After pulling similar proposals from Planning Board consideration multiple times in the past five years, Crooker Construction has brought a zoning change request to the Select Board in hopes of getting permission to move its asphalt batch plant from Lewiston Road to a separate property near the company’s rock quarry on River Road.
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Intertidal: Kelp does its speediest growing in winter
When the growth of much of what is on land slows during the winter, the opposite is surprisingly true for some things that grow in the ocean. Maine seaweeds have gotten a fair amount of attention as seaweed aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry, but the rapid growth of seaweeds themselves during the winter months […]
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Elwood Watson: Amid McCarthy drama, Republicans try the race card
The drama surrounding Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid remains nothing short of surreal. It took 15 bids to secure the votes required to become speaker of the House. In his fatalistic desire to become speaker, McCarthy made numerous concessions to his opponents that have all but promised to nullify any real power or influence he […]
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Jase Graves: Escape from New York — and Southwest Airlines
In the 1980s, I repeatedly watched a recorded copy of the film “Escape from New York” on my family’s Panasonic VCR – complete with tuning knobs the size of hubcaps. Little did I know that I would star in my own version of the movie (as a domesticated, tattoo-less and slightly flabby version of Snake […]
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Local roundup: Mt. Ararat girls basketball team cruises past Freeport
Westbrook boys basketball team turns back Morse.
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Veteran companionship group sees need in Midcoast
Vet to Vet Maine, which pairs former service members with peer companions, is hoping to find more volunteers in the Midcoast.
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Williams-Cone Elementary competes in WinterKids Winter Games for first time
Sixteen elementary schools across Maine will compete for $30,000 in cash prizes as they face off in outdoor activities.
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From the Chamber: Chamber workforce event Jan. 24 and the 90% reset
On Jan. 24, our chamber is holding “Let’s Chat About Workforce Successes and Solutions” in Brunswick with the Maine Tourism Association. Actually, this is part of a five-part series MTA is doing around the state, and since our chamber has been working with the MTA on several different workforce programs over the past six months, […]
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Brunswick girls hockey team pulls away from Mt. Ararat co-op
Dragons receive balanced scoring en route to 8th win in 9 games.
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The Conversation: Democracy under attack in Brazil: 5 questions about the storming of Congress and the role of the military
THE CONVERSATION — Thousands of far-right supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on Jan. 8, 2023. In images similar to those from the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, demonstrators were seen overwhelming and beating police while breaching the security perimeter of the buildings. It […]