BRUNSWICK Brunswick Town Manager Gary Brown will resign “on or before March 31, 2014.” Town councilors announced his departure after a 40- minute closed meeting Monday. Brown has served as the town’s head administrator since 2009 after being hired as assistant town manager in May 2007. Prior to his employment in Brunswick, Brown served as […]

BATH The Department of Defense has awarded Bath Iron Works a $23 million contract modification to continue work on the DDG 51 class of destroyers. The funds will allow BIW to provide further planning, design and liaison work for the destroyers, BIW spokesman Matt Wickenheiser said Monday. “This is money we had planned for and […]

BRUNSWICK The freezing rain that fell over a 48-hour period slowed traffic and complicated last-minute holiday shopping but otherwise caused few casualties in the Mid-coast. But as the rain congealed on roads, sidewalks and branches as ice, it left behind the prospect of a Christmas without power for thousands of Mainers — particularly in central […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Bowdoin College student Bridgett McCoy took a trip to Trinidad, Cuba, Brunswick’s sister city in the Caribbean Sea, plus a few stops along the way. Here is an excerpt from her blog. Hi there! Sorry it’s been so long, I got slammed with schoolwork as soon as I got back. I’m working on […]

The Santa Claus Fund office officially closed Dec. 18. After distributing all the packages, we served a total of 219 families, and we all helped make Christmas merrier for 485 children. As of last week, we received a total of $21,413 and the donations continue to trickle in; thank you! Thank you to all our […]

BRUNSWICK Despite ugly weather Monday, generosity shone brightly at a Brunswick pantry and soup kitchen that received more than 1,000 pounds of donated food. Because of dangerous travel conditions, Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Project did not offer meals or pantry services Monday at its 84 Union St. facilities. However, Executive Director Karen Parker welcomed two […]

BRUNSWICK — A Brunswick man was arrested Saturday night while allegedly driving at nearly twice the posted speed limit on U.S. Route 1, allegedly while under the influence of alcohol. William A. Waldron, 39, was stopped on Route 1 north near the Brunswick Sewer District just before 11:30 p.m., according to Deputy Chief Marc Hagan […]

PORTLAND — An update on Maine’s offshore wind project will take place beginning at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Wishcamper Center at the University of Southern Maine, 34 Bedford St. The University of Maineled offshore wind project, VolturnUS, located in Castine, is the first grid-connected floating offshore wind project in the Americas, and […]

BRUNSWICK — Spectrum Generations, along with Brunswick Area Respite Care and Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, announce “Savvy Caregiver 1” training this winter in Brunswick. If you are caring for a family member with dementia, this training will help you learn how to take care of yourself and reduce stress and also communicate more easily […]