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‘Yes means yes’: Changing the way Maine looks at sexual violence

BRUNSWICK — Sitting cross-legged on a couch last week in the student union building at Bowdoin College, Ali Ragan was smiling as she talked about her involvement on campus. The senior would be graduating in a month and was excited for what’s to come. Looking at her, no one would guess she was the victim […]

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Brunswick Police Beat: April 22

Arrests 4/13 at 9:56 p.m. Megan L. Ryan, 38, of Dunning Street, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer Jerod Verrill on a charge of violating conditions of release.  4/14 at 8:45 p.m. Scott E. Hawkes, 29, of Maine Street, was arrested on Maine Street by Officer Jerod Verrill on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 4/15 at 8:37 […]

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Bath Police Beat: April 22

Arrests 4/12 at 8:45 p.m. Michael Barry, 27, of Bay Bridge Road, Brunswick, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin in Brunswick on a charge of violation of a protection from abuse order. 4/13 at 10:40 p.m. Tomass Brown, 41, of Central Avenue, was arrested by Officer Mike Lever on Central Avenue outstanding warrant from another […]

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Brunswick's Stowe House joins 'Network to Freedom'

BRUNSWICK — The house where Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote famed anti-slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” has been included in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom by the National Park Service. Bowdoin College, which owns the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, will have a free, open house Thursday, April 28, from 5-7 p.m. at the 63 […]

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Update: Police identify man who shot himself with flare gun on I-295 in Freeport

FREEPORT — The man who shot himself with a flare gun on Interstate 295 Tuesday morning has been identified as Daniel Abbott, 65, of Portland. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland also identified Jayson Forgues, 42, of Freeport, and Paul Oleston, 48, of Topsham, as the men who stopped and helped Abbott escape from […]

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'King Lear' to conquer Bath arts center

BATH — Four hundred years after the death of William Shakespeare, and 410 years after the Bard’s “King Lear” was first performed, the tragic tale will take center stage at the Chocolate Church Arts Center. A series of informational events, including a discussion by Shakespearean scholar and author Dr. Steve Urkowitz, accompanies the production. The 804 Washington […]

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Low-cost window insulation available

BRUNSWICK — WindowDressers, a Rockland–based nonprofit, is now taking measurements from area residents interested in purchasing low-cost energy-saving window inserts. The custom-fitted inserts, which seal drafty windows, can cut heating costs by 25 percent or more, according to a press release. Interested customers only pay for materials; measuring, construction, and fitting is done by volunteers. The […]

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Maine Audubon seeks brook trout surveyors

FALMOUTH — Maine Audubon is seeking volunteer anglers to survey remote Maine ponds and coastal streams for brook trout. The information gathered will be used to identify populations of previously undocumented wild brook trout across the state. This will be the sixth year Maine Audubon – along with Trout Unlimited and the Maine Department of […]