Support for Patrick Keliher, current head of the Department of Marine Resources, came from many sectors of the state’s commercial fishing industry.
2019
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Brunswick families ask state court to overturn solar panel tax
BRUNSWICK — A group of Brunswick families are asking the Maine Superior Court to overturn a solar panel tax, arguing that the town placed an arbitrary taxable value on the panels that is unconstitutional and will hold back the growth of solar in town. The seven families have appealed an October Brunswick Board of Assessment Review […]
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Letters: Makin’s nomination brings joy, relief; Downplaying LePage rejection of federal money a disservice
Makin’s nomination brings joy, relief It struck me with great relief and joy that Governor Janet Mills has chosen Brunswick’s Pender Makin to be our next commissioner of Education. (Front page headline and story last Thursday, December 27). Relief because it heralds a new day for Maine’s public education–new in that it comes after years […]
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Trump leads free-wheeling Cabinet meeting to boast and distract
The first Cabinet meeting of the year included the president trashing his former secretary of defense, taking credit for oil prices and blaming Democrats for the shutdown.
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Gary Anderson: Tipping points and Popham’s beaches
Saturday morning before Christmas found a familiar walk on the beach to be an always blessed gift that would have to wait until another day’s return to normalcy. The winter solstice had predictably arrived the previous evening accompanied by rising wind and torrential rain falling between unseasonable temperatures high and low. The last full moon […]
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Weather making light work of ice breaking efforts so far
BRUNSWICK — The United States Coast Guard has launched its ice breaking fleet, but to this point the Midcoast hasn’t needed much attention. The Coast Guard announced just over a week ago that it was launching ice-breaking operations throughout the Northeast. “We’ve mostly been working in the Penobscot Bay area up around Bangor,” said Coast […]
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Anthropologist to discuss lives of four Maine Indian women in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s fourth presentation of their 22nd annual Winter Speaker Series: Women of the Dawn, features Bunny McBride, author and anthropologist. This event takes place at the Bowdoin College Cram Alumni House, 83 Federal St. in Brunswick on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. The program follows annual FOMB elections and […]
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Maine woman charged in 2018 beating death of daughter seeks to annul marriage
The woman accused of beating her 10-year-old daughter to death in a Stockton Springs condominium last February is seeking to annul her marriage to the other defendant in the girl’s slaying. Sharon Carrillo, 34, is expected to ask a District Court judge in Wiscasset on Thursday to void her marriage to Julio Carrillo, 52, because he had […]
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Cat-astrophe averted as Wells public safety performs tree rescue
WELLS — Thanks to the help of a microchip, a cat rescued from a tree will soon be reunited with its owner in Wells. On Monday, Wells police and fire departments rescued a cat that had reportedly been stuck in a tree for a few days. The Wells Police Department posted a video on its […]
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to get new commander this year
KITTERY (AP) — The U.S. Navy says the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is getting a new commander this year. The Navy announced Thursday that Capt. Daniel Ettlich will assume command of the shipyard this year from Capt. David Hunt. He currently serves as deputy for shipyard operations at the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C. […]