Brunswick’s Region 10 Technical High School was among about 60 Maine schools that received a bomb threat via email, police said.
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Asylum-seeking families begin moving into new Brunswick homes
Part of a 60-unit housing development for asylum-seekers in Brunswick Landing has been completed.
More destroyers, parking garage possible for Bath Iron Works under new defense bill
The $886 billion National Defense Authorization Act also includes funding for BIW to design the next-generation destroyer.
BIW union to hold gate collection to support workers displaced by fire
A mobile home in Bowdoinham where multiple Bath Iron Works employees were living was damaged by an electrical fire Dec. 6. The shipyard’s largest union is holding a fundraiser to get them back on their feet.
Carl Golden: Moment of truth coming for Republican presidential hopefuls
Following last week’s fourth – and final – 2024 presidential debate sanctioned by the Republican National Committee, increased attention has turned to the continued presence of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and whether it’s time for both to stand aside in the larger interest of solidifying support behind an alternative […]
Elwood Watson: When Trump says he’ll be a dictator, believe him
The late author Maya Angelou once stated, “When people show you who they are, believe them.” Nowhere is that saying more applicable than the latest rantings of Donald Trump. The former president was asked twice during a Fox News town hall last week if he would rule out any abuse of power as retribution against […]
Danny Tyree: What the Nativity can teach us
“The right place at the right time.” I realize that not everyone recognizes Jesus Christ as the Son of God (or even a real person); but for Christians, his birth, ministry, death and triumph over death fit the “right place at the right time” for fulfilling prophecies of the Messiah. Perhaps that is one of […]
Letter to the editor: Let’s all join push for net-zero emissions
Meat-free push toward net-zero emissions Regarding the Brunswick Town Council approval of a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, we hope that the committee will include effective ways we can all participate. One thing that is increasingly clear as being 25-30% of the greenhouse gas emissions is food production, most of it generated by meat […]
LC Van Savage: On boredom
Boredom bites. Now wait. Don’t be offended. I truly I don’t know what “bites” means in the vernacular. Is it considered a “bad” word? It sort of sounds bad, right? Anyway, I think boredom bites. It’s aptly defined as “tedium,” and also defined as “ennui” which I always thought was that whitish, long-leafed vegetable people […]
Just a Little Old: There’s just something about Barbra
When Tina asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I said, “Nothing, I don’t need anything.” A New York Times article about Barbra Streisand’s new memoir, “My Name is Barbra,” solved the problem. Streisand and I are the same age (81), but that’s about all we share. Her father died when she was a […]