Here are things to do around Maine to celebrate women this month.
Brunswick
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As Stowe house reopens, there’s more to learn about ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’
The novel isn’t taught as much in schools, but you again can visit the Brunswick house where Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote it.
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Posted inSports, Times Record Sports
Sydney Jones’ late-game heroics wins back-to-back NESCAC titles for Bowdoin women’s basketball
The senior guard scored 15 of her 24 points in the 4th quarter to erase Colby’s double-digit advantage and lead Bowdoin to a 62-59 victory.
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Some of our best lessons come through failures
“It’s okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers — they help us learn.” – John Bradshaw, educator and author Whether you’re a second-grade student or a corporate executive, you will make mistakes in life. After all, we’re human. That’s an important lesson the Brunswick School Department teaches our students. Although it may not feel […]
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Reminders at Brunswick Landing
During the late afternoon on Feb. 24, Brunswick Area Citizens for a Safe Environment (BACSE) hosted a public workshop in Town Council chambers to give us further grounding in the challenges PFAS chemicals present on the Landing, site of the former U.S. Naval Air Station. On Feb. 27, the town Steering Committee for the Mere/Mare […]
Posted inBusiness, Food
Reverie Coffee opens second location in Bath
The space is three times as large as their original location.
Posted inMaine, News
Get toxic firefighting foam out of Maine, lawmakers told
Residents of Brunswick Landing, the site of Maine’s worst toxic firefighting foam spill, joined environmental groups to urge lawmakers to quantify the amount of foam in Maine and fund a voluntary program to collect, store and dispose of it.
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‘The little woman’ of Brunswick who helped spark American Civil War
One hundred and seventy-five years ago this week, in late September 1850, the United States was a nation engulfed in the searing flames of slavery. A new law forced Americans to take part in the “offensive and unchristian” act of returning runaway slaves back into the wicked bonds of American slavery. This newest Fugitive Slave […]
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Bowdoin vaulter clears the bar with determination and grit
During a recent visit to Farley Field House to walk around the indoor track, Tina and I began chatting with the student monitor at the desk, as is our wont. “What sport do you play?” I asked, since most monitors play a sport. “Track.” What event?” “I do the pole vault.” “How’s it going?” “I […]
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Are taller seawalls the answer to rising seas and storm surge?
A bill would allow coastal seawalls to be raised by 2 feet to protect coastal homes, property and roads, but opponents claim higher walls would flood neighboring properties and result in sandy beach loss.