On Wednesday, Nov. 27, the Brunswick Fire Department responded to a residential fire at 11:30 p.m. Most home fire deaths occur between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. This fire had the potential to cause significant fire loss and possible injuries if it had not been for the presence of working smoke detectors in the home […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Our expert picks for holiday tech gifts
Don’t panic! You still have time to find well-appreciated gifts for family and friends. Our BoomerTECH Adventures crew likes inexpensive tech gifts — like chargers, wearable tech like a LED flashlight hat, smart plugs, laptop stands, portable speakers and more. One of the best lists we’ve seen this season is “The best tech gifts for […]
Stories from Maine: The Great Brunswick Fire
Brunswick has had many notable fires since its settlement in 1628, but this month marks the 199th anniversary of the Great Brunswick Fire of 1825. In that year, with a population of nearly 3,000, Brunswick was a flourishing little village brisk with sawmills, cotton manufacturers, lumber mills, grist mills, tenement houses, shops and businesses. At […]
Intertidal: Festive feasting of fishes
It isn’t the Feast of Seven Fishes just yet, but we have officially begun the period of Advent during which some people around the world practice some form of fasting — one of those being the abstinence of eating meat, which leads to a greater consumption of fish. The Feast of the Seven Fishes is […]
Just a Little Old: If you have something to say, write it
My mother loved words. She enjoyed writing letters and getting them. She was forever tossing off poems, most of them witty and nonsensical. She was delighted whenever Hallmark cards bought one of her pithy offerings. She loved playing Scrabble and doing crosswords. An avid reader, she made a practice of writing a short analysis of […]
Patten Free Library to light up with Starry Night event
The library is hosting its annual Starry Night Luminary Walk in Library Park with proceeds going to the library.
Bath Police Department to install ‘Hopeful’ sign on its building
Artist Charlie Hewitt’s message of hope spreads to Bath with a new sign.
The Maine Idea: Dubious pardons a Republican specialty
The blogosphere is abuzz over President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, with criticism ranging from regret to denunciation. There is much to criticize, considering Biden’s previous vows not to intervene in the case. But facts change. The prosecution, undertaken in about the same timeframe as Jack Smith’s legal pursuit of Donald Trump, was […]
From the Chocolate Church: Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem with Darlin’ Corey to light up the stage
At 7:30 p.m. this Friday at the Chocolate Church Art Center’s newly renovated Annex, we have the most perfect remedy to December chill and early darkness: world-class American roots music with Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem and special guest Darlin’ Corey. The musicianship will be virtuosic. The vibe: cozy and warm. And the setting: intimate. […]
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir to perform Lessons and Carols Christmas concerts
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will present its annual Lessons and Carols Christmas concerts at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Damariscotta Baptist Church and at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Bowdoin College Chapel in Brunswick. A new setting of the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem “The Bethlehem Star” by former King’s Singers member Bob Chilcott […]
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