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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Folk and blues musician Chris Smither to perform for Concerts for a Cause
Chris Smither will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick for its Concerts for a Cause series. All proceeds from the concert will be donated to Mid Coast New Mainers Group and Oasis Free Clinics. Smither is a folk/blues singer, guitarist and songwriter who has been performing for […]
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
From the Chamber: A leader representative of Chamberlain
This week, I’m proud to share the seventh of eight profiles of local leaders that were honored earlier this spring at the BBRC Annual Awards Dinner. Ray Nagel is a special and beloved leader, and it was an honor to honor him. Before that, I want to briefly highlight two upcoming chamber events both happening […]
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PublishedApril 15, 2024
Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Stormy days in Baxter State Park
Following three days of remarkable spring-like weather, the final three days of our six-day Baxter State Park expedition in the South Branch Pond region was dominated by challenging weather. On day four, six of us awoke in the South Branch bunkhouse to a rainy forecast. After enjoying exceptional mountain hikes during the previous two days, […]
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PublishedApril 11, 2024
Book Notes: When the world seems dark, a book of hope
Sometimes, like this week’s solar eclipse, it feels like all the light has suddenly gone out. Activities you once enjoyed or places you once found solace, may feel dim and cold. The world has a way of peeling away your skin, so that reaching for some bright new beginning seems achingly, blisteringly impossible. Where to […]
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
Intertidal: Shared experience brings people together
In an open field in the middle of the afternoon in the bright sun, I looked around to see family groups, students, construction workers taking a break and cars pulled over to the side of the road — they were all doing the same thing and they were all smiling. Well, they were smiling beneath […]
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
From the Chamber: April events for businesses and President’s Award
We’re diving back into the award profiles this week, but before that though, we have a few April events that you may want to know about. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, we have a management agreement with the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce, and they have two April events coming up, while our Bath-Brunswick Regional […]
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
Environmental group to host salmon documentary screening in Brunswick
Sierra Club Maine in partnership with the Nez Perce tribe of Idaho, Wabanaki Alliance and the Penobscot Indian Nation will host a screening of the documentary “Covenant of the Salmon People” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Brunswick High School’s Crooker Theater in Brunswick. There will be a second screening in Bangor on April […]
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
Maine Maritime Museum opens new exhibition on sporting and leisure camps
Maine Maritime Museum opened its new exhibition, “Upta Camp,” on Tuesday. The exhibit, which runs through November 2025, investigates the rise of Maine’s sporting and leisure camp tradition (mid-1800s through post-WWII) and how the state’s inland waterways have contributed to their popularity. The exhibition will explore the various forms of transportation used to get individuals […]
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PublishedApril 7, 2024
Seniors Not Acting Their Age: A glorious climb of barren Barrel Ridge
We were greeted with another remarkable late-winter day when six of us arose in the bunkhouse at South Branch Pond on the third day of our Baxter State Park expedition. Based on a forecast obtained the day before on North Traveler Mountain, this was the last quality weather of our six-day trip. We were committed […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2024
Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Mainers deserve to have their reproductive autonomy protected
The ability to determine our reproductive health is a fundamental human right, and it deserves the same level of protection as other constitutionally protected rights. The ability to control one’s reproductive health is vital to being an equal member of our society and economy — this includes the decision of when, whether and how to […]
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