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Walking in the energy

When I was in Atlanta last month, I took a yoga class and at the end of it the instructor closed the practice by saying, “And don’t forget, you’re not the only person walking in the energy.” I’ve thought about this so many times since then. What did that mean exactly? And how could I […]

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A look inside Brunswick’s revaluation

Of all the civic processes a town undertakes, a revaluation is often the most feared — and the most misunderstood. No community in Maine opts to conduct a revaluation simply because it seems like a fun civic challenge. It’s a requirement under the Maine Constitution, designed to ensure that the property tax burden is distributed […]

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It’s kitten season in Maine

I love spring. I garden as my stress relief and the weather warming up and my bulbs sending up shoots tells me that happy hours digging in the dirt and nurturing growing plants are right around the corner. Along with that happy anticipation is a strong vein of anxiety because along with spring’s flowers comes […]

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National Day of Prayer to be observed in Brunswick on May 1

The National Day of Prayer will be celebrated in Brunswick at noon Thursday, May 1, at the Town Mall Gazebo. This one-hour program includes prayer, special music and patriotic selections. Local residents will ask for divine blessings and intervention in several areas: family, education, churches, businesses, media, government, military and those in need. Although the […]

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Midcoast Youth Center expands support for unhoused families, minors

Midcoast Youth Center announced this week it is expanding its McKinney-Vento outreach efforts to better support families and unaccompanied minors experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Thanks to recent MaineHousing Emergency Relief funding, two new Outreach Housing Specialists will join MYC teams, significantly increasing the organization’s capacity to serve youth in the Brunswick and Richmond […]

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Paws for this thought on sustainability

The U.S. has a lot of pets. In fact, pets in the United States eat more meat than all of France. Did you also know that if American pets formed their own country, their meat consumption alone would rank fifth in the world? The collective environmental impact of our beloved animal companions is staggering — […]