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Are we meeting our students’ needs?

  BRUNSWICK Are public schools doing enough to take care of students’ health needs, especially as they grow in magnitude and complexity? Schools’ responsibility for student health goes beyond simply checking temperatures and applying bandages to the occasionally sick students. “I think that the general public has the perception that the school nurse just sits […]

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Providing care — by the numbers

  In an effort to see how our schools stack up, The Times Record compiled the following information about how many students are in each school, as well as school nurses and other staff members that work to meet their health needs. Brunswick School Department Brunswick has total of 2,337 students, and four registered nurses […]

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BJHS hosts first Wabanaki Day

BRUNSWICK It’s not every day students get to build a wigwam, try their hand at basket weaving or watch someone in 1690s-era Wabanaki garb discuss the importance of a tool of that period. But that’s the experience Brunswick Junior High School seventh graders had Friday when the school celebrated its first Wabanaki Culture Day. Juliette […]

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Lisbon officer saves a life

LISBON Just six weeks after Lisbon police officers were given naloxone, officers used the medication to prevent an opioid overdose death. Last week, Sgt. Ryan Mc- Gee responded to a suspected overdose, finding a 32-year-old male unresponsive. After performing CPR, he administered naloxone. The drug counteracts the effects of an overdose. “Tuesday night was our […]

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Firefighters burn building as part of training exercise

  BATH The building at 8 State Road in Bath was destroyed in a fire that was intentionally set on Saturday. The culprit? Local firefighters who were honing their life-saving skills. Firefighters from communities including Bath, West Bath, Arrowsic, Topsham and Woolwich participated in the exercise. Bath Fire Chief Lawrence Renaud said firefighters conducted five […]

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Trout talk is Tuesday

FREEPORT — The critical habitats of several local waterways will be the topic of a presentation Tuesday following the Freeport Conservation Trust’s Annual Meeting. The presentation will be conducted by Trout Unlimited Brook Trout Project Director Jeff Reardon and Freeport resident Alex Abbott, who is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fish passage specialist. Reardon […]