Schools all over the state are wrestling with the question of whether and how to reopen this fall. Let me make it simple for them. Don’t. Maine public school systems have been working on contingency plans geared to the state’s designating communities as green (OK to return to in-person instruction), yellow (best to try hybrid […]
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Mainewhile: It’s time to settle tribal sovereignty
Holy smokes. Turn on the news right now and it’s enough to make you want to hide. Our nation is facing some pretty crazy circumstances, both those beyond our control, and those entirely of our own making. Some are a bit of both. Recently, we’ve seen yet more violence, a growing awareness of systemic oppression, […]
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Midcoast Meetings: Aug. 7-14
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, call ahead to see if meetings listed are still being held.
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Planners approve 108-unit apartment complex at Brunswick Landing
The first one- and two-bedroom apartments are expected to be ready in early February 2021.
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Brunswick officials present hybrid reopening plan
Students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade will attend classes in-person two days per week, high school freshmen one day per week and sophomores, juniors and seniors will be remote only. The school board is expected to vote on the plan Aug. 5.
Posted inTimes Record
Lawsuit delays Frank J. Wood Bridge replacement, drives up cost
Topsham and Brunswick plan to contribute more than $300,000 each for public spaces near the approaches to the Frank J. Wood Bridge, which will eventually be demolished.
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Amid Black Lives Matter movement, Brunswick schools launch equity initiative
The 25-person advisory group will include parents, teachers, students, alumni, school board members, and community members to help build an equity plan. Whenever possible, members will be from underrepresented communities, according to the superintendent.
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Caution urged along southern Midcoast beaches following fatal shark attack
The Maine Marine Patrol continues to monitor Casco Bay and the area where a New York woman was killed by a shark off Bailey Island in Harpswell. Local officials, meanwhile, are asking swimmers to use caution when entering the water. Harpswell is “advising swimmers to use the utmost caution and recommend that they not go […]
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Midcoast Meetings: July 31-Aug. 7
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, call ahead to see if meetings listed are still being held.
Posted inTimes Record
Bowdoin College to provide iPads to all students during pandemic
In response to the COVID-19 crisis in which Bowdoin College will be conducting nearly all fall semester classes online, the college will issue iPad tablets to each student in the coming weeks. “This really levels the playing field for the students for whom internet access has been unreliable or non-existent,” said Senior Vice President and Chief […]