This year’s Brunswick in Bloom will mark Oasis Free Clinics’ third year of fundraising through garden touring.
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Tedford Housing gets $10,000 grant to boost emergency shelter effort
The $10,000 in funding will be put toward Tedford’s proposed emergency housing facility that will consolidate the services currently provided in two separate Brunswick shelters.
248 years after first hearing Declaration of Independence, Harpswell continues to listen
Harpswell residents first heard the Declaration of Independence read on the steps of the 1757 meetinghouse. The Elijah Kellogg Church has continued to honor the tradition.
Bath carries on the 175-year tradition of the Firemen’s Muster
The 175th Firemen’s Muster drew a big crowd to Front Street during Bath Heritage Days on a sweltering Saturday.
From the Chamber: A checklist for the rest of 2024
I’m going to let you behind the curtain: I just got off a four-day weekend and, boy, did I need it. By the looks of my social media, many of my friends did the same and had fun with family and friends for some much-needed rest and relaxation. I cannot remember a year when I […]
Alexandra Paskhaver: Reading into reading levels
Deep down, I am a very shallow person. That’s why I was appalled to find that some books have age limits recommended on the back cover. I may not be the perfect middle schooler those authors have in mind, but since when are adults discouraged from reading James Patterson? What kind of dystopian society do […]
Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Final days on the Cascapédia River
Powerful northwest winds had been blowing us downriver since we began the trip. Five of us were on the second day of a Grand Cascapédia River expedition. Located on the Gaspe Peninsula in eastern Quebec, the mountain river flows east through the spectacular Chic Choc Mountains to Chaleur Bay in New Richmond. Some of us […]
Harpswell Heritage Land Trust celebrates opening of new preserve on Great Island
Two herons flew over the Anna M. Tondreau Preserve on the morning of Saturday, June 29. At the time, members of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust were setting up for the preserve’s opening celebration across the street. “That’s just examples of (how) there’s nature around here,” said John Boomer, a trustee of the Land Trust. […]
Two Lisbon High School grads receive credit union scholarships
Lisbon Credit Union has awarded two of four $1,000 scholarships to graduates of Lisbon High School: Lilah Bright and Samantha Quatrano. The credit union announced last week the recipients of its annual Rochel “Russ” Livernois Memorial Scholarship program, awarding the funds to outstanding local high school seniors. This year’s winners have demonstrated exceptional academic achievements, […]
Maine Maritime Museum to host talk with exhibition’s sound artist and curator
Sound artist Dianne Ballon will be at the Maine Maritime Museum Friday in conversation with Associate Curator Catherine Cyr to discuss their work in creating “Lost and Found: Sounds of the Maine Coast by Dianne Ballon.” The July 12 talk is from noon to 1:15 p.m. and is free, but preregistration is required. Ballon is […]