March 2018
Cassatt String Quartet performing concert with pianist George Lopez
BRUNSWICK The celebrated Cassatt String Quartet and esteemed pianist George Lopez will team up for a concert at Bowdoin College next week. The free concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 6, at Studzinski Recital Hall on the Bowdoin campus. The program will feature the world premiere performance of Vineet Shende’s Quartet No. […]
Union Street construction starts Monday
BRUNSWICK The Brunswick Public Works Department has announced that construction will start Monday on Union Street, which will involve some road closures. Crooker Construction, LLC, plans to start the pipe work on the utility improvements for Union Street, which will be closed to all traffic between Mill Street and Lincoln Street for a couple weeks […]
Friends of Town House School move forward with project
KENNEBUNKPORT — The one-room historical structure where generations of children from fishing and working class families were educated until 1950, was saved by the Friends of Town House School who refuse to let the building be demolished and are taking steps to keep it standing in the town of Kennebunkport. Built in 1899, the 118-year old […]
Pinning rural economic struggles on wages misguided
Once again, the legislature is considering a bill to rollback Maine’s minimum wage, create a lower wage for 14 to 20 year olds, and eliminate the cost of living adjustment beginning in 2021. Nearly 421,000 Mainers approved a ballot initiative in 2016 to increase the minimum wage to $12 by 2020. More people voted in […]
Cornish case results in SSI fraud conviction
PORTLAND — A suspect who claimed that he was living alone in Cornish for five years, collecting Supplemental Society Security benefits, when he was actually living with his wife in New Hampshire, has been convicted of fraud. James C. Robinson, 60, was found guilty of fraudulently obtaining $45,473 in Supplemental Security Income benefits and making […]
Osher Scholarships benefit first-time students
SACO — The value of a college education continues to increase as employers look for staff members who can solve problems and have made a commitment to building their knowledge. In an effort to encourage more area residents to give college a try, University College at Saco is offering the Osher New Beginnings Scholarship for […]