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Dike Newell parent raises funds for music program in wake of June fire that displaced Bath students

by Maria Skillings August 31, 2022

Dike Newell School students will resume classes Sept. 6 at the renovated former Bath Regional Career and Technical Center.

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Brunswick running group provides exercise and community

by John Terhune August 31, 2022

Less than three months after its inaugural event, Merrymeeting Parkrun, part of a worldwide network of running groups, is drawing more than 20 runners and walkers to its free 5K events each Saturday morning.

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Memorial garden for children planned for Mid Coast Hospital

by The Times Record August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

Madeline’s Mission, a not-for-profit organization that provides bereavement support to families who have lost a child or baby, will install a memorial garden at the Parkview Campus of Mid Coast Hospital.

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Your Land: After the eagles — crossing over

by Sandy Stott Your Land August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

Fall’s arrival always carries a retrospective feel, and a recent float on our common waters called back this fleeting summer story from a few years ago … By the time I push my kayak off from Harpswell’s Lookout Point, the predicted winds are already hurrying across the bay, and the water has roughened to a […]

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Intertidal: It’s not a shark, it’s a Mola mola

by Susan Olcott Intertidal August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

Its name sounds Hawaiian, but is actually Latin, meaning “millstone” which is an appropriate name for one of the world’s heaviest fish. The Mola mola, or ocean sunfish, can weigh over 4,000 pounds and measure over 10 feet in length. It is a strange disc-shaped fish that has rough grayish skin and an array of […]

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Sally Cluchey: Why I’m running for state representative

by Sally Cluchey Guest column August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

My name is Sally Cluchey, and I am proud to be running to represent Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and Richmond in the Maine House of Representatives. I thought long and hard about whether to run — politics isn’t exactly the nicest place to be these days — but ultimately, I came to see this as an extension […]

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The Conversation: A winner is emerging from the war in Ukraine, but it’s not who you think

by Aaron Pilkington University of Denver August 31, 2022August 30, 2022

THE CONVERSATION — The war in Ukraine is helping one country achieve its foreign policy and national security objectives, but it’s neither Russia nor Ukraine. It’s Iran. Iran is among Russia’s most vocal supporters in the war. This has little to do with Ukraine and everything to do with Iran’s long-term strategy vis-à-vis the United States. As […]

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Bowdoin College opens without COVID-19 testing requirement

by John Terhune August 30, 2022August 30, 2022

Bowdoin College opened its fall semester Wednesday with no surveillance testing program or mask mandates, policy changes that administrators say reflect the current state of the pandemic.