BRUNSWICK There’s music again at the Brunswick Diner. Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley, Peter, Paul and Mary, and Creedence Clearwater Revival can be heard now that the diner’s One More Time Wurlitzer jukebox with its chrome table wall boxes has been repaired. That jukebox — a replica of the famous 1946 model that was built in […]
March 2018
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News from Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber
This Friday, March 9, from 5-8 p.m., the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber will be honoring 10 local business and community leaders for their company’s work and their individual successes at the annual awards night called The Big Night Out. The event is a fun evening of celebration, championing SMMC members and recognizing the 10 award […]
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Storm closings collect in Midcoast
BRUNSWICK The snow is falling and most area schools systems have canceled school for Thursday already. Many businesses have also announced they will be closed due to weather and some town have announced warming facilities in the event of power outages. According to a forecast map posted by the U.S. National Weather Service, a winter […]
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OOB Age Friendly effort plans summer event
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town of Old Orchard Beach’s Age-Friendly program is planning a large community-wide celebration this summer. The town last year joined the nationwide network of AARP Age-Friendly Communities. Communities involved in the program must go through a multi-step process to improve the community that includes putting together an action plan, assessing community […]
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Bill of Rights can’t be altered without amendment
The present assault on the Second Amendment reminds us of the 2013 Western States Sheriff’s Rebellion stopping cold President Barack Obamas’s new 23 executive orders further restricting the right of gun owners without authorization from Congress. But today Republicans need to be reminded that neither the executive branch, through executive orders, nor the legislative branch, through […]
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Rural America will see boost from Trump infrastructure plan
Throughout American history, we have been recognized as a global leader in many areas, but we are in distinct danger of squandering advantages we hold over other countries when it comes to our infrastructure system. Once the envy of the world, our infrastructure is crumbling and inadequate, and our nation risks slipping behind in economic […]
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Counting on senators for ‘Yes’ vote
Editor, I hope our Senators in Maine vote “yes” on S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act when the Senate debates the bill in the coming days. This common-sense legislation will go a long way toward giving community financial institutions some needed relief from rules put in place to curb practices that credit unions […]
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Area residents earn Western Governors University degrees
SALT LAKE CITY — Several local students have received their degree from Western Governors University. The university held its 64th commencement ceremony at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 10 to celebrate the graduation of about 15,000 graduates from across the country. Among those earning WGU degreees were: • Deborah Gregoire of Biddeford, who […]
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RIT students receive Dean’s List academic distinction
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The following students at the Rochester Institute of Technology made the Dean’s List for the fall semester: • Kimberlee Keithley of Kennebunk, who is in the chemical engineering program. • Noah Smith of Arundel, who is in the business administration-finance program. • Abby Laverriere of Biddeford, who is in the physician assistant program. • Tuyen […]
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Wells Players gear up for ‘Grease’ musical
WELLS — The Wells Players will present the musical “Grease,” opening Wednesday, March 14 with a 3:30 p.m. performance. It’s 1959, and the too-cool-for-school “Burger Palace Boys” and “Pink Ladies” are stealing hub-caps and acting tough. This rollicking musical is both a homage to the idealism of the 1950s and a satire of high-schoolers’ age-old desire […]