Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program’s new Community Kitchen allows non-profits and businesses temporary access to commercial appliances, which the organization says will reduce food insecurity and improve the efficiency of the local food system.
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Bowdoinham man awarded $5 million in malpractice suit against Brunswick hospital
This is the first civil trial in Cumberland County since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UMaine Augusta to host education sessions about drones
BRUNSWICK – The University of Maine at Augusta’s Aviation program plans to host a series of Federal Aviation Administration education sessions to educate different groups about remotely-piloted aircraft, better known as drones, at UMA’s Brunswick Aviation Center, 2 Pegasus St., and are free for all participants. The educational series will take place from 9 a.m. to […]
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Phone scammers bilk Bath senior out of $9,500, claiming her grandson is in trouble
Each year, scam artists cheat American seniors out of an estimated $3 billion, according to justice.gov.
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Brunswick peak-bagger conquers Scottish hiking challenge
Brunswick resident Peter Chingos finished a 28-year quest to climb 282 Scottish Munros on August 31, making him one of just a handful of Americans to complete the feat.
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Signature gelato flavor honors Kate Furbish Elementary and its namesake
Kate Furbish School Chickadee Chocolate Chip, one of four September flavors of the month at Gelato Fiasco in Brunswick, celebrates the town’s newest school and the woman who lent it her name.
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Choruses from Bath/Brunswick, Augusta to battle Sept. 17
The Nor’easters men’s barbershop chorus, based in Bath/Brunswick and directed by Kathy Robitaille, and the Maine-ly Harmony women’s barbershop chorus, based in Augusta and directed by Kathy Greason, are “Singing Together Again” after two years of pandemic silence. It’s a battle of the choruses when the women declare in song that they can do anything […]
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Brunswick center to host 2nd Chamberlain Legacy Lecture Sept. 15
Pejepscot History Center, which owns and operates the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, plans to present the second annual Chamberlain Legacy Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15. The lectures takes place in Lemont Hall, on the corner of Maine and Pleasant streets in Brunswick, according to a news release from the center. Keynote speaker […]
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Topsham cycling community builds momentum
Topsham’s Select Board approved the creation of a new Bicycle Pedestrian Committee Thursday, just two weeks after the opening of a new pump track outside the town’s transfer station off Townsend Way.
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Bed Bath & Beyond to close many stores as sales decline
The home-goods chain plans to lay off some of its workforce and shutter 150 stores nationwide, and it’s not yet clear if any of Maine’s four branches will be affected.