PORTLAND — International peace activist Kathy Kelly will kick off her Maine speaking tour, “The Cost of War, the Price of Peace: Hard Questions About the U.S. War in Afghanistan,” on Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m., at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. The speaking tour will also include a stop in Brunswick […]
2012
Posted inTimes Record
Habitat for Humanity dedicates three new homes
BATH — Habitat for Humanity / 7 Rivers Maine dedicated three condominium homes in Brunswick on July 21 and celebrated its partnership with Greater Brunswick Housing Corp. to build affordable homes for families as part of the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The dedication ceremony, attended by Habitat staff, volunteers, donors and members of GBH Corp., […]
advertisement
Posted inTimes Record
Day spa auction to benefit shelter pets
BRUNSWICK — At Last…Salon & Day Spa, 185 Park Row is hosting their second annual silent auction in August. This year all proceeds will benefit the Coastal Humane Society. The silent auction runs through the whole month of August with items for viewing and bidding on display at the salon. Additional items can be viewed […]
Posted inTimes Record
PUBLIC MEETINGS
BathCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMITTEE, Thursday, 4:30p.m., City Hall.BrunswickCONSERVATION COMMITTEE,Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.,Brunswick Station, 16 StationAve.SCHOOL BOARD, Wednesday,6 p.m., Brunswick Station, 16Station Ave.DresdenFIRE DEPARTMENT, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., PownalboroughStation.FreeportPROJECT REVIEW BOARD,Wednesday, 6 p.m., town council chambers.COASTAL WATERS COMMISSION, Wednesday, 6 p.m.,Freeport Community Center, 53Depot St.COMMUNICATIONS WORKING GROUP, Thursday, 7:30a.m., town hall.SHELLFISH COMMITTEE,Thursday, 6:30 p.m., FreeportCommunity Center, 53 DepotSt.GeorgetownSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE, […]
Posted inTimes Record
STUDENT NOTES
GAETAN DAVIS, the daughter of Steve Davis and Suzanne Astolfi of Brunswick, was named to the spring 2012 semester dean’s list at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. A graduate of Brunswick High School, she is majoring in anthropology and African Studies at Smith.
Posted inTimes Record
Protests over Maine lobster continue in Canada
PORTLAND (AP) — Fishermen in New Brunswick expanded their protests demanding that lobster processing plants not accept low-priced Maine lobster, while more fishermen on Prince Edward Island joined the protests Tuesday. Lobstermen last week blockaded plants in Shediac and Cap-Pele, New Brunswick, blocking trucks from delivering Maine lobsters and raising concerns among lobster dealers in […]
Posted inTimes Record
Shooting of friend ‘no tragic accident,’ says assistant AG
The long minutes that ticked away immediately after a shotgun blast to the neck killed Tyler Seaney on Feb. 19, 2011, were punctuated by the hysterical sobs of his girlfriend and the frantic efforts of his best friend Luke Bryant to revive him. The manslaughter trial of Bryant, who shot the 19-yearold Seaney with a […]
Posted inTimes Record
Ex-pharmacist who took kickbacks arrested for allegedly growing marijuana
The former pharmacist for the Penobscot Indian Nation’s defunct mail-order drug business has been charged with marijuana cultivation. Reginald Gracie Jr., 40, of Bowdoin was arrested July 24 after police found 61 marijuana plants growing on his property, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Bangor. Earlier this year, Gracie pleaded guilty to […]
Posted inTimes Record
31 killed after bus plunges into gorge
GAUHATI, India (AP) — A crowded passenger bus veered off a mountain road and plunged into a gorge in India’s remote northeast today, killing at least 31 people, police said. State police chief N. Ramachandran said another 34 passengers were injured in the predawn accident in Tongseng village in Meghalaya state. The 40-seater bus was […]
Posted inTimes Record
Missing sailor on Casco Bay found safe
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine man reported missing by his wife after he did not return from a sailing trip on Casco Bay has been located. The Coast Guard says 79- year-old Albert Kelsey was spotted early this morning. His 20-foot vessel had apparently run aground at low tide and got stuck in the […]