Justin Pearson, who graduated from Bowdoin College in 2017, was one of two Tennessee lawmakers ousted from office.
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Totus Tuus registration open for teens, children
Hundreds of Maine teens and children can participate in a week-long summer Catholic youth program for grades 1-12. Registration is open for Totus Tuus 2023, scheduled to be presented in 10 Maine communities this summer: Houlton (June 18-23), Lewiston (June 18-23), Fort Kent (June 25-30), Jay and Farmington (June 25-30), Caribou (July 9-14), Scarborough (July […]
Legal experts: Detained Bowdoin College grad faces years-long struggle for freedom
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin College graduate, was arrested in Russia and accused of spying.
Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter, a Bowdoin graduate, on spying charge
The arrest of Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin College graduate, is the first time a U.S. correspondent was put behind bars on spying accusations since the Cold War.
Brunswick officials band together to prepare for arrival of asylum-seeking families
Brunswick schools are hiring more staff and donations are being sought for 60 families from African countries moving to Brunswick Landing.
Big Brothers Big Sisters moves Bowl for Kids’ Sake event to Hallowell
BRUNSWICK — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick plans to hold its annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake fundraiser this year despite Brunswick’s Yankee Lanes, the event’s location for decades, being purchased and closed for bowling. The organization has moved the event to Sparetime Bowling in Hallowell, 30 minutes from Brunswick and 40 minutes from Bath. […]
Margaritas restaurant coming to Brunswick
Margaritas, which first opened in Orono in 1986, is opening its 26th restaurant in Brunswick at Merrymeeting Plaza.
Barnes & Noble to open second Maine store in Brunswick
The once-beleaguered bookseller is opening a new store in Merrymeeting Plaza, one of 30 new stores the chain plans to open across the country.
Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Brunswick crash
Police said a 20-year-old Harpswell man collided with the driver of a pickup truck on Route 24.
3 years later, the pandemic cocoon is giving way to social butterflies
Long after Maine’s first case of coronavirus, communal activities and gatherings are reaching pre-pandemic levels again, though troubling remnants of isolation persist.