Basement kitchens add to the challenge of moving heavy restaurant equipment, front- and back-of-the-house systems must be rethought in the new spaces, and other difficulties of moving a restaurant lock, stock and barrel. Chez Rosa owners can tell the tale.
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Maine leads the country with first aquaculture apprenticeship program
Faced with a shortage of skilled workers for the state’s fish, shellfish and seaweed farms, Maine is breaking ground to find a solution.
Tending what we can do as a nonprofit
For me, summer brings relief. Relief from snowstorms, from power outages, from dark days and frigid temperatures. This summer feels a little different, and it’s not just the endless weekend rain. It’s heavier, more uncertain. The war in Gaza, the homegrown attacks on free speech, the general malaise of humankind all seem to permeate the […]
Summer reading is key to student success
In education, we often talk about the importance of reading as it relates to a score or number: Are Maine students ahead or behind national averages, do our students read at a certain “grade level” — or not? But what if we looked at reading not as something to be merely quantified as “below” or […]
Shortsightedness of Trump crackdown on international students revealed by Bowdoin students | Column
During the recent Bowdoin College reunion, we asked Arielle Kundera, one of the student ambassadors working the reunion, if she’d like to be one of our host students. She happily accepted. Arielle, who’s from Rwanda, just finished her first year and plans to major in math. A few nights later, we took her to Gelato […]
Brunswick explores mobile home rent stabilization
Residents at Bay Bridge Estates are spearheading an effort to establish rent stabilization in Brunswick.
At Midcoast Humane, fostering pets can feel like a time warp
I have tried explaining to those who have never worked in a shelter that time is funny inside shelter walls, and I always end up sounding like a “Star Trek” episode. Time moves differently in the shelter; some days moving so slowly that half a day feels like a week and other days moving so […]
Check out 6 fun events going on in Maine this week
Events include local band Starling, the PortFringe theater festival and the Big Gay Dance Party.
Freeport boys lacrosse beats Brunswick in Class B quarterfinal
The Falcons score five goals early and hold off the Dragons to advance to the semifinals.
Obituary: Clifford Stockford
BRUNSWICK – Clifford Stockford, 75, of Brunswick passed away peacefully at home early in the morning on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. …