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May 22, 2023

Letter: Why does Brunswick continue to accept asylum seekers?

May 22, 2023

Brunswick continues to accept asylum seekers and will house 60 additional families at Brunswick Landing. The central question is this: why? Town Councilor Dan Ankeles has an answer: “We are all better off as a community when we face situations like this one (asylum seekers) with kindness and resolve.” News Center Maine, July 15, 2019. […]

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Brunswick announces rec center summer hours

by The Times Record May 21, 2023May 22, 2023

The Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department announced a change to the Recreation Center’s traditional summer hours in response to the new fitness spaces opened this past year. Beginning Sunday, May 28, the new summer hours will take effect: open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and open from 7 a.m. to 3 […]

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Bath Savings Paddle for Pine Tree Camp returns as 3-day event

by The Times Record May 21, 2023May 22, 2023

The 27th Bath Savings Paddle for Pine Tree Camp returns in June with some new twists: the Hammond Lumber Cornhole for a Cause tournament, Party for the Paddle at The Woodshed in Manchester and live music at the Solon Hotel. Expanding the paddle to a multi-day event serves one purpose: to raise funds for Maine […]

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Ghanaian author to be featured at Gulf of Maine Books event

by The Times Record May 21, 2023May 23, 2023

Gulf of Maine Books is hosting a reading by author Patrick Asare at 7 p.m. on June 1 at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. Asare will read from and discuss his book “The Boy from Boadua: One African’s Journey of Hunger and Sacrifice in Pursuit of a Dream.” This autobiographical memoir follows Asare’s journey […]

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Former Penoboscot Nation chief brings art of basketmaking to Brunswick students

by The Times Record May 19, 2023May 19, 2023

The former chief of the Penobscot Nation will bring the art of basketmaking to Brunswick students as part of the Arts are Elementary program in May and June. The longtime educator and cultural preservationist will lead a free public forum from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 22, in the Morrell Room at the Curtis […]

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Bowdoin College dedicates new building geared toward Arctic studies

by The Times Record May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

Bowdoin College held a dedication ceremony for its new John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies last week, hoping the new facility will position the school as a worldwide destination for future Arctic researchers, educators and climate specialists. The Gibbons Center provides a new home for the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, for both its […]