So I was standing in line at the Post Office and overheard the man behind me — a man who looks like Santa Claus — tell the woman behind him that, yes, he plays Santa Claus every Christmas. He seemed, indeed, to be a right jolly old man. After the Santa Claus man finished his […]
2018
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Land trust looks back at 2018
The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust (BTLT) is a member-driven community organization that works collaboratively to conserve the remarkable natural resources of Brunswick, Topsham, and Bowdoin. Our conservation vision extends beyond individual parcels of land to embrace a wide range of characteristics that define our region’s quality of place. Key to our mission is connecting the people […]
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Ron Chase: Cranberry for the holidays
Temperatures were in the teens when we arrived at a trailhead on icy Currie Road in Stratton. Although several days before the official start of winter, we encountered deep snow and spruce trees decorated with a layer of the frozen precipitation. The forecast was sunny, but we had clouds and snowflakes. The scene left one […]
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Bath will ring in the New Year with one of the few remaining Paul Revere bells
BATH – Bath will ring in the New Year the same way it has for the last 16 or so years–by actually ringing a bell. On Monday, people will gather to sing songs, reflect on the year and ring the old Paul Revere bell that sits in city hall. The tradition began 16 years ago […]
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More than 75 animals adopted, another five placed on “layaway” for holidays, many animals still awaiting homes at Midcoast Humane
BRUNSWICK– More than 75 animals were adopted from Midcoast Humane in one weekend this holiday season, and another five were placed on “layaway” until Christmas Eve (although the new families were so excited that only two of them actually stayed on layaway). This year’s Home for the Holidays Mega Adoption Event, which took place Dec. […]
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State hopes traffic light will reduce accidents at West Bath intersection
WEST BATH — A high crash rate at the intersection of State, Fosters Point and New Meadows roads in West Bath has the state considering a new traffic signal there. Currently, there are stop signs at the end of Fosters Point Road and New Meadows Road, while traffic along State Road is allowed to flow […]
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Future of Maine town board in question amid recall row OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — The future of the town board in a Maine town is in question amid a disagreement about an attempt at a recall of elected officials. Petitions called for a recall of three of the five Ogunquit Select Board members after a […]
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Beaver bourbon, runaway peacocks: A wild 2018 in New England
BOSTON (AP) — Things got a little wild in New England in 2018 — as in actual animals weaseling their way into the headlines. A Vermont family’s pet peacock ran off with a flock of turkeys. A black bear trashed a car in Connecticut after locking itself inside. Beavers flavored bourbon at a distillery in […]
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Topsham Library amazed by $770K donation
TOPSHAM — Overwhelming. That would be a good word to describe how staff felt when they learned former patron Janice Solomon had bequeathed $770,000 to the Topsham Public Library. Library Director Susan Preece called it the largest bequest she had seen in more than 40 years of working in libraries. “We were really, really shocked and amazed […]
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Westbrook’s Al Hawkes, ‘a giant’ in country and bluegrass music, dies at age 88
Hawkes, who is credited with putting Maine bluegrass on the map, had lost his wife earlier this month.