Magic on Maine auction returns to in-person event in Brunswick

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October 21, 2022

Magic on Maine auction returns to in-person event in Brunswick

The Brunswick Downtown Association’s benefit auction will be held in person this year. After two years hosting the fundraiser online, the BDA is bringing back their Live and Silent Auction on Oct. 20 at NOMAD Maine (formerly the Frontier) located at 14 Maine St. in Fort Andross. NOMAD will serve a variety of their classic, […]
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October 21, 2022

Barbara Held: What Barbara Ehrenreich taught a diehard pessimist about hope

Upon learning of the death last month of my hero and friend, the great social-justice activist and journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, my thoughts turned to her 2007 Harper’s article, “Pathologies of Hope.” She opened with no punches pulled: “I hate hope. It was hammered into me constantly a few years ago when I was being treated […]
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October 21, 2022

Concerts for a Cause welcomes Dirty Cello to stage

Fresh off its third tour to Iceland with crazy adventures like playing at an Icelandic film star’s wedding to a show on a whale watching boat, San Francisco-based band Dirty Cello will bring its unique spin on cello to the Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, to raise money for […]
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October 21, 2022

Brunswick history center to host spooky Seance Murder Mystery

Halloween weekend event takes place inside Skolfield-Whittier House Museum
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October 21, 2022

David Treadwell: Run, Herschel Walker, run!

Once upon a time, there was a rich businessman (or at least he claimed to be rich) from New York City with orange hair and gold fixtures in his bathroom and a popular TV show who decided to run for president. He loved holding rallies and blaming “those people” — anyone who wasn’t white or […]
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October 20, 2022

Tom Purcell: Rooting for my baseball heroes

It was one of the most awesome experiences of my childhood. It happened 50 years ago on an overcast day in Pittsburgh on Sept. 30, 1972. My Little League team had cheap-seat tickets in right field in Three Rivers Stadium. My dad and some coaches took us to the game and all of us had […]
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October 20, 2022

Douglas Rooks: Doing public power the right way

The dispute over the validity of the November 2021 referendum canceling Central Maine Power’s line to Canada – intended to bring Hydro Quebec power to Massachusetts through Maine – drags on. Unless current court schedules are accelerated – unlikely – it will be at least another year before we know whether the line can be […]
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October 20, 2022

Letters to the editor: Pausing Brunswick development; political endorsements

Pushing pause The Brunswick Town Council took a commendable stand Monday night by voting unanimously to approve an emergency moratorium on a large development project in the Maquoit Bay watershed. No matter what part of town you live in, Maquoit/Middle Bay is an essential resource for the area. We swim and boat there, tourists come […]
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October 19, 2022

The Conversation: A game of numbers: How air defense systems work and why Ukraine is eager for more protection

THE CONVERSATION — Ukraine has received a broad array of military supplies from the U.S. and other allies. Recently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an urgent plea specifically for additional air defense resources from the West in response to increased air attacks by Russia. To understand Zelenskyy’s emphasis on air defense, it’s important to look […]
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October 19, 2022

Jase Graves: What’s in my name?

I’ve experienced a lifelong identity crisis, of sorts, because of my name (or names), and I’ve actually kind of enjoyed it – most of the time. The controversy began in 1970, around the time that I made my almost 10-pound newborn debut (sorry, Mom). Apparently, the discussion between my parents centered on whether to name […]

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