The animal rights organization says lobsters can feel pain and that the city’s decision to allow the festival to steam them live is ‘a municipally endorsed spectacle of animal suffering.’
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A look at how Brunswick High School came to be, 30 years later
The year was 1987, and Brunswick High School was in a sorry state. A year prior, the building on Spring Street had failed to meet the expectations of the New England Association of School and Colleges, driving the town into a municipal fervor. The debate: rehab or relocate. It was the year that Steve Weems, […]
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Man arrested, taken to hospital by Border Patrol drops federal court case
Humberto L. Cachimuel Alfusi dropped his petition after he was transferred to ICE custody and is now being held at a correctional facility in Massachusetts.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Hogfish’s opera ‘Svadba’ ends with a big Balkan dance party in Portland
‘Svadba,’ which translates to ‘wedding’ in Serbian, is inspired by Balkan folk music and wedding rituals.
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports
Have a lobster boat to race? Sunday is your next chance.
The races in Harpswell, which are part of a summer circuit in Maine, will begin around 10 a.m.
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Christmas in July and other Midcoast happenings
One of the great successes in our region, and honestly one of the best programs of my career, has been the continued evolution of the Midcoast Tree Festival. Now heading into its seventh edition this November, the planning for the event begins earlier each year and thus, Christmas in July! What I mean by that […]
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Life, and baseball, will go on for disappointed Gorham Little Leaguers | Opinion
Disqualification from the state tournament has no chance of diminishing these young champions’ love of the game.
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Arrest warrant details assault accusation against former Westbrook educator
Dan Spring, 62, who previously worked at Congin School, denies allegations that he shoved a 6-year-old. The child’s parents say they’re now afraid to take their son to school.
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Maine has a new net neutrality law. What does that mean?
The new law is meant to ensure that all consumers have the same access to internet services, but most probably won’t notice any changes.
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Jesus Christ would not have grooved on Alligator Alcatraz
Alligator Alcatraz, the detention center created in the Florida Everglades by the current administration to house undocumented immigrants, is just the latest example of Donald Trump’s long history of cruelty and racism. MAGA diehards can even buy Alligator Alcatraz merchandise to flaunt their blind devotion to Trump. Yahoo! Here’s the irony: Many of Trump’s most […]