Despite our recent heavy snow falls, spring brings swelling tree buds, birds singing spring songs, and garlic sprouting in farm fields and gardens. When you get inspired to do your annual spring cleaning, here are some suggestions for what to do with items you no longer need. As much as 8% of all solid waste […]
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Posted inTimes Record
Topsham Select Board joins Brunswick in backing replacement of Frank J. Wood Bridge
The push to replace the bridge linking Topsham and Brunswick has been dragging on since 2014, experiencing repeated delays as a local group sues in hopes of preserving the existing bridge.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Coastal Journal Meetings: March 17-24
Bath Wed. 3/22 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 3/20 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Council Chambers Wed. 3/22 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 3/22 6 p.m. Rivers/Coastal Waters Commission Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 3/23 9:30 a.m. People Plus Trustees People Plus Thu. 3/23 5 p.m. Master Plan Committee […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
John Graham: State being dishonest about Frank J. Wood Bridge
Cory King’s “We’re stuck and need to get unstuck” opinion piece published in the Times Record on March 7 requires a response. Mr. King’s piece is brilliant in its lack of understanding and comprehension of what is at the heart of this so called “project.” The talking points and fictitious opinion polls he uses come […]
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Topsham-area school board chairperson decides not to resign after parents plead with him to stay
After SAD 75 School Board Chairperson Frank Wright sent an email to board members expressing plans to resign on March 9, dozens of parents and residents showed up to a Thursday meeting asking him to reconsider.
Posted inTimes Record
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra to perform music spanning centuries
Program includes well-known and not-as-familiar music from early 1700s through 2016
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Coastal Journal Meetings: March 10-17
Bath Wed. 3/15 2 p.m. Community Development Committee City Hall Wed. 3/15 4 p.m. Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 3/13 5:30 p.m. Brunswick/Topsham Water District River Road, Topsham Mon. 3/13 6 p.m. Housing Committee Zoom, Council Chambers Tue. 3/14 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Council Chambers Wed. 3/15 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, […]
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick Town Council calls for Frank J. Wood Bridge supporters to stand down
The Brunswick Town Council voted 7-1 Monday evening to adopt a second resolution supporting MDOT’s plans for a new bridge spanning the Androscoggin River.
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From the Chamber: Getting unstuck and accepting change
We’re stuck and we need to get unstuck. We’re absolutely doing it to ourselves, and if we don’t come to terms with this sticky situation, it will prevent our growth over the next few decades. At first, this may appear to be a very specific complaint, but it’s much more prevalent than that and affects […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Coastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Forum: The wide availability of marijuana serves Mainers well
Heather D. Martin’s column posted Feb. 14 titled, “Mainewhile: Absurd concentration of pot shops a reason to worry?” begins with the author expressing sadness that the “tumbledown junk shop” she passes daily is closing, and readily admits in the next paragraph she “had never once, not in the many decades of driving past, gone into […]