Education is a cornerstone of economic growth. As director of the Naples Public Library and as a high school math teacher, we know the immense power of sharing knowledge and skills, especially when it comes to our children. Our schools are the foundations of our communities, and we all have a responsibility to support them […]
2013
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
ON THE RIGHT LANE: Don't bank on it
Let’s see if the third restart for writing this column works. This nasty cold from the depth of Hades is hanging on like an everlasting headache, although slowly the symptoms are easing. I am not one to run to the doctor for every little ache and pain but if our government looks like it’s going […]
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Colby College reaches carbon neutral goal
Colby officials say the school has cut emissions by about two-thirds in the past decade.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Start a season, end an era
Baseball returns to Hadlock with the longtime announcer for the Sea Dogs passing the torch – and getting a thrill when he throws out the first pitch.
Posted inTimes Record
TOWER TAKEOVER
BRUNSWICK Now that they have it, aside from marveling at the view it provides, what does Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority do with it? Building 200 at Brunswick Executive Airport, also known as the Old Control Tower, officially became MRRA’s property last week, after the U.S. Navy issued its Finding of Suitability to Transfer order. Built […]
Posted inTimes Record
Next week, ‘Eat Brunswick’
BRUNSWICK A celebration of local restaurants begins Monday, as the second annual “Eat Brunswick Week” gets under way. More than 15 restaurants will offer special pricing and menu choices during the event, which runs through next Sunday, April 14. Because variety is key, special attention is paid by chefs at each participating eatery to offer […]
Posted inTimes Record
Bowdoin College junior in ‘Jeopardy!’
A Bowdoin College junior is headed to California to compete in the “Jeopardy! College Championship.” Cindy Cammarn, 21, of Charlotte, N.C., is traveling to Los Angeles April 8-9 to compete. She is a junior majoring in English and History at Bowdoin. The two-week event, which will air starting May 6, “showcases 15 of America’s sharpest […]
Posted inTimes Record
Police: Brunswick man assaulted pregnant girlfriend
BRUNSWICK Brunswick police arrested a man Thursday night they say assaulted his pregnant girlfriend. Police responded to report of a domestic disturbance on Perryman Drive at around 10 p.m. Thursday. Lt. Tom Garrepy said Christopher Mackenzie, 21, of Brunswick was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend, who is 22 […]
Posted inTimes Record
If you move it, they will build
BRUNSWICK Anyone know how to move a 66-year-old warplane? If so, Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority wants to talk to you. To make way for redevelopment of several acres along the entrance to former Brunswick Naval Air Station, the P-2V5 Neptune currently on display will have to be relocated a halfmile further down Admiral Fitch Drive. […]
Posted inTimes Record
Hazing leads to forfeits
BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin College men’s tennis team will forfeit games and be ineligible for postseason competition after school officials uncovered an unspecified incident of hazing. The incident comes two years after the Bowdoin men’s hockey team was forced to vacate its first-ever conference title after discovery of hazing at an initiation. College officials say they […]