The first Taste of Summer Festival at Brunswick Landing is still on schedule for Saturday, despite the recent loss of a sponsor and the decision of several local breweries to pull out of the event. The festival began as a way to celebrate the booming business and economic growth at Brunswick Landing and […]
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Group that aids developmentally disabled has new digs in Brunswick
Starting July 1, Independence Association will be operating from a new home in Brunswick that includes more space, outdoor recreational facilities and a fitness center. The organization, which serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is moving from its current location on Lewiston Road in Topsham to 3 Industrial Parkway. The new building has got […]
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Bowdoinham to host open house at new, $2.6 million public works facility
BOWDOINHAM — The town of Bowdoinham is hosting an open house to show off its new public works facility Saturday morning. The facility is located at 121 Pond Road. The open house runs from 10 a.m. to noon. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place shortly after 10 a.m., followed by tours of the facility. Light […]
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Litchfield murder hearing: Trio of teens chanted ‘murder gang’ at Long Creek
AUGUSTA — Three teenagers accused in the strangling and stabbing death of a Litchfield woman last year chanted “murder gang” together while the three were detained at the Long Creek Youth Development Center. That detail came out in testimony Thursday, the final day of a hearing to determine whether William Smith, 16, of Ashland, Massachusetts, […]
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Rep. Golden’s effort to withhold whale protection money fails
An amendment filed by Maine Rep. Jared Golden to prohibit federal regulators from spending money on right whale protections that would impact lobstermen was voted down Thursday. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 345-84 to kill the amendment to the U.S. Department of Commerce spending bill. The proposed budget rider was also supported by Rep. Chellie Pingree, […]
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Maine briefs: Mueller report aired on stage but there’s no packed house; Police arrest man accused of sexually assaulting child
Mueller report aired on stage but there’s no packed house By The Associated Press It didn’t play to a packed house. But the Mueller report has been aired on stage in Maine. Art met reality when actors from the Ten Bucks Theater Company read aloud Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s “Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 […]
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Lawmaker apologizes for yelling at Freeport rep.
AUGUSTA — A Republican lawmaker has apologized for an angry outburst on the floor of the Maine House. Rep. Sheldon Hanington, of Lincoln, expressed anger Wednesday on the last scheduled day of the legislative session, telling fellow lawmakers during a debate over funding for asylum seekers that lawmakers weren’t doing enough to help Maine’s veterans. House Speaker […]
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Brunswick girl is home after being bitten by dog, airlifted to hospital
TOPSHAM — A 5-year-old Brunswick girl who was bitten in the face by a dog Wednesday in Topsham has been treated and released from the hospital, police say. The girl was airlifted to Maine Medical Center in Portland after a German Shepherd mix breed bit her. The dog belonged to family friends on Katie Lane […]
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BIW to christen destroyer USS Daniel Inouye Saturday
BATH — Bath Iron Works will christen its 37th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer on Saturday, named after a World War II hero who went on to become one of the longest serving US senators in history. The ship, the future USS Daniel Inouye, is named for a late-Hawaiian senator and Medal of Honor recipient Daniel Inouye. Inouye’s wife, […]
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Brunswick-area completes year-long project on opioid overdoses
BRUNSWICK – Access Health, a Brunswick-based community health coalition, has spent the last year convening a local partners to learn and share strategies on reducing opioid overdoses. Coordinated by the Northern New England-Practice Transformation Network, the project is known as the Community Opioid Overdose Response Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes – or COOR ECHO. The project consists of monthly meetings where expert faculty and local communities present learning topics and opioid overdose-related cases for discussion and brainstorming. The four objectives for the program are collecting timely, […]