In 1974, when I was 11, I flushed an apple core down the toilet. You see, my father had remodeled our basement into a family room with a powder room. Always looking to save a buck — he had six kids to feed on one income — he bought the cheapest toilet he could find. […]
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Maine State Ballet presents performance curated by dancers themselves
Maine State Ballet will present “Dancer’s Choice” at 7 p.m. June 20 and 21 at Lopez Theater, 348 U.S. Route 1. A performance created, chosen and performed by company members, the audience will experience the dancers’ unique and personalized talents as they bring their interpretations and dance creations to life. The evening will culminate with […]
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Brunswick senior housing residents complain of mold, while management says issue is resolved
Tenants at Pejepscot Terrace, a mainly low-income senior housing complex in Brunswick, moved in to live affordably amidst Maine’s growing housing crisis. Some tenants did not anticipate, however, having to spend their later years fighting mold for the first time in their lives.
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Art created by Maine prisoners on display at Freeport gallery
The collection, which will wrap up its showing on Sunday, questions whether mass incarceration is the answer to society’s problems.
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Stories from Maine: The unmerciful end of a rope
In the late night hours of Monday, Sept. 3, 1883, while most were asleep in the city of Bath, a history-making tragedy was about to occur on Broad Street. Two men, lurking in the evening shadows of the Commercial Wharf, began to pry and finagle their way into the D.C. Gould Chandlery, a general store. […]
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Midcoast residents gather in the darkness to protect amphibians
New, emerging research seeks to prove why amphibians need protection in the summer months, too.
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Photo: Brunswick High School Class of 2024 celebrates graduation with cap toss
The Brunswick High School senior class of 2024 wrapped up their final year at the commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 9.
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Maine Coast Heritage Trust joins effort to restore American chestnut tree in Yarmouth
Maine Coast Heritage Trust, which has a location in Topsham, will be working alongside the Maine chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation to plant 10 young American chestnut trees at Cousins River Fields and Marsh Preserve, a newly protected 82-acre property in Yarmouth that includes a 25-acre field and a significant tidal wetland. The planting […]
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Caleb Manuel to announce plans for career in pro golf in Brunswick Friday
Caleb Manuel, of Topsham, recently completed his final season on the University of Georgia golf team. He is set to announce his plans for his professional career at press event at 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, at the Bill Dodge Auto Group in Brunswick. Manuel, 22, played in the 2022 U.S. Open and is the […]