February 2012
Base reuse effort rolls along
There are a number of very exciting things happening at Brunswick Landing. Since the closing of the base last May, the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority ( MRRA) has been very active in promoting the property’s redevelopment and demonstrating that we are indeed open for business. MRRA is planning to host and organize several major events […]
‘Success’ for whom?
To the editor: I am responding to Rep. Kim Olsen’s local commentary, titled “GOP legislators build on 2011 success,” which was published on Jan. 20. What the commentary does not say is how many Maine people were hurt by the “successes.” For example, retired educators took quite a few hits. They will receive no cost-ofliving […]
Fabled vessel
To the editor: I read with interest your article “ Destroyer Going Home,” on page A5 of the Jan. 25 edition. “The Ship That Would Not Die,” USS Laffey was returned to the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Charleston, S.C. after undergoing $9 million in repairs. The Laffey, DD724, is a 2,200- ton […]
Question (rail) authority
The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) train maintenance depot that has created controversy in Brunswick will probably be an ugly sheet- metal structure that will remind me of all the dilapidated factories and warehouses that were abandoned in southeastern Pennsylvania, where I grew up. When the factories were shut down for whatever reason, […]
We remember
Army 1st Lt. David A. Johnson, 24, of Horicon, Wis., died Jan. 25, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered after encountering an improvised explosive device while conducting a dismounted patrol. Marine Sgt. William C. Stacey, 23, of Redding, Calif., died Jan. 31 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marine Lance Cpl. Edward […]
Railing relentlessly against progress
It’s getting to the point where I’m ashamed to admit I live in the Brunswick West neighborhood that borders on — I hope — the site of the Amtrak layover and maintenance facility. My “Not In My Backyard” neighbors, judging from their “demands” as presented in a recent report in The Times Record (“Depot debate […]
State wildlife management policy unfairly targets coyotes
When I read the following statements through the Maine. gov website, I knew this information needed to be available to all residents and outdoor enthusiasts of Maine: “By continuing the coyote control program, the public may perceive the department implicitly believes the control program has a strong biological basis, when in fact, the biological benefits […]
Michael D. Elwell
BRUNSWICK — Michael D. Elwell, age 51 of Bath, and formerly of Brunswick, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012. He was born in Brunswick on April 11, 1960, a son of James M. and Gloria D. Moody Elwell, Jr. Michael attended Brunswick schools and had attended Husson Business College. He was a self employed clammer for […]