BATH — The heyday and aftermath of the 19th century Crooker Shipyard is the focus of Fredric B. Hill’s new book. The author – a Bowdoin College graduate, part-time Arrowsic resident, and member of the Maine’s First Ship board in Bath – will discuss “Ships, Swindlers and Scalded Hogs: The Rise and Fall of the Crooker […]
August 2016
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Gerzofsky to hold office hours in Freeport
FREEPORT — State Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, will hold office hours from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 27, at Bow Street Market. Gerzofsky represents Senate District 24, which includes Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, North Yarmouth and Pownal.
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Garrepy to be Brunswick police commander
BRUNSWICK — Lt. Tom Garrepy will be the Police Department’s new patrol commander starting Monday, Aug. 29. His promotion was announced Monday morning, five days before Cmdr. Marc Hagan leaves the department to become chief of police in Lisbon. Garrepy will inherit oversight of the department’s patrol officers. Garrepy said by mid-September, the department will have 28 […]
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NLRB rules that graduate students are employees, clears path to unionizing
The ruling means grad students can bargain for larger stipends, better health coverage and unpaid leave.
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Yarmouth festival accepting artists' works
YARMOUTH — Artists have until 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, to submit entries for the annual Yarmouth Art Festival. The eighth annual show will be held Oct. 19-22 at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road. The juried art show accepts paintings, sculpture, photography, etching, and digital media, with a $15 fee for the first […]
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Grant to Freeport Rotary will help Kenyan women
FREEPORT — The Freeport Rotary Club has received a grant from the Rotary International Foundation to partner with a local organization and help women in Kenya became financially independent. The grant of just over $3,000 is for a farming initiative for girls at an orphanage in Kakamega, Kenya. The club is working with Freeport-based Friends of […]
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Obama in Louisiana: Nation ‘heartbroken’ by flood losses
The president says it’s not just about property damage; it’s also about ‘people’s roots.’
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Loathe your job in your 20s or 30s? That may hurt your health in your 40s
Research suggests dissatisfaction early in a worker’s career leads to depression, anxiety and trouble sleeping in the future.
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Falmouth to buy 'unique ecological area' for open space
FALMOUTH — Three acres of privately owned land on Woodville Road will be preserved as open space. The Town Council on Monday agreed to purchase the land owned by Michael Bordick adjacent to the Falmouth Country Club for $30,000. Councilors also voted to amend the code of ordinances to allow two nonresidents to be appointed […]