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Sande’s Picks: Grandpa’s Garden to move to Maine Street in Brunswick

by Sande Updegraph December 6, 2019December 11, 2019

Grandpa’s Garden, maker and retailer of all natural comfort and body products, most of which are hand-crafted here in Maine, will be moving from their current location in the Tontine Mall in Brunswick to the Wyler Building at the corner of Pleasant and Maine Streets. They will join Wyler’s and the soon-to-open Maine Street Steak […]

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Death of local homeless man causes call to action for more affordable housing, services for those in need

by Hannah LaClaire December 6, 2019December 6, 2019

Williams received his housing voucher and was committed to getting off the streets, but was not able to find an apartment before he died.

Business, Nation & World

Russians charged in massive malware scheme that had Maine target

by MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press December 5, 2019December 6, 2019

The Justice Department has unsealed charges in what authorities say is one of the worst computer hacking and bank fraud schemes of the past decade.

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To serve nearly 100 asylum seekers, Brunswick looks to bolster staffing

by Hannah LaClaire December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

An assistant would allow Cultural Broker Nsiona Nguizani to “handle some of the more complex issues,” instead of the routine responsibilities, Town Manager John Eldridge told the council this week.

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The Universal Notebook: Enjoying the collective unconscious

by Edgar Allen Beem December 4, 2019December 2, 2019

With any luck, this will be the last column based on my recent illness. As I look back over six months of hospitalization, operations and complications, what I find most interesting is the time I spent unconscious. The mind plays tricks on us. When Carolyn drove me to the hospital in Brunswick, I remember driving […]

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Public forum to discuss desired qualities for new school superintendent

by Hannah LaClaire December 3, 2019December 5, 2019

The forum is scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School.

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Brunswick council adopts climate resolution

by Hannah LaClaire December 2, 2019December 3, 2019

Councilors unanimously approved the resolution, pledging to help “safeguard against the current and potential consequences of climate change, including adopting specific policy goals and funding accomplishment of those goals.”

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Brunswick Police Beat: Nov. 25-Dec. 1

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019

Arrests 11/27 at 12:55 p.m. Tykeem Gaines, 22, of Adams Road, was arrested on Maine Street by Officer Gregory McCarthy on a warrant and a charge of operating while license suspended or revoked. 11/27 at 5:36 p.m. Leo Leeman II, 22, of Sunrise Lane, Harpswell, was arrested on Maine Street by Sgt. Edward Yurek on charges […]