The full moon this week led to some seriously high tides, creating mirror-like expanses reflecting the newly barren trees and dusty colored marsh grasses. This is a lovely late fall scene. On the flipside, when all that water goes out, there is a great swath of mud that is uncovered. And here in Brunswick, we […]
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Firefighters douse apartment fire above Harpswell restaurant
Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue crews extinguished the blaze above The School House 1913 restaurant Tuesday morning.
Brunswick climate task force recommends emission reduction targets
Brunswick’s Climate Action Task Force is proposing emission reduction targets of 65% by 2030 and net zero by 2050.
Letter to the Editor: Reflections on transparency and Wiscasset principal public hearing
Thank goodness Ms. Gina Stevens (suspended principal of Wiscasset Middle-High School) requested a public process with the Wiscasset superintendent and School Committee. Otherwise, we would not have been privy to the wild laments and four charges lodged against her — all linked to a staff friend of the superintendent. On Dec. 12 at 3:30 p.m., […]
The Conversation: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year — authentic — reflects growing concerns over AI’s ability to deceive and dehumanize
THE CONVERSATION — When Merriam-Webster announced that its word of the year for 2023 was “authentic,” it did so with over a month to go in the calendar year. Even then, the dictionary publisher was late to the game. In a lexicographic form of Christmas creep, Collins English Dictionary announced its 2023 word of the year, “AI,” on […]
Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Resources to help you heat your home this winter
The days are getting shorter and much of Maine has seen its first snow. The winter season is clearly upon us. I know that keeping one’s home warm can be a real financial burden on working families and those on a fixed income. That’s why I wanted to share some updated information that could help […]
Bath midwifery site of Maine’s third human milk bank
Soft Corner Midwifery in Bath recently announced the opening of the third outpatient donor milk dispensary in Maine in partnership with Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast. A donor milk dispensary is a community location where a family whose baby has a prescription can obtain donor milk for use at home. Currently, babies at many Maine hospitals […]
Newly elected Bath rep. appointed to Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee
Rep. David Sinclair, D-Bath, will serve as a member of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government. He was appointed by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland. “Maine has a long history of strong local government,” Sinclair said in a prepared release. “It is vital to a thriving democracy, and I look […]
Business briefs: Addition to MCHPP board, new face at Brunswick bank, John Deere acquisition
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program announces new board of directors member Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program recently tapped a wealth management professional to join its board of directors. Scot Draeger is president of R.M. Davis, a private wealth management firm in northern New England, and will serve on the MCHPP board’s investment, finance and development […]
From the Chamber: Filling up that December calendar
The lights are being hung, and garland and wreaths are sprouting up everywhere you turn as we slide past Thanksgiving and are officially into the holiday season. With everyone being so busy this year, I have been very impressed with just how early decorations seem to be going up. It’s almost like we all implicitly […]
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