Authors are slated to be at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick on Nov. 25 and Patten Free Library in Bath on Dec. 6.
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Holiday lights at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens ‘make you want to decorate at home’
Gardens Aglow opened this Saturday and will welcome visitors through the end of the year.
Bath man to be sentenced for elementary school arson
Allan Thomas Vigil told police he broke into the Dike Newell School and set it on fire in June 2022, rendering it uninhabitable. His lawyer said he has a history of developmental issues and mental illness.
Brunswick lawmaker proposes property tax relief for homeowners during reassessments
State Rep. Dan Ankeles gained support from legislative leaders for a bill he intends to file in response to a controversial property reassessment that would have doubled some Brunswick homeowners’ tax bills.
New Ventures recognizes Sen. Vitelli with Making a Difference Award
Sen. Eloise Vitelli has been named the 2023 recipient of the Merle Nelson Women Making a Difference Award by New Ventures Maine (NVME). The award was presented during NVME’s 45th anniversary celebration at the University of Maine at Augusta on Nov. 15. The Merle Nelson Women Making a Difference Award was established in 2004 to honor the work […]
Elwood Watson: Congress has become a wrestling ring
Thought the level of civil discourse in Congress could not get any worse? Guess what, it has! It now appears America’s top legislative body has become the political equivalent of the WWE. Earlier this week, Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin nearly got into a fistfight with labor union leader Sean O’Brien in the middle of […]
Rev. Frank C. Strasburger: The underrated value of vulnerability
9/11 is embedded in American memory — like Dec. 7, a Day of Infamy. But what has disappeared from public consciousness, despite its having been momentous in its own right, is 9/12. That was the day when, in all our unaccustomed vulnerability, we were suddenly the object of the world’s empathy. Messages of condolence streamed […]
Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Whitewater thrills on the Piscataquog River
Each fall, Horace Lake Dam in Weare, New Hampshire, releases copious amounts of water into the narrow North Branch of the Piscataquog River. The drawdown is usually scheduled for mid-October. The result is about 5 miles of Class III/IV whitewater that tumbles through a scenic rural environment. Participation in the recreational release has become an […]
‘Not one more’: Brunswick rallies for gun control legislation in the wake of Lewiston mass shooting
A crowd of about 150, including Brunswick’s legislative delegation, attended a rally for gun control legislation organized by Bowdoin College students.
Topsham-area school board adopts policy to protect transgender student privacy
The policy, which sparked controversy locally after it was raised in September, will go into effect Feb. 23.
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