If you listen to the media, you’d think the Democratic party is a failure, that it must now “reassess” it’s values. No. Quite the opposite; the party needs to reassert itself, continually, since it represents most of us. This conclusion is reached by reason alone: In the last national election, the Democratic candidate and platform […]
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Takes a licking … wait, what?
An exploration of the nature of “lick”
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Make hay — salt hay, that is — while the sun shines
Salt hay was once a very important crop for Maine farmers.
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Letter to the editor: Air show poses threat to wildlife
Joseph Ciarrocca’s July 20 letter, “Airshow promises dangerous entertainment,” regarding the Navy’s Blue Angels Brunswick visit on Aug. 26 and 27 cites, among other factors, excessive noise and vibration levels and their negative impact on human health. Just four days later, internist Daniel Fink’s letter to The New York Times, “Noise Is A Health Hazard” […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: Aug. 11
Arrests 8/3 at 2:42 p.m. Kristen L. Phillips, 35, of Market Lane, was arrested on Market Lane by Officer Kerry Wolongevicz on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 8/4 at 11:37 p.m. Brianna L. Christiano, 20, of Trotters Way, Prospect, Connecticut, was arrested at Bath Road and Federal Street by Officer Cory Iles on a […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: Aug. 11
Arrests 8/3 at 2:42 p.m. Kristen L. Phillips, 35, of Market Lane, was arrested on Market Lane by Officer Kerry Wolongevicz on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 8/4 at 11:37 p.m. Brianna L. Christiano, 20, of Trotters Way, Prospect, Connecticut, was arrested at Bath Road and Federal Street by Officer Cory Iles on a […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: Aug. 11
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from July 31 to Aug. 7.
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Brunswick council enacts long-debated zoning overhaul
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council suspended its rules Monday and voted unanimously for a comprehensive overhaul of the town’s zoning ordinance. Although one councilor opposed the rules suspension, saying the subsequent vote would be “rushed,” the vote to approve the lengthy document was 8-0, with Councilor Suzan Wilson absent. The council also authorized metered parking […]
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Brunswick loses a brewpub, on track to gain a brewery
BRUNSWICK — Ebenezer’s Brewpub on Pleasant Street has closed and is for sale. “The place is closed. And we may or may not re-open it,” co-owner Chris Lively said over the phone Monday. By Wednesday, the business was advertised for sale as a turnkey brewpub, for $255,000. A new owner gets the brewing equipment, assumes […]
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Have you herd? It’s the Topsham Fair
Joe Grady of Two Coves Farm in Harpswell leads a demonstration of sheep herding at the Topsham Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 8, with his border collie, Nuala. The 163rd annual fair runs through Sunday, Aug. 13. (Roger S. Duncan / For The Forecaster) George, an emu from RMT Farm in Litchfield, poses for a portrait […]
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