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Wayfair set to leave Brunswick Landing

by John Terhune January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

Brunswick Landing’s largest employer, Wayfair, confirmed Tuesday it will not renew the lease on its last Maine office after most local employees shifted to remote work during the pandemic.

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Letter to the editor: The PFAS Brunswick really needs to worry about

by Josh Katz Letter to the editor (and council) January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

As a resident of Brunswick, I have been struck by the care and attention the Town of Brunswick is making regarding the concerns for the presence of PFAS in the artificial turf installation proposed by Bowdoin College. However, there is a much greater PFAS problem facing the town that has not been given similar attention. […]

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From the Chamber: 3 lessons of leadership from retiring CEOs

by Cory King From the Chamber January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

I was standing with throngs of people inside a large hall on the Bowdoin College campus last week, listening to person after person talking about their friend Lois. The building could thankfully accommodate the hundreds of people, but it was not big enough for the love in that room. An additional room was needed at […]

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Business briefs

by The Times Record January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

Bath resident Alyssa Hemingway joins Pine Tree Society as CFO Pine Tree Society recently announced Alyssa Hemingway, CPA, CGMA as chief financial officer/chief administrative officer. A life-long resident of Bath, Hemingway has always had a passion for nonprofits and is motivated by Pine Tree Society’s mission and vision. She finds it particularly meaningful to work […]

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Joe Guzzardi: Interior Department’s misguided ‘Restoring America’ program

by Joe Guzzardi Guest column January 24, 2023January 23, 2023

A week after Joe Biden became president, he signed Executive Order 14008, which announced his commitment to protect 30 percent of U.S. land and water – 41.5 million acres per year – by 2030. On May 6, 2021, the Department of the Interior published “Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful,” a preliminary report about what’s […]

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Phil Kerpen: Biden’s second student loan bailout scheme is even worse

by Phil Kerpen Guest column January 24, 2023January 23, 2023

President Joe Biden isn’t waiting for the Supreme Court to decide on his last $400 billion student loan bailout before rolling out another, even more costly plan (oral arguments are scheduled for Feb. 28, and it has been blocked by lower courts for now.) Biden’s new plan to force taxpayers to pay for other people’s […]

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Freeport debates future of Hedgehog Mountain

by John Terhune January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

Proponents of a proposed system of mountain bike trails on Freeport’s Hedgehog Mountain say the project would support local businesses, but residents disagree over the potential environmental impact.