One of the oldest bald eagles ever documented in America died over the Memorial Day weekend at a wild bird sanctuary in Maine. The female bald eagle was banded as a nestling in Canada in June 1983, rescued in Maine in the spring of 2017 after an apparent fight with another eagle and euthanized Saturday […]
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Car crashes into woods off I-295 in Bowdoinham Sunday
An early morning accident on I-295 in Bowdoinham on Sunday sent one car into the woods and its driver to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Bowdoinham Fire and Rescue responded to the accident at about 6:30 a.m. in the northbound lane. The vehicle crashed through the guardrail in the passing lane and continued down an […]
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Brunswick-Topsham Memorial Day observance honors fallen heroes
BRUNSWICK —Midcoast residents joined people around the nation recognizing America’s fallen service members during Memorial Day ceremonies Monday. “From the American Revolution to our current operations against the enemies of liberty around the globe, more than 1.1 million Americans have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in wars and conflicts,” retired U.S. Navy Capt. Sean […]
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‘You take it to heart’: Former Brunswick Naval Air Station commanding officer, grand marshal of Topsham-Brunswick Memorial Day Parade, recalls duty, hardships
BRUNSWICK — The P-3 Orion airplane had just left Brunswick Naval Air Station minutes earlier, bound for an air show in Ontario, Canada, when it exploded mid-air near Poland Spring on Sept. 22, 1978. All eight men onboard were killed. Capt. Earl Riffle was the commanding officer of Patrol Squadron Eight at BNAS that day. […]
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Four Midcoast area police officers among 63 new Maine Criminal Justice Academy graduates
AUGUSTA — Four local police officers are among 63 new officers who graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro Friday. Police academy graduates include Ryan L Kaake with Bath Police Department; Joseph A Hogan with Brunswick Police Department; Brianna M Kenney with Lisbon Police Department and Lara Sarett of Topsham Police Department. […]
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Brunswick hires new economic development director after ‘serendipitous’ search
BRUNSWICK —Brunswick has hired a new economic development director who currently works on neighborhood development in Baltimore. Sally Costello will replace Linda Smith, who retired in January after four years in the position. Costello will start Aug. 1 with a salary of $81,000. Town Manager John Eldridge announced the hire last week after an “extensive […]
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Maine briefs: Maine company wants to turn cow poo into gas to heat homes
Maine company wants to turn cow poo into gas to heat homes CLINTON, Maine (AP) — A natural gas distribution company in Maine plans to get into the production side of things with a poop-to-gas renewable energy project to heat homes. Summit Utilities is partnering with Maine’s dairy industry through construction of an anaerobic digester in Clinton […]
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Musical sculpture installation celebration in Brunswick
Brunswick Public Art and supporters of public art were set to celebrate the installation of The River’s Voice from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday at the downtown Brunswick Mall. The River’s Voice is a colorful, interactive musical sculpture created by sculptor Andreas von Huene of Arrowsic. It is meant to be enjoyed for its physical presence and […]
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Financially strapped EMS providers ask state for funding increase
AUGUSTA — Maine’s financially strapped ambulance services, many of them run by city and town fire departments, are banding together and asking the Legislature to help them with a funding increase. Ambulance operators, both private and public, are backing a bill that seeks $3.3 million in state funding a year, which would trigger additional federal […]
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Memorial Day observances planned around the Midcoast
BRUNSWICK — Parades and events are scheduled all over the Midcoast to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States armed forces. The Topsham-Brunswick Memorial Day Parade will run its normal route from the Topsham municipal office to the Brunswick Mall. An observance begins at the monument by the Topsham […]