PORTLAND– Alexys Langley and Genesis Rodriguez took different paths to get to the stage at Merrill Auditorium, where they took their Freeport High School diplomas in hand. Langley, 17, has felt ready for college for years and pushed herself to graduation within three years. Rodriguez, 19, took extra time, leaving the school for a little […]
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Richmond graduates celebrate successes large and small
RICHMOND — As the 28 students lined up in the hallway Saturday outside the gym at Richmond High School, probably for the last time, the one question that floated up above the buzz and the din was both practical and philosophical. “How big of a step are we supposed to take?” one soon-to-be-graduate asked. The […]
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Police ID victim in fatal crash on I-295 as Brunswick woman, 26
Police identified the victim in a fatal crash on Interstate 295 in Falmouth on Friday as 26-year-old Kathy Haycock of Brunswick. Haycock was one of two passengers in a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Brannon McRae, 29, of Augusta. The other was Joshua Haycock, who is 37 and the victim’s brother. Maine State Police said the accident […]
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Brunswick High School graduates share stories of growth, desire to live a ‘non-cowardly life’
BRUNSWICK– Five months ago, Bailey Hartill didn’t know if she would be able to walk again, let alone walk across the stage at her high school graduation. The Brunswick High School senior fell down a flight of stairs in January and was unable to speak, walk or go back to school for the second semester of […]
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41-year-old Bowdoin woman hit by car, airlifted to Lewiston hospital
BOWDOIN — A woman walking along Doughty Road in Bowdoin was airlifted to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after a driver struck her Friday night. The crash was reported at 7 p.m. According to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office, 41-year-old Raquel Lee of Bowdoin was walking on Doughty Road prior to the crash. Chief […]
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Living Well for Better Health workshop to be held at People Plus in Brunswick
Spectrum Generations in partnership with Healthy Living for ME will be offering a free workshop to help adults manage chronic or long-term health conditions. Living Well for Better Health will be offered on Mondays, beginning June 24 and running through July 29. Workshop participants will meet weekly from 1:30-4 p.m. at People Plus, 35 Union St., […]
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SMCC names Paul Charpentier as vice president, academic dean
Southern Maine Community College has named Paul Charpentier as its vice president and academic dean following a nationwide search. Charpentier has worked at SMCC for 24 years as a faculty member and administrator, and has served as interim academic dean for nearly two years. As academic dean, he is the college’s chief academic officer, responsible for educational […]
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Small plane crashes in Bowdoinham; pilot, passenger unhurt
BOWDOINHAM — A small single-engine airplane crash-landed in a front yard in Bowdoinham Friday morning shortly after takeoff, but first responders say the pilot and a passenger escaped injury. The single-engine Piper Cherokee landed on a lawn near 36 Teal Road shortly after experiencing a problem during takeoff from the airstrip at Merrymeeting Field. One […]
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Walmart property tax appeal could cost Brunswick $128,000 in loss of revenue
BRUNSWICK — Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, claims it’s being over-taxed in Brunswick and in communities throughout Maine. But the company’s request would come at a cost to taxpayers. Walmart has asked Brunswick to slash its taxable value by nearly $7 million for 2017 on the grounds that the building’s $16.9 million assessed value “exceeds […]