With Brunswick’s sidewalks under construction, there has been a great deal of attention around our Maine Street. The new sidewalks are coming along and are certain to improve the pedestrian experience downtown. But the fact that Maine Street is so wide remains, often making downtown feel out of scale for people and more suited to […]
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Midcoast high school teams prep for hands-off period, start of fall season
The end of organized summer workouts gives athletes a chance to rest before the grind of fall begins.
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Tiny but tough: Shelter dog on the lam for months finally safe
After months evading dog authorities, Rollie, a 13-pound mixed breed that became infamous in local Facebook groups during his great caper, was captured in Harpswell on July 28.
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Gordon L. Weil: Optimism for America’s future
The political campaign these days often makes it sound as if the ultimate fate of the democracy and the country will be decided in November. It’s now or never. But this year’s election, though of unusual importance, will not represent the last word in American history no matter how much the campaigns raise fears. Of […]
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#LoveMaineWaters: Coalition urges boaters to prevent marine debris
The Maine Marine Trades Association has partnered with Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, Maine Island Trail Association and Friends of Casco Bay to bring awareness to boaters about keeping Maine waters free of debris. MMTA Director Stacey Keefer is a paddler and sailor and often cleans up marine debris and trash in her travels. Her efforts […]
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Brunswick resident wins photo contest
An annual invitation to customers and community members to capture the beauty of Maine in a photograph drew 315 submissions from 109 photographers in June with 18 of the contributions set to adorn the 2025 Norway Savings Bank Desk Calendar. The $250 grand prize winner was William Nichols of Brunswick. After a panel of judges […]
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Sustainable Practice: Sustainable efficiency
If you ever fly between Bangor and Montreal, you’ll discover an efficiency flaw in our continent’s “hub-and-spoke” air transportation system. Commercial flights are via New York City, Philadelphia or even Chicago — the cheapest ticket I found as I write this takes you first to Philadelphia, then to Chicago, and then to Montreal. It’s 284 […]
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The Maine Idea: Public defender requirements need immediate fix
For the first time since the horrific events of June 7 — when a man released on bail in Auburn murdered one person and burned down two houses before being shot to death by police — the newly renamed Maine Commission on Public Defense Services met last week to consider the enormous backlog in finding […]
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Photos: ‘America: Behind the Mask of the Utopia’
Artist Norajean Ferris’ exhibition “America: Behind the Mask of the Utopia” is on display at Pejepscot History Center, 159 Park Row, Brunswick, through Aug. 31. “The exhibition speaks on issues that are infused in our nation, and is a hymn to our current socio-economic, cultural and political times,” Ferris said in an email. Ferris’ works […]
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Damariscotta art gallery presents solo exhibition ‘True Confessions’
River Arts presents the abstract paintings of Alice de Mauriac in a solo show in the River Room from Aug. 1-21. The public is invited to the artist’s opening reception of “True Confessions” from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at the gallery, 36 Elm St., Damariscotta. Currently residing in New Harbor, de Mauriac studied at […]
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