Local business owner Allen Acker and engineer Peter Feeney beat out former board member Wendy Cunningham and engineer Paul Denis for two seats on Bowdoinham’s board.
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Harpswell’s Quahog Bay Conservancy accepting scholarship applications
Funds are now available for two Harpswell high school seniors to receive the Working Waterfront Science Scholarship from Harpswell-based Quahog Bay Conservancy. QBC is a nonprofit organization focused on the rehabilitation of the marine ecosystems in Quahog Bay. Through various programs, QBC aims to conserve natural habitat, protect native wildlife, foster environmental stewards and support […]
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program offers Thanksgiving options
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program is offering two holiday meal options this Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Kits for at-home cooking include boxed stuffing, gravy mixes, canned corn and green beans, butternut squash, carrots, potatoes and a $10 grocery gift card. Meal kits are available for pickup at MCHPP’s Food Pantry (12 Tenney Way) from 11 a.m. to […]
United Way celebrates fall campaign, gives out awards
Bath Iron Works, L.L. Bean and Bath Savings were among award recipients.
The Conversation: How the global energy crisis is pressuring countries at the UN climate summit – while some race to renewables, others plan more natural gas production
THE CONVERSATION — Russia’s war on Ukraine has cast a shadow over this year’s United Nations climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where officials from around the world are discussing the costs of climate change and how to cut emissions that remain near record highs. The war has dramatically disrupted energy markets the world over, […]
Brunswick Veterans Day event honors those who served, while highlighting struggles
Sen. Angus King and local military veterans honored members of the armed services in Brunswick Friday morning during an event that also highlighted the group’s high rates of mental illness.
Just a Little Old: Clearing her hurdles, spreading her light
Some people just have that rare gift. They seem genuinely happy to see you. And they really do “see” you; they really do listen when you speak. After being with such people for a few minutes, you walk away smiling, with a lighter step, feeling better, somehow, about yourself — and life. Lara-Jane (“LJ”) Que, […]
Dan Ankeles: Grateful to Brunswick
Thank you so much to the voters in central Brunswick’s House District 100 for electing me as your state representative for the next two years. It’s difficult to describe right now just how enthusiastic I am to take on this new role in service to the community I love. Whether you voted for me, left […]
Gordon L. Weil: Outside forces ramp up election pressures
Democracy was on the ballot this year. The issue, perhaps never before appearing in public opinion surveys, boiled down to opposing efforts to suppress voting and deny election results. In recent decades, the Republicans have pursued voter suppression, trying to reduce the number of Democratic voters. Beyond that effort, even before an election, fraud claims, […]
Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Staying warm at home as the weather turns colder
Mainers can be competitive about how long we wait to turn up the thermostat. It’s a point of pride for many. But with heating prices as high as they are right now, it’s a very real challenge as well. When I talk to people in the community, the No. 1 concern I hear from folks […]