The National Day of Prayer will be celebrated in Brunswick at noon Thursday, May 1, at the Town Mall Gazebo. This one-hour program includes prayer, special music and patriotic selections. Local residents will ask for divine blessings and intervention in several areas: family, education, churches, businesses, media, government, military and those in need. Although the […]
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Midcoast Youth Center expands support for unhoused families, minors
Midcoast Youth Center announced this week it is expanding its McKinney-Vento outreach efforts to better support families and unaccompanied minors experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Thanks to recent MaineHousing Emergency Relief funding, two new Outreach Housing Specialists will join MYC teams, significantly increasing the organization’s capacity to serve youth in the Brunswick and Richmond […]
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Paws for this thought on sustainability
The U.S. has a lot of pets. In fact, pets in the United States eat more meat than all of France. Did you also know that if American pets formed their own country, their meat consumption alone would rank fifth in the world? The collective environmental impact of our beloved animal companions is staggering — […]
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When it comes to plant life, don’t forget what’s under the surface
Many people were busy this week planting trees or other land-based plants in celebration of Earth Day. Earth Day comes at a time of year when the snow (hopefully) has melted and the ground has thawed enough to do some planting and to uncover dormant plants to prepare for warmer weather. But spring isn’t just […]
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Brunswick brewery expanding into Bath with waterfront beer garden
Flight Deck Brewing is partnering with Bath’s Maine Maritime Museum to open a waterfront pizza and beer garden for visitors to enjoy this summer.
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Cooking at the Cove: Stir fry on the fly
We all have those meals that we make on the fly and don’t even have to think about. A little of this mixed with a little of that, and we like it so much, we put it on repeat week after week, year after year. Quickie Shrimp Stir Fry is one of those. I first […]
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From the Chocolate Church: An epic story for all ages and more — multimedia theater artist Ifrah Mansour in residency
I’ve long been fascinated by epic journeys. From Odysseus to Ernest Shackleton, from Vito Corleon to my own great-grandmother — who fled Ukraine in 1899, a 14-year-old stowaway hidden in hay — there’s nothing as compelling then the journey through trials and tribulations to not only find home but oneself in the process. I am […]
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Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program receives $15,000 gift
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program has received a $15,000 sponsorship from Darling’s Brunswick Ford for the third straight year. The gift will support efforts to end hunger in the Midcoast region, helping to provide more than 7,000 healthy meals to local individuals and families in need. In addition to financial support, the Darling’s team also […]
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When a German U-boat sunk a ship just off Maine’s coast
In April 1945, New England’s worst naval disaster of World War II took place just 5 miles off the coast of Cape Elizabeth, when a lone-wolf German U-boat arose from the murky depths of Casco Bay and fired one torpedo. Forty-nine men lost their lives, a great naval manhunt was launched and an enduring controversy […]
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Sagadahoc Preservation to host literary event with 20-plus Maine authors
Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc. will host “A Cool Little Book Fair” featuring more than 20 Maine authors at the historic Winter Street Center in Bath from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26. This event is geared toward those who appreciate art, poetry, mysteries, romance, historical fiction, nonfiction, children’s literature and American Gothic revival-style architecture. […]