Local historian Barbara Desmarais will lead a walking tour of New Meadows Cemetery, just behind New Meadows Church in Brunswick, at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 13. In the 17th and 18th centuries, families from France, England and Northern Ireland settled in the wilderness of New Meadows. To protect their homesteads, they united under the British […]
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Rep. Arford’s bill to make birth control more accessible to Mainers becomes law
A measure from Rep. Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick, to help more Mainers access birth control by requiring state-regulated health insurance plans to cover the cost of over-the-counter oral contraceptives is now law. Gov. Janet Mills signed the measure on July 1. “This new law continues Maine’s proud history of supporting access to comprehensive contraception to prevent […]
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Here are the finalists for Varsity Maine Girls Game of the Year
The Cheverus hockey and Mt. Ararat basketball teams both overcome deficits en route to titles.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cheers to serving bookworms in Brunswick and beyond | Opinion
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, one all-volunteer bookstore has become a must-stop for Maine readers.
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Obituary: William M. Breault
BRUNSWICK – William M. Breault passed away on July 4, 2025, in the early morning at Horizon’s Living and Rehab Center …
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Representatives work to keep Brunswick park hospitable for butterflies
June 16, noonish on a beautiful, late-spring day, and a handful of citizens — Will and Nason, two staffers from Parks and Rec, two Conservation Commission members, Brunswick’s environmental planner and a dozen volunteers from Stantec’s Topsham office — gathered to receive instruction and size up the afternoon’s opposition. Behind Environmental Planner Ashley Charleson and […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Building stronger Maine communities for the storms ahead
Over the past few days, we’ve all been watching the news out of Texas — whole towns underwater, families rescued by boat, roads ripped apart by flooding. The storms just keep coming, and for so many people, there’s nowhere left to go. It’s heartbreaking. And it’s a warning. We like to think we’re a long […]
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American Airlines purchases Brunswick Landing’s toxic firefighting foam
The deal comes as lawmakers advance policies to monitor and deal with Maine’s PFAS-laden foam stock.
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Social work at Midcoast Humane illuminates reasons for surrendering pets
In our last article, Midcoast Humane’s social work intern, Laurel Auth, shared her experiences working alongside our shelter staff, assisting community members who needed our services. For years, having a social worker on-site at the shelter has been a dream of mine, an idea that first took root in the misty past of the 2010s. […]
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Indefatigable leaders of Indivisible Sagadahoc fighting to save democracy
Most 85-year-old women might spend their time, say, talking about their grandchildren or having lunch with friends or keeping track of medical appointments. Not Jessica Mahnke and Norma Dreyfus. These two dynamic activists now put their energy to work leading efforts in Sagadahoc County and joining other Indivisible groups around Midcoast Maine to save American […]