BRUNSWICK — Several years ago one warm spring evening, I witnessed one of the most bizarre and magical natural occurrences on the shore. There were horseshoe crabs mating in twos, threes, fours and fives on mud that was sparkling with phosphorescence. As they moved across the mud, it lit up under the moonlight looking like […]
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Mid Coast’s Addiction Resource Center recognized for addressing tobacco use
The resource center was recognized for meeting the silver level in MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence’s Breathe Easy initiative.
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Dead pogies pose odor problem in Brunswick
Thousands of the dead fish wash up on shore in Brunswick bays, and officials say the fisherman that released them did nothing wrong.
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Building a better Patten Free Library
The Patten Free Library got a new addition in 1998.
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The Spirit of Bath … a bygone bandstand
Bath Municipal Band’s bandstand was a feature of many celebrations, until snow loads in 2015 crushed it.
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Brunswick sells land at center of lawsuit for $550K
BRUNSWICK — The embattled, tax-acquired town property at 946 Mere Point Road has been sold for $550,000. The June 15 sale to a California couple marked the transfer of property back into private ownership for the first time since 2011, when the town foreclosed on it after the former owner failed to pay nearly $64,900 […]
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Summer concert series returns at Bath arts center
BATH — For the fourth year in a row, the Chocolate Church Arts Center is offering a combination of ticketed and free shows as part of its summer concert series. When she began as executive director of the 804 Washington St. venue in 2013, “traditionally the Chocolate Church was dark during the summer,” Jennifer DeChant […]
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Agency assessing Maine Turnpike in greater Portland
PORTLAND — A 10-mile stretch of the Maine Turnpike from Scarborough to Falmouth is getting increased attention from the Maine Turnpike Authority. The first meeting of a public advisory committee conducting a needs assessment of the highway will be held Wednesday, June 28, from 4-7 p.m. at MTA offices, 2360 Congress St.. Public comment will be heard […]
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Bath to celebrate Zorach Fountain renovations
BATH — This weekend, the city will party like it’s 1962. That’s the year the Zorach Fountain was unveiled at Library Park. Now, 55 years later, several months of major improvements to the pond are complete, and a celebration of the project will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 25. The pond’s water quality […]
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Bath to celebrate Zorach Fountain renovations
BATH — This weekend, the city will party like it’s 1962. That’s the year the Zorach Fountain was unveiled at Library Park. Now, 55 years later, several months of major improvements to the pond are complete, and a celebration of the project will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 25. The pond’s water quality […]
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