Exhibits/Galleries Through 12/30 “Potato Chips and Ginger Ale”: Noon to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Frank Brockman Gallery, 68 Maine St., Brunswick. Sparkle – Holiday Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. meetinghousearts.org Through 12/31 “Holiday Offerings”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps […]
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People and Business: Dec. 6
Hires, promotions, appointments Kaleb Davis was hired by Bar Harbor Bank & Trust as branch relationship manager in Brunswick. He began his banking career in 2015 as a banking specialist at TD Bank and was most recently branch manager and mortgage banker at LeaderOne Financial in Auburn. Kathy Baum has joined the Neuropsychology and Concussion […]
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Community Calendar: Dec. 8-15
Holiday events Friday 12/8 Longfellow Park Lighting Celebration: 6-7 p.m., 10 Longfellow Street, Portland. Bring cookies to share. Hosted by the University Neighborhood Organization. Tripping Gnome Farm Holiday Market: 4-8 p.m., Tripping Gnome Farm, 64 Lupine Lane, Freeport. trippinggnome.com Friday 12/8 & Saturday 12/9 Holiday pop-up shopping: 4-6 p.m. Friday, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Spring Point […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Dec. 8-15
Bath Mon. 12/11 5:30 p.m. Community Forestry Committee Parks/Rec Brunswick Mon. 12/11 5:30 p.m. Water District Trustees Water District Tue. 12/12 4:30 p.m. Teen Center Advisory People Plus Tue. 12/12 6 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 12/13 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 12/13 7 p.m. School Board Zoom, Town […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Get cranking on these holiday treats
Let’s go, people – it’s time to crank some edible holiday gifts out of your kitchen. When I was growing up, making Christmas goodies was my mother’s favorite thing. Planned out weeks in advance, she got to work the moment after the turkey soup was made (the day after Thanksgiving) and she didn’t stop until […]
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Free vaccine clinic at Curtis Memorial Library
Northern Light Health will have a flu and COVID vaccine clinic at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Dec. 4, in the Morrell Meeting Room. Those who are insured should bring their insurance cards, and those who are uninsured will be covered under a grant through Agewise. Participants may sign […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 1-8
Comedy Friday 12/1 “The Depths of Wikipedia”: Live podcast, 8 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $15-$35. auramaine.com Friday 12/1-Sunday 12/3 “WFCP Home Time Radio Hour”: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport. $20, $10 students to age 22. fcponline.org Saturday 12/2 Jon Rudnitsky: 7:30 p.m., […]
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Community Calendar: Dec. 1-8
Holiday events Friday 12/1 Gingerbread house building: 6 p.m., Community Services Hub, 418 Payne Road, Scarborough. $5 per gingerbread house. Registration required. tiny.cc/SCSEvents Sparkle Celebration Parade of Lights: 6 p.m., Main Street, Freeport. visitfreeport.com “Merry Mix and Mingle”: 6-8 p.m., fireworks at 7 p.m., American Legion Post 164, 65 Depot Road, Falmouth. Free. verymerryfalmouth.com Friday […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Dec. 1-8
Bath Mon. 12/4 1 p.m. Dev. Corporation City Hall Mon. 12/4 4 p.m. Facilities Committee City Hall Wed. 12/6 10 a.m. Housing Subcommittee City Hall Wed. 12/6 6 p.m. City Council City Hall Thu. 12/7 8 a.m. Climate Action Commission City Hall Brunswick Mon. 12/4 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 12/5 6:30 […]
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Letter: Guns to blame for widespread terror in U.S.
An opinion piece in The Forecaster by Bob Rose (“Guns are not the problem, but ban AR-15s,” Nov. 14) claims that guns do not kill people but people do, a regular trope within the gun community. My beloved husband of 52 years, Charles W. Hedrick, died while in lockdown on Oct. 26 at (the) Marshwood […]