Maine Pines Racquet & Fitness in Brunswick, celebrating its 50th year this fall, added a 134-kilowatt solar array to its roof this spring. The grid-tied solar electric system with 406 photovoltaic panels will produce more than enough electricity to run the business in real time or feed back to the grid. “Transitioning to renewable energy […]
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Elwood Watson: It’s time to seriously consider reparations
After conducting tense research and holding public hearings for more than two years, a California task force determined that payments as part of a reparations initiative could surpass $1 million in certain cases. The proposal is aimed at targeting historical injustices faced by Black residents who are descendants of enslaved people and have battled against […]
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Carl Golden: Bidenomics will be on the ballot
With two-thirds of the country disapproving of the Biden administration’s handling of the economy and inflation and an equal ratio believing the nation is on the wrong track, the White House and campaign team have settled on a reboot strategy to change the frame of reference of the debate. Rather than respond to partisan criticisms […]
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Midcoast Youth Center becomes new home to student mentorship program
In collaboration with the Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset, Bath’s Midcoast Youth Center will take over a student mentoring program in September.
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‘Coffeehouse king’ starts fundraiser to open new café at former Brunswick coffee shop
Raffi Sulahian, who operated a series of cafés in California before moving to Maine, is trying to raise $50,000.
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Surprises abound on Sebasticook River
A paddling trip on Sebasticook River between Clinton and Winslow offers boaters a variety of stimulating adventures. The 5-mile sector between Clinton and Benton Falls Dam is almost continuous quick water and includes three distinct whitewater rapids. Below the dam, there are easy rapids followed by a steady current to Winslow. Predominantly undeveloped along the […]
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The Conversation: America faces a power disconnection crisis amid rising heat: In 31 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment in a heat wave
Millions of Americans have been sweltering through heat waves in recent weeks, and U.S. forecasters warn of a hot summer ahead. Globally, 2023 saw the warmest June on record, according to the European Union’s climate change service. That heat continued into July, with some of the hottest global daily temperatures on satellite record, and possibly the hottest. For […]
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Bath Area Family YMCA fights summer food insecurity
Meals are available at 13 mobile delivery sites and one stationary location on weekdays through Aug. 25.
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Patten Free Library does away with late fees
The library aims to remove a barrier to services in accordance with the American Library Association’s Resolution on Monetary Library Fines as a Form of Social Inequity.
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Why a third of Bath’s city councilors are stepping away
Phyllis Bailey and Susan Bauer expressed a desire to spend more time with family, while at-large member Elizabeth Dingley said she was frustrated over how the council operates.
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