I made it through the summer of COVID-19 – though I’m thankful that neither I nor any of my family have contracted the novel coronavirus. I know that the summer doesn’t technically end until Sept. 22, but I got through June, July and August. It wasn’t easy for me or anyone. Every Monday, I went […]

Brunswick recycling decision makes little sense The Time Record reported that the town of Brunswick is ending glass recycling to save about $7,000. Unfortunately, the town has not considered the fact that we will have to buy more  Brunswick trash bags to put the non-recyclable glass in, adding more plastic to the landfill. If you […]

I love seaweed salad. But, not when it covers the mud and keeps critical oxygen from getting to the creatures that live beneath it – creatures like valuable shellfish. That’s what’s happening right now at Thomas Point Beach. Swaths of mud look bright green instead of the usual dark grey-brown. The culprit is a sea […]

Some remarkable “good government” happened this summer. Across our region and across our state, municipalities moved through this pandemic to offer residents access to their traditional Town Meeting form of government. This was not accidental. This was the result of hard work, careful attention to detail, communication, collaboration, creativity and patience. As a result, we […]

Vote Arford Poppy Arford should be elected to serve District 49 as the next state representative. I have known Poppy for nearly 20 years, having raised our children in Brunswick, and gone on numerous family hiking trips. Knowing Poppy, I think she would be a tremendous asset to our Legislature. I have had the chance […]

Before I decided to tackle this topic, I had a moment’s hesitation. Is the fact that Nancy Pelosi decided to get her hair done really an issue of national importance? And of course, I concluded that it is. Pelosi had every right to get her hair done last week, even though she was violating the […]

If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it more times than my math skills will allow, “This school year is going to be like no other.” No kidding! Don’t we spend every year wondering if our children are going to be attacked by gigantic murder hornets that are high from feasting on Chinese mystery seeds […]

It’s hard to believe that it has been six months since our lives were upended by the COVID-19 pandemic in America. We are proud that Brunswick was one of the first towns in Maine to respond quickly and implement protections for our community, balancing public health with economic health. The state of Maine soon followed […]