Though analysts warned inflation could slow retail businesses this winter, Midcoast stores report a strong start to the season.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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School of the Dragon: Brunswick school mascot change taps into lost history
The Brunswick Junior High School Student Council successfully lobbied to change the school’s mascot from the Husky to the Dragon, echoing the 1946 vote that first brought the town’s unique to life.
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Holiday events bring Santa, shoppers to Midcoast
Freeport’s 10-day Sparkle Celebration begins this Friday at 6 p.m., while Bath’s annual Christmas event continues after kicking off in November.
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Brunswick residents to debate best path forward on town’s degrading sidewalks
The Brunswick Town Council will host a public hearing on Dec. 5, giving residents the opportunity to share their thoughts on two possible versions of a long-awaited project to replace the town’s downtown sidewalks.
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Brunswick to buy land for $4 million, preventing controversial housing development
Backed by both housing and environmental advocates, the Brunswick Town Council Monday approved a nearly $4 million land purchase that could affect the town’s landscape for decades to come.
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World Cup promises Mainers excitement, camaraderie watching world’s most popular sport
Byrnes’ Irish Pub in Brunswick opened for a special FIFA World Cup viewing event Monday afternoon, joining a spate of Maine bars and breweries that draw fans of the quadrennial event.
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Facing housing shortage, Midcoast towns promote ‘mother-in-law suites’
Bath and Brunswick have both held public information sessions promoting accessory dwelling units, commonly known as “granny flats” or “mother-in-law suites,” this fall, as communities around the state combat a housing shortage.
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Arford: Democratic majority in Augusta a gift and responsibility
Democrat Poppy Arford of Brunswick will serve a second term in Augusta after easily winning her race for House District 101 last week, according to unofficial election results.
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Midcoast police agencies feeling weight of widespread labor shortage
Brunswick, Topsham and Freeport are just three of dozens of communities around the state searching for police officers, thanks to a shortage that local department heads attribute to a hot labor market, generational shifts in the workforce and a negative public perception of law enforcement following George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
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Local farmer, land trust team up to donate 2 tons of blueberries
With help from a local farmer, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust donated over 4,000 pounds of frozen blueberries to organizations that fight the growing problem of food insecurity.