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John L. Micek: Words of wisdom and a warning

My best friend was around to my house on a recent Saturday for a long-overdue reunion. Adult schedules and the demands of parenthood being what they are, it had taken U.N.-level negotiations to get our calendars to match. As we caught up, with a ballgame on in the background, it wasn’t long before our teenaged […]

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Russia extends arrest of U.S. journalist and Bowdoin College grad Evan Gershkovich by 3 months, his parents barred from hearing

A Russian court on Tuesday extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months in a closed-door hearing emblematic of the secrecy that has marked the case against the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying charges. Gershkovich, a 31-year-old American citizen, was ordered […]

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State House news: Hepler introduces legislation, 2 Golek bills advance

Hepler introduces legislation to modernize Maine’s bottle redemption program Rep. Allison Hepler, D-Woolwich, introduced legislation last week before the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee that would modernize Maine’s beverage container redemption laws, also known as the “Bottle Bill.” With an amendment introduced by Hepler, L.D. 1909 would make numerous changes to support redemption centers […]

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From the Chamber: 5 more summer events to look forward to

This week, I’m continuing our summer preview by highlighting some of the fun, family events that you won’t want to miss this summer. My hope is that this helps our local families plan for staycations and when to have friends visit, while also helping the businesses know when events are happening that may affect their […]

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LSMFY Foundation and Walmart team up to help local musical youth

The Laureen Swanson Music for Youth Foundation has been helping kids in the Midcoast area who need financial assistance with their musical endeavors for 44 years and have now teamed up with Walmart to reach even more kids. Adam Tremblay, the store manager at Walmart on Tibbetts Drive in Brunswick, choose the LSMFY Foundation to […]