On Feb. 27, Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, joined advocates for tax fairness at the State House and called for Maine to adopt a tax structure that makes the wealthy pay their fair share and better supports working families. This session, Golek is introducing legislation that would increase taxes on Mainers earning more than $1 million […]
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Maine makes first purchase of farm contaminated by forever chemicals
The state tapped its PFAS relief fund to spend $333,000 to buy a Palermo hay field where sewage sludge was once spread as fertilizer that tested 3 times above the state’s recommended level for safe dairy forage.
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Women singing for social justice next up in Concerts for a Cause series
The UUCB Concerts for a Cause series presents the Portland-based choral group Women in Harmony at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St. All proceeds from the concert will be split between the Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning. Women in Harmony is an affirming […]
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Who are Maine’s lawmakers taking to Trump’s address to Congress?
Every member of Congress can bring one guest to the presidential address, and they often use the privilege to honor a local hero or send a political message.
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Maine Trust for Local News will reduce some print editions, lay off workers
The changes include distribution cutbacks designed to reflect the continued shift toward digital readership, as well as 50 full- and part-time layoffs companywide.
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Maine D-III basketball teams learn NCAA tournament matchups
St. Joseph’s and Husson men will travel to Massachusetts, while the undefeated Bowdoin women is hosting and Bates travels to Pennsylvania.
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Three arrested in Brunswick for alleged organized retail theft
Three New York residents are charged with theft as Brunswick Police investigates ties to larger organized retail thefts in Maine.
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Harpswell Neck centenarian ‘always planning for the future’
On a crisp winter’s day, 100-year-old Peg Logan sits in her favorite wingback chair in the living room of her Harpswell home. She flips through the pages of an oversized gardening book and muses about the vegetables she’ll plant in the spring. And the books she’ll read. And her favorite pastime: browsing the internet on […]
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March 10 x 100: 10 business updates to keep you up to date
Here are 10 updates in approximately 100 words or less. As always, these are mostly unrelated topics that I think are noteworthy for engaged citizens — here we go! Goodwill has big ribbon-cutting I was at the Goodwill of Northern New England ribbon-cutting on a frigid morning two weeks ago, with 50-75 shoppers on hand […]
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Brunswick downtown sidewalk overhaul set to ramp up amid delays
As the sidewalk reconstruction project gets going again this spring, some delays are expected. Here’s why.