Maine’s soup kitchens and food banks see their donations spike during the holiday season, but the 13.6% of Maine households experiencing food insecurity know the need doesn’t end with the holidays.
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Bill seeks to bar large retailers from using the ‘dark store loophole’ in property tax battles
The bill, expected to appear before the Legislature’s Taxation Committee on Tuesday, would require that retail sales facilities more than 20,000 square feet be valued based on current use, or, if vacant, according to their highest and best use.
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The Theater Project presents ‘The 39 Steps’
The Theater Project in Brunswick is delighted to present “The 39 Steps,” written by Patrick Barlow and directed by Theater Project Artistic Director Al Miller. “The 39 Steps” opens at The Theater Project on Friday, Jan. 31, and runs for three consecutive weekends. Everyone is welcome to attend an opening night reception with refreshments and […]
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Portland restaurateurs to open new steak and oyster spot downtown
From the light and airy feel of the restaurant’s interior to the classic, “tried and true” items on the menu, everything at Maine St. Steak and Oyster is designed to feel comfortable and familiar, but far from boring.
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Amid continued growth, Brunswick airport looking for manager, hoping to attract flight technician school
In November, the airport surpassed the number of flight operations (22,847) the active-duty Naval Air Station did in 2005, the last year all the base squadrons were fully operational.
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Local rinks preparing to open in coming weeks
For years, the start of the ice skating season has been pushed back as crews trying to prepare the ice battle against milder temperatures.
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Brunswick restaurant hit by car reopens New Year’s Day
Byrnes Irish Pub had to close for repairs after a car ran into the doorway of the restaurant Sunday but reopened on New Year’s Day.
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Target date for Mid Coast, MaineHealth merger delayed, but moving ahead
The Brunswick hospital announced its merger with MaineHealth, a health care group with more than a dozen hospitals and medical offices stretching across the state and into New Hampshire, in February 2019 and hoped to be fully integrated by Jan. 1, 2020.
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Brunswick restaurant hit by car reopens New Year’s Day
Byrnes Irish Pub had to close for repairs after a car ran into the doorway of the restaurant Sunday but reopened on New Year’s Day.
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Tricky Britches to play in Concerts for a Cause series
BRUNSWICK — Tricky Britches will bring their high-energy string band to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, as part of the Concerts for a Cause series to raise money for two local charities. From their roots of playing foot-stomping old-time fiddle tunes, Tricky Britches has progressed into a fusion […]