Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

Monica Speranza

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June 2, 2023

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate has given final approval to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package.
Published
June 1, 2023

Church lets its light shine for peace and diversity

This weekend, UUCB will be lit up orange in recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Day; next weekend, it will be illuminated in rainbow colors to coincide with the Brunswick Pride Festival.
Published
June 1, 2023

Freeport student graduates from seminary program

For the past four years, Logan Schulz, a graduating senior at Freeport High School, has attended a 6 a.m. class at the high school seminary program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Schulz would attend this 50-minute class daily during the school year to study Christian gospel principles before starting his regular […]
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June 1, 2023

St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick raises over $45,000 for scholarship fund

Over 200 names of family members and friends who have passed away were read as candles were lit for each during the annual St. John’s Scholarship Memorial Mass held at St. John the Baptist Church in Brunswick on May 30. The Mass remembers and celebrates the lives of loved ones but also serves to raise […]
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May 30, 2023

Your Land: The rooted and the running (off)

Each spring, I wait for the emergence of our native orchid, the lady’s-slipper. (Maine’s slippers come in four varieties, the most common of which is the pink lady’s-slipper.) In particular, I watch a nearby spot of leafy duff a few feet from a usual oak, and each year (so far), last fall’s leaves get elbowed […]
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May 30, 2023

Intertidal: Sounds of water can direct, inform, as well as comfort

This weekend’s warm weather enticed many people to head to the coast — some to dip toes in the water or even get in it, some to get out on it in something that floats and others to just enjoy being by its edge. Something I noticed in one of the quieter moments of a […]
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May 30, 2023

FreeportCAN challenges community to eat more plants

FreeportCAN (Climate Action Now) is kicking off its Eat Plants Challenge with a community, plant-based meal at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Mallet Barn at Wolfe’s Neck Farm. This six-week event challenges participants to reduce their weekly meat-based meals by one, two or three meals a week. FreeportCAN will offer tasty recipes and tips […]
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May 30, 2023

Midcoast Literacy recognizes students and volunteers

Midcoast Literacy recently held its annual meeting and celebration in Bath, recognizing 53 years of providing free literacy services in Lincoln, Sagadahoc and northern Cumberland counties. The picnic on May 21 brought together board members, staff, tutors, learners, supporters and their families to mark the organization’s accomplishments in the past year. “2022 was a year […]
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May 30, 2023

Brunswick Landing Arts Market set to return June 10

Arts Market is designed to showcase Maine artists’ work and also to help support the Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum.
Published
May 30, 2023

Mainebiz hosts annual forum with focus on employee access to health care

Mainebiz will host its annual Health Care Forum next Wednesday, June 7. The Mainebiz Health Care Forum provides the most up-to-date insights available on the future of health care and features a panel of industry leaders and experts discussing the latest developments in this vital sector, along with exploring the top trends and innovations that […]