Officials are still moving ahead with the Coastal Connection pilot extending service from Brunswick to Rockland, but the sale of the Central Maine and Quebec Railway has delayed the project yet again.
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Best known as a muralist, Rufus Porter was much more
An exhibition at Bowdoin College reveals that the greatest accomplishments of the painter, who grew up in Bridgton, were in science and invention.
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‘The board made a mistake:’ School board overturns controversial mascot decision
The new mascot of the Kate Furbish Elementary School will be the chickadee, the mascot selected by students of Coffin Elementary School.
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Auditions planned for children’s productions at Maine State Music Theatre
BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre will hold local children’s auditions for both “Frozen, Jr.” and “The Sound of Music.” Both auditions will be held at 22 Elm St. Auditions for “Frozen, Jr.” will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, with call backs at 3 p.m if selected. The audition […]
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Standoff at Brunswick Landing housing ends with suspect’s arrest
Police say a domestic disturbance sparked a standoff early this morning at 744 Neptune Dr. Police took a suspect into custody shortly before 8:30 a.m.
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Police arrest two suspects in Brunswick burglaries
Local churches and businesses were targeted since late last week, and police say they received tips leading to the arrests after releasing surveillance footage.
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Brunswick Housing Authority hopes switch to Section 8 housing will free up more funding, regain local control
More funding will not only help them better maintain the units they already have but also could open more opportunities to create more low-income housing in the future, according to Executive Director John Hodge.
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Rufus Porter exhibit topic of lecture at Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Rachael Z. DeLue, Christopher Binyon Sarofim ’86 Professor in American Art and Old Dominion Professor, Council of the Humanities (2019-20), Princeton University, will deliver the keynote lecture “New Inventions, Scientific Principles, and Curious Works: Rufus Porter and Nineteenth-Century Dreams of Interconnection” for the exhibition “Rufus Porter’s Curious World: Art and Invention in America, 1815-1860,” at […]
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Brunswick church, businesses alarmed by weekend burglaries
Two Brunswick churches and two Bath Road businesses were burglarized.
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Bowdoin grad Hari Kondabolu hopes ‘The Simpsons’ creators will keep character Apu after actor says he won’t voice the role
A 2017 documentary by comedian and Bowdoin graduate Hari Kondabolu criticized the show’s stereotypical portrayal of the Indian-American character.