Maine will hold one of the most unusual elections ever. A sitting governor will face the governor who she succeeded. That is a rare event across the country and in U.S. history, though it has happened previously in Maine. But, beyond its rarity, it potentially has national significance. The country is deeply divided between the […]
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Your Land: Blue bounty at Crystal Springs Farms
We all noticed it during spring walks. The leafing-out looked vigorous, promising, and then the flowers came. My inner bear keeps instinctive track of the little white bell blossoms that signal blueberries-in-the-making. Walk here waddle there, in the spring wherever I see clustered white, the site goes into my berry-memory. I’ll be back, I say, […]
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Faced with educator shortage, Brunswick school joins wave of schools hiring from within
Former Kate Furbish Vice Principal Annie Young will take on the school’s interim principal role this year while many other districts struggle to fill teacher, administrator and support staff roles.
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Final summer labyrinth walk is Aug. 11 at Edgecomb Community Church
The final summer morning labyrinth walk on the grounds of Edgecomb Community Church is at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. Participants are invited to walk the labyrinth in the field and then stick around for lunch afterward to share labyrinth experiences. Labyrinth walking is an ancient practice used by many different faiths for spiritual centering, […]
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Guest column: Restoring Brunswick’s American chestnut trees
For generations, American chestnut trees (Castanea dentata) fed people and wildlife throughout eastern North America. Up to 4 billion chestnut trees populated woodlands from southern Maine to northern Florida, and west to the Mississippi River. These “Redwoods of the East Coast” filled the forest canopy, towering up to 100 feet with a girth of 9 […]
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Doug Rooks: ‘Fire the chancellor’ requires second look
Last week, we considered the case of the embattled chancellor of the University of Maine System, Dannel Malloy, and some of his achievements over the past three years – how he might be different than his “rock the boat” predecessors, two in particular. Michael Orenduff tried to implement a “distance learning” initiative involving all seven […]
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Tom Purcell: The keys to living well
Comedian Carl Reiner was good at living well — and he lived well until the age of 98. I recently watched his 2017 HBO documentary, “If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast.” It introduces viewers to several people who are flourishing in their 90s — running races at 100, doing yoga at 98, playing […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Apps you can’t live without
I recently upgraded my smartphone, and in the transfer of data from my old phone to my new phone a number of my apps … disappeared. No problem. I can always replace them. But, not so surprisingly, I don’t really miss ’em. Let’s be realistic. How many apps do you have on your devices and […]
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Intertidal: Maine waters home to several shark species, including great whites
Whenever an animal is scary, there are efforts to make them cute or cuddly to dispel any unwarranted fear. Take the fuzzy bumble bee puppet my daughter has, which she remembered the other day when worried about a bee swarming around her hot dog. The fearsome creature on everyone’s minds this summer is the great […]
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Elite international classical musicians to host farewell concert
The Brunswick International Music Festival will come to a close this Friday, when a world-renowned cellist shares the stage with the festival’s prolific students.
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