This week’s full moon was a reminder on cold winter nights to take the time to look outside. It’s easy, in the darkness of the late afternoon, to cozy up indoors. But there’s something about the additional light of the full moon that makes it feel more inviting — maybe something akin to sunlight. The […]
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Are you tech travel ready for any season?
Preparing to travel to a warm(er) weather spot than Maine in the next few months? Or are you contemplating a summer trip that you are already planning for? We hope so! I fall into the former category. Two of your BoomerTECH Adventures consultants typically travel in February and I am one of them. My wife, […]
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Inaugurate this!
It is a new year, and next week marks the beginning of a new presidential administration. Amid the hullabaloo of the inauguration, let’s not miss our opportunity to inaugurate a new level of commitment to the values of love, peace and justice. I’m talking about the choices we ordinary citizens get to make every single […]
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Welcome to the new world: Looking at 2025
By this time next week, a new administration will be underway, and depending on what was just campaign talk and what was actual policy promises, our national legislative landscape will undoubtedly be changing. Regardless of your political preference, this happens every four to eight years, but this time it feels different. I think that’s because […]
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Conquering wintry conditions on Ragged Mountain
One of the many benefits of membership in my outdoor club, the Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society, is the ability to network with a large number of outdoor enthusiasts. We have more than 300 adult members, so finding companions for an outdoor adventure is often a phone call or club email away. When I recently […]
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Volunteerism boasts long lists of benefits for students
In addition to academic success, Brunswick School Department’s vision of student development includes engagement and collaboration with the community. In fact, volunteering is so important to personal growth and development that students at Brunswick High School are required to complete 30 hours of volunteer work to graduate! Kindness is contagious, and student volunteers have reported […]
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Pandemic lesson we should take into 2025: eat local
There’s something about a “round” number in a year that makes you look backwards with a little more reflection or need to encapsulate a certain period of time. Not that 2025 is a major turn in a century or even a decade. But now that I have had a moment to pause after the lineup […]
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A look back at the night Brunswick gangs brawled in the streets
It was like something from “The Outsiders,” with Bowdoin College “Yaggers” facing off with local “Rowdies” in the streets
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Midcoast Humane looks forward in the new year
Every Jan. 1, I hold down the manager-on-duty role in the shelter. I have done so for as long as I can remember. I realize that it is just a day like any other, but there is something about the fresh start, a clean calendar, a year just begun, that I find energizing, and I […]
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Bath-Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce continues momentum in 2025
Last week was the first installment of our business year in review where I highlighted the strong networking events from 2024, recognized the chamber’s leadership team for all they do and highlighted the first six months of Chamber After Hours. Here is part two, as we continue to take lessons from 2024 and bring them […]