Last week, I began a preview of fall projects and programs that local business members’ employees — or any aspiring business networker — can be a part of this year. Volunteering and attending local events is an excellent way to grow your network, meet new people and to hone those communications skills that will help […]
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What I learned as a summer fellow at Oasis Free Clinics
This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a fellow at Oasis Free Clinics in Brunswick, a no-cost health-care clinic supporting communities in need in Midcoast Maine. Oasis offers free medical, dental and vision care to members of our community who have nowhere else to turn, filling a critical gap in the community’s safety […]
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Building the Orr’s and Bailey Islands bridge was a masterful feat of engineering
A “scow barge” is unloaded by a crane as the last of the Pownal Granite is put in place on the Orr’s and Bailey Islands’ Crib Stone Bridge in the 1920s. (Courtesy of the Maine Department of Transportation) Ninety-nine years ago, “after nearly a half century of controversy,” work finally began on June 6, 1926, […]
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What the Maine Legislature is doing to protect our coastal resources
The high surf throughout Southern and Midcoast Maine caused by Hurricane Erin is a reminder that hurricane season is once again upon us. Storms like these have the potential to threaten Maine’s coast and pose risks to our heritage industries. As I’ve written before, LD 1, “An Act to Increase Storm Preparedness for Maine’s Communities, […]
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Brunswick 7-year-old advocates for diabetes research funding in D.C.
Caroline Cardoza represented Brunswick at this year’s Type 1 Diabetes Children’s Congress on Capitol Hill last month.
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This saltwater worm is an important part of intertidal ecology
One of my favorite things is being asked by a kid to help identify a strange sea creature. In the midst of getting dinner ready for my family, I noticed a video call coming in from a good friend. I happen to know that this friend has curious kids — and to remember that they’ve […]
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Kudos, Brunswick, for one amazing summer
The crowd at the Maine State Music Theatre’s Concert on the Mall on Aug. 13. (David Treadwell photo) Aug. 13. We arrived early for the Maine State Music Theatre’s annual Concert on the Mall. We thought it would be crowded, and we were right. The mall was packed. Who wouldn’t want to enjoy a free […]
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Dyer Long Pond in Jefferson is a serene hidden gem
A group of paddlers navigate north on Dyer Long Pond in Jefferson. (Ron Chase photos) I “discovered” Dyer Long Pond in Jefferson while studying my Delorme Maine Atlas for prospective lakes and ponds to explore in central Maine. A banana-shaped body of water with several inlets, coves and small peninsulas, the approximately 3-mile-long pond appeared […]
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Reid State Park to build educational hub in Georgetown
The park is hoping to fundraise $100,000 to convert a concessions stand into a nature center featuring exhibits and educational programming.
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Bath planning upgrades to aging sewer infrastructure
Bath Public Works and the Wastewater Treatment Plant will work on the first in a string of upgrades for the city’s aging wastewater and sewer systems in the coming years.
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