BRUNSWICK — Several Maine teenagers have been recognized for their volunteer work by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a national program honoring young people for outstanding community service. Maine’s middle-level state honoree is Blakely Austin, an eighth-grader at Brunswick Junior High. The state’s high school honoree is Lillian Sherburne of Boothbay Region High School […]
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Brunswick, Yarmouth, Westbrook students among Maine's top youth volunteers
BRUNSWICK — Several Maine teenagers have been recognized for their volunteer work by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a national program honoring young people for outstanding community service. Maine’s middle-level state honoree is Blakely Austin, an eighth-grader at Brunswick Junior High. The state’s high school honoree is Lillian Sherburne of Boothbay Region High School […]
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Theater review: ‘Dorian Gray’ is witty, wicked in all the right places
The Oscar Wilde classic is on stage at the Theater Project in Brunswick through Sunday.
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AARP Maine offers free income tax help
BRUNSWICK — AARP Maine will offer free income tax help for low- and middle-income taxpayers with special attention to those 60 or older through April 17. Participants need not be an AARP Maine member or a retiree to use the service, but need to bring a photo ID, Social Security card for themselves and dependents, […]
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Catholic school where convicted child abuser once taught moves on
St. John’s in Brunswick said reinforced policies, plus a new administration and a focus on the future, will help the school going forward.
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Crashes fall on I-295 after speed limit decrease
Vehicle collisions on the busy highway dipped 18 percent in 2017, but traffic engineers caution against drawing conclusions after less than a year of lower speed limits.
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Brunswick Police: Feb. 9
Arrests 1/31 at 6:42 a.m. Michael J. Pomerleau, 48, of Switzerland Road in Lewiston, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Brandon Curtis on an outstanding warrant from another agency and a charge of attaching false plates. 1/31 at 4:52 p.m. Allan E. McInnis, 44, of Centre Street in Bath, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer […]
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Brunswick mobile home park water now raises health concern
A newly uncovered well will supply water to Bay Bridge Estates but water from one existing well shows elevated arsenic levels.
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Busy Brunswick intersection gets trial run of traffic signals
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Transporation is looking forward to summer after replacing yield signs with traffic signals Feb. 1 at the intersection of Mill, Pleasant and Stanwood streets. The change came after the state last fall discussed rebuilding the intersection, which is shared with Route 1 and generates over 30,000 daily trips on average, […]
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Brunswick mobile home park water now raises health concern
BRUNSWICK — The town has tested water at six residences in Bay Bridge Estates, and plans to do more after a newly uncovered third well, which is pending state approval, goes into service at the mobile home park. At the Feb. 5 Brunswick Town Council meeting, Town Manager John Eldridge said the town will also be […]