Citing increased applications and a lack of capacity, the Freeport Community Services board voted on May 20 to back out of the General Assistance Program, a statewide initiative to help Mainers meet basic needs.
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Organizations celebrate local queer voices in outdoor recreation
What’s the connection between queer ecology and Pride Month? The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust and Queerly ME claim queer-centered outdoor recreation is a growing movement and “it’s about time.”
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Stories from Maine: And the curtain goes up
When Victoria Crandall discovered the Pickard Theater, she fell in love. When she realized it wasn’t used in summer months, she had an epiphany, one which has grown into a true Midcoast legacy. Crandall had spent 12 years on Broadway, working as a concert pianist and an accompanist, with stage legends such as Ethel Merman […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Need to upgrade your tablet? What criteria will you use?
A new tablet can cost anywhere from $150–$2,000. With that wide range of prices, it’s natural to wonder what the differences are among the tablets. If you are in the market for a new tablet and are beginning your research, here are several factors to consider. 1. What will be the main uses for your […]
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Bath library to launch Summer Reading 2024 next week
The Patten Free Library will kick off Summer Reading 2024 from 2-4 p.m. Friday, June 14. Activities will include a bounce house, lawn games, freeze pops and the opportunity to register for Summer Reading and earn a free book. “This year’s Summer Reading theme is ‘Read, Renew, Repeat,’ and we have so many events and […]
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Paddle for a Purpose on Damariscotta River benefits community wellness nonprofit
Get outside for the third annual Paddle for a Purpose Saturday, June 8, to benefit Hearty Roots, a Maine nonprofit dedicated to creating children’s programs that foster connection, adventure and life-skill experiences. The paddle on the Damariscotta River starts at Glidden Point Oyster Farm in Edgecomb and finishes at the Shuck Station in Newcastle, where […]
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Bath residents will decide on future of golf course, RSU 1 school budget
Bath residents will decide whether to change the land use code to allow for multifamily housing development at The Bath Golf Club.
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St. John’s students form ‘giving chain’ to donate food in Brunswick
Students from pre-K through eighth grade lined up from St. John’s Catholic School on Pleasant Street to Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program on Tenney Way. MCHPP welcomed the large donation amid increasing food assistance needs in the region.
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Brunswick High School senior off to Dartmouth for environmental studies
Brunswick High School senior Jonas McGrath fell in love with science after taking a tenth grade biology class at the school.
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Largest class in 15 years to graduate Freeport High School
The class of 171 students marks the biggest graduation in the last 15 years, the school said.