For the past 24-30 months, the Bath-Brunswick Regional Chamber has been developing a grassroots workforce program called Chamber Works 2030. The name signifies the decade-long commitment the chamber is making to create programming and solutions to workforce issues in collaboration with local schools, businesses and municipalities. It’s a huge undertaking as rather than simply discussing […]
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Michael Reagan: Memories of Memorial Day
What are you doing to celebrate Memorial Day? How will you honor the soldiers, sailors and airmen who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep America safe, free and great for more than 240 years? My son Cameron, as usual, will take his daughters to a military cemetery and remind them who those fallen soldiers were […]
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Dick Polman: The Republican presidential contest is getting awfully crowded
If my math is correct, the 2024 Republican presidential contest is starting to look like the Marx brothers’ stateroom scene. Right now, I count nine or 10 active or explorative candidates: criminal defendant/convicted sexual abuser Donald Trump, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, ex-South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Gov. Ron DeSantis of DeSantistan, former Arkansas Gov. […]
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Maine State Music Theatre returns with a full season lineup and its most challenging show yet
“Titanic” kicks off the 2023 season June 7 at Maine State Music Theatre.
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‘Service of the common good’: 478 graduate from Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College held its 218th commencement ceremony Saturday. Outgoing President Clayton Rose told graduates to find inspiration in alumni Evan Gershkovich and Justin Pearson.
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The Recycle Bin: Rethink your modes of transportation
Without continued behavior change by towns, businesses and individuals — including a demand for efficient technology and a willingness to adopt a reduced-carbon lifestyle — we cannot achieve the emissions reduction we need to build a livable future. To meet Maine Can’t Wait’s carefully developed steps, Mainers, businesses, industry, state and town governments need to […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: New adventures on the Machias River, Part II — Little Falls to Smith Landing
Ken Gordon and I awoke to a remarkably beautiful spring day at our campsite next to Little Falls on the Machias River. We were on the second day of our river trip and sharing the scenic site with six canoeists we met the previous day. Anticipating an exciting paddle on upcoming Wigwam Rapids, our young […]
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Local roundup: Brunswick softball edges Lake Region
Caitlin Seitz tosses perfect game for Dragons in victory over Lakers.
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Tom Purcell: A day to honor our war dead
Every year, polls show that a large number of Americans don’t know why we celebrate Memorial Day. According to People, a 2020 Onepoll survey found that fewer than half of the 2,000 people surveyed knew that the purpose of Memorial Day was not to honor those who served in the armed forces but to honor […]
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Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Growing ‘the workforce behind the workforce’ by expanding pre-K and child care
Child care providers have the incredible duty of supporting children during their most crucial developmental stages. I began my career as a pre-K teacher, and I know firsthand the joy and challenges that come from teaching — and corralling — a room full of 4- and 5-year-olds. More than that, child care providers are the […]
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