The grand prize winner of Visit Freeport’s Freeport Foodie Lotto, Catherine Fisher of Freeport, is pictured here with Freeport Community Services Executive Director Sarah Lundin and Visit Freeport Executive Director Kelly Edwards. Fisher donated her $1,000 check to the nonprofit Freeport Community Services, whose mission is “enriching lives, connecting neighbors and helping those in need in […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Five editing tips for stunning images
In our last column, we outlined five tips for taking outstanding photos on your smartphone camera. From keeping your lens clean, to making good use of light, enabling high dynamic range to improve photos in high-contrast situations, using burst mode to capture movement, and knowing how to use grid mode and the Rule of Thirds […]
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Intertidal: Something deliciously fishy about St. Patrick’s Day
It is hard to resist writing about a holiday when one falls on the same day this column is published. And while St. Patrick’s Day might not seem like the fishiest holiday, there are actually some connections to be made. Corned beef and cabbage comprise the traditional meal, but several types of seafood can also […]
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Food pantry opens at Coffin School building in Brunswick
After several months of planning, Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program and the Brunswick School District are opening a small community food pantry at the Coffin School building on Barrows Street in Brunswick. The pantry, located in Room 9, runs Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. The service is available to Brunswick School District students, parents and guardians. […]
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Brunswick runner Hank Pfeifle named honorary chair of charity run
Registration is open for the 10th Anniversary Run for Independence.
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The Recyle Bin: What to do with those complimentary return address labels
I expect that most people have found making a charitable donation mostly gets you lots of additional solicitations. Lately, these have been getting fatter and heavier as well. It’s to the point that they have become wasteful of the soliciting organizations’ funds, and a problem for us to recycle. The worst of those things are […]
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$375,000 in funding to improve mental health of Sagadahoc county youth
A Sagadahoc County team of community partners was selected by Gov. Janet Mills and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to receive a $375,000 Maine Working Communities Challenge grant that will be used to improve mental health in local youth. In a press release, the Sagadahoc team spokesperson, Jamie Dorr, executive director of Midcoast Youth Center, […]
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‘Owl Prowl’ could be a hoot in Georgetown
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust welcomes the public to search Weber-Kelly Preserve in Georgetown for owls on Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m. Led by nature enthusiasts Jane Harrison and Leigh Ann Fish, participants will learn about different owl calls, explore what makes a good owl home and other facts about these nocturnal birds of […]
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The Recycle Bin: Reusing medical items
Having recently emerged successfully from a battle with bladder cancer, and finding myself with a substantial collection of unused catheters, I set about determining what to do with them. Being medical supplies (and in this case rubber tubes), they could not be recycled, even had I wanted to do that. I also was not about […]
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