BRUNSWICK — Members of the Brunswick High School Speech/Debate team attended a tournament in Bangor recently. Genevieve Vogel competed in the Novice poetry category. Logan Holt took first place in Extemporaneous speech. Sarah Poutree took first place in Original Declaration; Connor Flotten took second place in Varsity Congressional Debate; Emma Hughes and Julia Krutul garnered […]
November 2016
VA town hall meeting in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — A VA town hall-style informational meeting will take place Nov. 15 from 6-8 p.m. at the Mid-Coast Veterans Resource Center at 62 Pegasus St. at Brunswick Landing. The meeting will provide information regarding eligibility for VA programs, healthcare system questions, issues regarding claims and more. Speakers will include Ryan Lilley, center director at […]
Lyme disease workshop for mental health clinicians
BRUNSWICK — Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education is hosting a workshop for mental health clinicians titled Psychotherapy in the Era of Lyme Disease on Friday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mid Coast Hospital, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick. This workshop will offer tools for assessment and strategies for treatment as […]
Freeport Jingle Bell Run to raise money for arthritis cure
FREEPORT — A Jingle Bell Run will be held on Sunday, December 4, at Mast Landing School, 116 Mollymauk Lane, Freeport. Registration is at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Participate in a 5K run or walk to raise money to help find a cure for arthritis. The Jingle Bell Run/Walk began […]
Incumbents retain House seats
BRUNSWICK Here are the results from the local Maine House races in Districts 46, 48-56 District 46 Incumbent Republican Representative Paul Chase won victory over his Democratic opponent, Sarah Hall, in House District 46, which covers Pownal, North Yarmouth and part of Durham. Both candidates are from Durham, where Hall serves as a select person. […]
Carson, Vitelli, Mason win local Maine State Senate races
BRUNSWICK Residents who live in the five towns comprising District 24 elected Everett “Brownie” Carson to the Maine State Senate on Tuesday. In District 23, Democrat Eloise Vitelli will return to the Senate for the first time since 2013, while Republican Garrett Mason was re-elected to District 22. Statewide, Republicans will maintain control of the […]
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Thursday, Nov. 10, the 315th day of 2016. There are 51 days left in the year. In 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. In 1871, journalist-explorer Henry M. Stanley found Scottish missionary David Livingstone, who had not been heard from for years, near Lake Tanganyika in central […]
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Arrivée de toujours, qui t’en iras partout.” (Arriving from always, you will go everywhere.) — Arthur Rimbaud, French poet (born 1854, died this date in 1891)
Go, Dragons Go!
When I was a young man the go-to sports team in Brunswick was the boys’ high school soccer team. They were seemingly always winning. Conference titles, State titles, All State players. Those teams had it all. Then there was the team that I played on, the boy’s high school football team. We attended conference title […]