Gulf of Maine Books will host an author event with Franklin Burroughs at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick to celebrate his new book “The View from Here: Reflections on the Deep North, the Wild East.” Burroughs will be in conversation with author Jane Brox. Burroughs taught English literature at […]
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New leader of embattled Brunswick Landing authority outlines priorities
On his first day as executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, Daniel Stevenson spoke with The Times Record about his priorities for remediation following August’s chemical spill.
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The devastating Brunswick Tontine Hotel fire of 1904
On Tuesday morning, Jan. 5, 1904, just after 3 a.m., Brunswick Police Officer J.E. Alexander fired shots into the air over downtown. It was “eight degrees below zero” and Brunswick’s grandest hotel was on fire. Just before 3 a.m., Hotel Night Clerk Alonzo Colby started a fire in “the kitchen range” to help thaw frozen […]
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Skating for a Cause benefits families of plane collision victims
The Skating Club of Brunswick is hosting a Skating Exhibition for a Cause on Sunday to support the families of the U.S. Figure Skating members who died in the plane collision outside Ronald Reagan International Airport on Jan. 29. The event was organized by Jean Calderwood and Linda Despres, both of Harpswell, and is from […]
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Harpswell Rep. Golek advocates for fairer tax structure for Maine’s working families
On Feb. 27, Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, joined advocates for tax fairness at the State House and called for Maine to adopt a tax structure that makes the wealthy pay their fair share and better supports working families. This session, Golek is introducing legislation that would increase taxes on Mainers earning more than $1 million […]
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Women singing for social justice next up in Concerts for a Cause series
The UUCB Concerts for a Cause series presents the Portland-based choral group Women in Harmony at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St. All proceeds from the concert will be split between the Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning. Women in Harmony is an affirming […]
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Who are Maine’s lawmakers taking to Trump’s address to Congress?
Every member of Congress can bring one guest to the presidential address, and they often use the privilege to honor a local hero or send a political message.
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Three arrested in Brunswick for alleged organized retail theft
Three New York residents are charged with theft as Brunswick Police investigates ties to larger organized retail thefts in Maine.
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March 10 x 100: 10 business updates to keep you up to date
Here are 10 updates in approximately 100 words or less. As always, these are mostly unrelated topics that I think are noteworthy for engaged citizens — here we go! Goodwill has big ribbon-cutting I was at the Goodwill of Northern New England ribbon-cutting on a frigid morning two weeks ago, with 50-75 shoppers on hand […]
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Brunswick downtown sidewalk overhaul set to ramp up amid delays
As the sidewalk reconstruction project gets going again this spring, some delays are expected. Here’s why.