BRUNSWICK — A branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide a $1.5 million loan to help Diversified Communications finance a 1.5-megawatt solar array at Brunswick Landing. Timothy Hobbs, state director of USDA Rural Development, announced the loan being made through its Electric Loan Program on Wednesday afternoon at the Maine Technology Institute. “Modern infrastructure is a necessity, […]
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USDA awards $1.5 million loan for solar project
The award will help offset the cost of a 1.5-megawatt solar farm installed at the former Navy base in Brunswick.
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Brunswick adopts resolution urging action to curb gun violence
BRUNSWICK — In response to the school shooting that killed 17 people in Parkland, Florida, last month, the Brunswick Town Council adopted a resolution urging action to curb gun violence. Councilor Jane Millett presented the resolution at the council’s March 19 meeting. It passed 8-1, with Councilor David Watson opposed. Also on Monday, councilors held a […]
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Mid-Coast primary elections all uncontested
BATH — Election fans may find this June a bit disappointing: there are no contested local primaries for either the state House or Senate. The deadline for party candidates to file nomination papers with the Office of the Secretary State for the June 12 primaries was March 15. Unaffiliated candidates have until June 1 to […]
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Under pressure: Mental health needs challenge southern Maine schools
First of three stories. In the weeks since the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the need for better mental health resources has become part of America’s discussion about gun control. In southern Maine schools, administrators from New Gloucester to South Portland say efforts to integrate social-emotional, behavioral and mental-health support […]
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Schools say they’ll stick with proficiency diploma, even if law is repealed
AUGUSTA — Faced with the possible repeal of a 6-year-old law that requires schools to move to a proficiency-based diploma for all students, superintendents at area schools said they’ll stay the course and continue implementing a proficiency-based curriculum no matter what the Legislature decides. This week the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee is set to take […]
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Fire causes extensive damage to house in Brunswick
The blaze broke out early Sunday afternoon on Mere Point Road.
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Brunswick Police: March 16
Arrests 3/7 at 9:43 a.m. Zachary Fifield, 21, of Montsweag Road in Woolwich, was arrested on Bath Road by Officer Cory Iles on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/7 at 11:08 p.m. Keith A. Langston, 41, of Harpswell Islands Road in Harpswell was arrested at China Rose on Bath Road by Officer Joshua Bernier on a […]
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Brunswick school program adds mentoring to lunch menu
BRUNSWICK — At most elementary schools, lunch time is just for eating. But at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary, Willo Wright is working to change that. Last year, Wright launched “Lunch Bunch,” an in-school mentoring program that pairs community volunteers with second-graders, who get together weekly to eat lunch. The initiative began at the Coffin School in […]
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Brunswick buying land with Mere Point funds, sets rule on food trucks
BRUNSWICK — The town of Brunswick will allocate $71,500 in proceeds from the sale of 946 Mere Point Road towards purchasing a parcel of waterfront land on Simpson’s Point Road. At the same meeting on March 5, councilors voted to set a public hearing on the Cook’s Corner Connector Road Project, and passed an amended ordinance stating food vendors will […]