PHIPPSBURG While Rebecca Halbrook may be a lot of things — a lawyer, a Democrat, a Phippsburg resident — she simply described herself Thursday afternoon as a “normal retired person trying to get involved in community work.” As a retired corporate lawyer who moved to Maine about 12 years ago, Halbrook has been actively involved […]

FREEPORT January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, and as blood supplies dip dangerously low this time of year, the Red Cross is seeking more donors, and those in the Midcoast are being called upon to roll up their sleeves. Mary Brandt is the Northern New England Communications Manager for the American Red Cross. Brandt […]

BRUNSWICK For Bowdoin College graduate Matt Moran, football has always been a way of life. With a coach for a father and his own natural love for the game, Moran has taken his passion from volunteering on the field at Bowdoin to the coaching team of Stanford University — 2015 Rose Bowl champions. Moran, who […]

BRUNSWICK — A crash shut down Middle Bay Road for several hours after a Jeep hit a utility pole Thursday morning. The crash was reported at about 9:30 a.m. at 17 Middle Bay Road. Brunswick Police Lt. Thomas Garrepy said Nancy Keltner, 75, of Brunswick, was driving a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee east on Middle […]

TOPSHAM — Merrymeeting Adult Education is introducing a new, free course this semester which will equip the participant with the necessary skills to become a substitute teacher. MSAD 75 teachers Leslie Lemieux and Annie Young will be providing training to enrollees on how to effectively manage a classroom as well as the importance of familiarity […]

BRUNSWICK The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust’s Tom Settlemire Community Garden does not let winter in Maine stand in the way of conversations about gardening. This year is no exception — the fifth annual Winter Gardening Workshop series begins Sunday, from 2–3:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The series is appropriate for gardeners of all levels […]

Champlain College Sarah Berry, of Topsham, was Inducted Into Champlain College Chapter of the National Society Of Leadership and Success Williston Northampton School Daniel Mahoney, of Brunswick, Grade 12, was named to the Williston Northampton School Honor Roll for the third trimester of the 2015-16 academic year. University of Vermont The following local students have […]

BRUNSWICK A local group seeking to organize a reunion this summer commemorating the closing of Brunswick Naval Air Station is seeking people interested in serving on its reunion committee. Plans are underway for a five-year reunion of the closing of BNAS. Remembering the Brunswick Naval Air Station Group is looking for people to join the […]