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The Recycle Bin: Life cycle analysis

When my family buys vegetables, either at Hannaford, the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust’s farmers market or Six Rivers Farm stand, we think about where, how and when the produce was grown. Were the grapes flown in from Peru or grown in New England where a truck used less fuel to get them to a distribution center […]

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The Conversation: How much influence does Iran have over its proxy ‘Axis of Resistance’ — Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis?

THE CONVERSATION — From attacks by rebels in the Red Sea to raids in northern Israel and the Oct. 7, 2023, assault by Hamas, Western analysts have pointed a finger of blame toward Iran. Regardless of how involved Tehran is directly in the planning and carrying out of such incidents, the accusations get at a broader truth: In Middle […]

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Bath Savings announces promotions of 16 employees

Bath Savings President and CEO Glenn Hutchinson, along with the board of trustees, has announced a number of promotions within the organization. • Candice Rinaldi – executive vice president, retail lending. • Elizabeth Rogers – senior vice president, retail lending. • Casey Bedard – vice president, e-banking and branch operations. • Michelle Dickinson – vice […]

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The Conversation: Extreme cold still happens in a warming world — in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex

THE CONVERSATION — Extremely cold Arctic air and severe winter weather swept southward into much of the U.S. in mid-January 2024, breaking daily low temperature records from Montana to Texas. Tens of millions of people were affected by dangerously cold temperatures, and heavy lake-effect snow and snow squalls have had severe effects across the Great Lakes and […]

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Elwood Watson: Trump’s ideas offer a mirror to too many Republicans

Donald Trump is on track to once again secure the Republican presidential nomination, as he did in 2016. No surprise here. Anxiety and weariness are ever-present in the run-up to the November 2024 election. There is intense speculation on how Trump and his cult-like band of sycophantic followers will respond, whether in the face of […]