Midcoast Wood Bank will cut, transport and stack 20-plus acres of trees this weekend to turn into firewood to help keep locals warm this winter.
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Group calls for removal or redesign of Brunswick, Topsham dam
The newly formed coalition “Free the Andro” aims to open water flows between the Androscoggin River and the ocean.
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Here are some ways to usher in the New Year in the Midcoast
The Midcoast is offering many different New Year’s Eve celebrations and traditions to choose from while opening the door to 2025.
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The biggest Midcoast stories of 2024
Here are the top stories in the Midcoast from 2024.
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How to spot the menagerie of birds even in the dead of a Maine winter
As birdsongs quiet, some resilient species stay to outlast the cold. Midcoast Maine Audubon specialists shed light on who stays, who flees, and who should be migrating but aren’t due to the warming climate.
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Midcoast housing authority pausing vouchers in preparation for new Topsham complex
The Brunswick Topsham Housing Authority will stop issuing vouchers, also known as Section 8 rental assistance, to save opportunities for the new housing complex being built in Topsham. The waiting list to move into the new building will also open within the next few weeks.
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Trout Unlimited to host local Yankee Swap event
Brunswick’s Merrymeeting Bay chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting a holiday “Yankee Swap” during its Dec. 17 meeting. Members and the public are invited to attend the Merrymeeting Bay monthly meeting of this national cold-water conservation organization at Sea Dog Brewing, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. and Yankee Swap […]
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Topsham writer takes first place in international competition
Topsham resident Laura Lee Perkins recently won an international writing competition sponsored by Silver Sails Press in the U.K. Perkins was informed over the weekend about her first-place win in the “Inexplicable Stories” contest. Her essay, “Decision Time,” received a $500 prize. Perkins has published 17 books and 100-plus articles, completed five artist-in-residencies, and received […]
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Seven land trusts receive L.L.Bean grant funding for priority conservation projects
Through the support of the L.L.Bean Maine Land Trust Grant Program, Maine Coast Heritage Trust awarded funds ranging from $8,000-$10,000 for conservation projects in six counties across the state.
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Topsham library to screen Laurel and Hardy classic ‘March of the Wooden Soldiers’
Topsham Public Library will screen the family film “March of the Wooden Soldiers” at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Also known as “Babes in Toyland,” the classic stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as its central characters. Laurel and Hardy are widely recognized as the greatest comedy team in movie history, and this picture captured them […]