Opening this week: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ / ‘Finding Vivian Maier’
May 2014
Movies: Spider-Man learns that with great power comes great responsibility
The film incorporates one of the comic book’s most famous storylines, and that’s a gamble for the director.
What Ales You: Rising Tide launches Maine Island Trail Ale
The ‘very good beer’ that helps fund a ‘great cause’ will be available in cans this year.
PMA Movies
The period drama is based on the story of Charles Dickens and his secret mistress.
At Salt, an honest portrayal of one woman’s breast cancer battle
Angelo Merendino’s deeply personal photographs spark a very personal debate.
LIMITLESS LEARNING
TOPSHAM A plywood disk 4 feet in diameter and a plug-in leaf blower became a hoverboard in the Commons of Mt. Ararat High School Wednesday, as senior Zach Collins floated across the floor. Minutes earlier students and judges watched a student-built and operated remote-control drone fly through the air across the gym. Outside the school […]
School board wants $36.2M for next year
BRUNSWICK Brunswick’s school board voted Wednesday to send a $36.2 million budget to the town council. Superintendent Paul Perzanoski didn’t have an exact percentage for the increase Wednesday night. The proposed budget is more than the $35 million school budget ultimately approved by voters last year, however The budget is an altered version of one […]
Pleasant Street plan sent back to committee
BRUNSWICK Plans for a raised crosswalk across Pleasant Street in Brunswick are on hold and are being sent back to a committee by the town council on Monday. The proposed raised crosswalk would stretch between Middle Street to Abbey Road, and could slow traffic in an area where pedestrians are often crossing to get to […]