In the 1930s, while the world appeared to be coming apart at the seams, one sailing race saw the hopes of America pinned on a revolutionary new vessel and its defense of a legendary title. And this vessel was built at Bath Iron Works. By 1936, while fascist aggressions were growing in Europe and the […]
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Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society paddlers experience tumultuous seas kayaking Union River Bay
When my friend, Norm Olsen, announced a Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society sea kayak trip from Surry to Ellsworth in Hancock County, I immediately signed on. An experienced trip organizer, Norm always plans interesting outdoor adventures and scrupulously researches the itinerary and potential conditions. Further, this was a sector of the Maine coast I had […]
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Saying goodbye to the Community Kitchen after a summer with MCHPP
This summer, I was fortunate enough to spend my days at Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program through the Maine Community Fellowship out of Bowdoin College’s McKeen Center for the Common Good. MCHPP has countless outstanding programs that help connect our community with fresh, healthy food; perhaps its most experimental and youngest program is the Community […]
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Going by bus brings more options than you might think
As described in our previous column, using local buses in Brunswick and Bath can reduce automobile use day to day. Traveling farther afield can likewise become more sustainable thanks to a series of regional bus systems. From early morning to evening on weekdays, the Metro BREEZ offers frequent round trips between the Brunswick train station […]
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Another perspective on things that irk Brunswick businesses
Let’s be honest: With the state of our politics, how stretched out every business owner is, the uncertainty of costs and other irritations, fears and issues that demand our attention bandwidth, it can be easier than ever to lose our temper on inconveniences or become apathetic. I get it. I am juggling launching a brand-new […]
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From ‘Rumours’ to Nashville to The Beatles: An October of sublime sound at Bath arts center
One of the unexpected silver linings of COVID-19, for me, was rediscovering just how much music means in daily life. I went back to Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” after years away, and it struck me all over again what a perfect album it is. From the irresistible bounce of “Second Hand News” to the iconic, sultry […]
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Brunswick plane crash was the third deadliest in Maine history
At the height of the Korean War, a U.S. naval anti-submarine patrol aircraft crashed while attempting to land on a newly built runway at the Brunswick Naval Air Station. When it was over, six out of 10 crewmen were dead and the disaster became one of Maine’s deadliest. On Monday, April 14, 1952, 10 men […]
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Six laws take effect in Maine this week, and they’re designed to help you | Opinion
On the consumer protection front, we’re making nation-leading progress.
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Preserving the harvest: A guide to advanced food storage
This is the second installment in our two-part series on preserving fresh food for year-round enjoyment. In our previous column from Sept. 10, we covered basic to intermediate food storage tips and showed how to enjoy delicious vegetables throughout winter using garden produce. This week, we’re exploring advanced techniques for gathering and preserving your favorite […]
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Kayakers explore historic Swan Island on the Kennebec River
Swan Island on the Kennebec River in Richmond has a long and rich past. Human activity on the island can be traced back thousands of years. Native Americans known as Abenakis, some likely my ancestors, inhabited the island for centuries before the first Europeans arrived in 1607. Relations between the Native Americans and early European […]