BRUNSWICK — This year’s Longfellow Days, an annual series of downtown events commemorating poet and Bowdoin College alumnus Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, will run from Feb. 4-27. The series that begins next week, presented by the Brunswick Downtown Association, will focus on nostalgia. The poet lived from 1807-1882, and moved to Brunswick in 1822 with his brother […]
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A local’s welcome to the City of Ships
Main Street Bath is hosting a Welcome to Bath Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 5.
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Passing the spoon: Coastal Cooking becomes Cooking at the Cove
Karen Schneider, long-time contributing writer for the Coastal Journal and Lewiston Sun Journal, chosen to pen cooking column.
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3 men charged in Brunswick robbery
BRUNSWICK — Three men were arrested just after 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, after a Perryman Drive resident reported he had been robbed at gunpoint and assaulted. Police Cmdr. Mark Waltz said the resident did not need medical attention for his injuries. Ibekendu Mokeme, 19, and Alex Burnham, 19, both of Portland, and Jahmi Seeley, 18, […]
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VIA PRESS HERALD: Critics balk as BIW seeks renewal of $60 million in tax incentives
A shipyard official tells Maine lawmakers that the money will help BIW compete for work, but opponents call it ‘corporate welfare’ for parent company General Dynamics.
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Walking historic waterways: A hike along the centuries-old Peterson Canal
Clawed into the earth by men with vision in the 1790s , the canal’s remnants still exist to this day
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New Harpswell firefighters to fill daytime need
HARPSWELL — Four new firefighters were approved Jan. 25 to serve Harpswell’s three fire departments, after a months-long search by town officials. At the same meeting, the Board of Selectmen approved a revised draft of the town’s expression of interest for outside parties to lease the water tower at Mitchell Field. Selectmen also approved a new culvert […]
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Opponents urge legislators to curb Bath Iron Works tax break
AUGUSTA — More opponents than supporters of a renewed $60 million tax break for Bath Iron Works spoke Tuesday at a Statehouse public hearing. The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Taxation heard nearly three hours of testimony on LD 1781, which would renew a tax incentive first passed in 1997. The timing of a work session […]
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Cundy’s Harbor, and most small fire departments, need more volunteers
The rural setting that makes Maine beautiful also offers challenges for small fire departments, which rely on volunteer effort to keep residents safe.
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2018 Colors of the Year full of energy, vitality
Colors can influence moods and ideas, and whether you can sell you home.