New Ventures Maine will host a free, comprehensive, business-planning class in Brunswick and via Zoom starting July 1. The registration deadline for the eight-week course is June 20. For new entrepreneurs or current business owners, the class, “Venturing Forth,” will help participants create a written business plan from start to finish with feedback from facilitators […]
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Rockport festival pays homage to the doughnut with food, music and more
The Rockport Donut Festival is back for its third year this weekend, June 13-14. While paying homage to the history of the donut, the two-day summer kick-off event will be jam packed with family-friendly activities in downtown Rockport and Marine Park, live music, food trucks, a parade, craft market, the CedarWorks Kid’s Tent, the Salty […]
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Season’s last Concert for a Cause will feature award-winning musician Susan Werner
The award-winning singer-songwriter Susan Werner will perform at the UU Church of Brunswick from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14, to raise money for the Brunswick Teen Center and Maine Family Planning. This will be the last concert of the season to benefit the chosen charities. Werner is a singer/songwriter, guitarist and pianist who has built […]
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Una Voce Chamber Choir presents spring concert series in Brunswick
Una Voce Chamber Choir will present its Spring 2025 Concert Series, “The Birds and the Bees,” at 7 p.m. Friday, June 13, and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 15, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle St., Brunswick. “The Birds and the Bees” is inspired by the playful and expressive songs of the Renaissance — an […]
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Students form human chain to donate food to Brunswick pantry
St. John’s annual “food pass” contributes food to the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program while teaching kids the importance of service.
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Mainers have been through 250 years of extraordinary times
Five months after the Battle of Lexington and Concord, in September 1775, 1,100 men left what is now Pittston, Maine, in 200 battoes, a flat-bottomed boat, carrying well over 100 tons of supplies, and went up the Kennebec River. They portaged these puppies 13 miles over the height of land — climbing 1,200 feet in […]
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Eagles abound on Central Maine’s Sebasticook River
“You’ll see lots of eagles,” Eggman Decoster promised when he invited my wife, Nancy, and me for a paddle trip on the Sebasticook River. That was all the incentive we needed to join him and others for a 6-mile outing between Benton Falls and the Kennebec River in Winslow. Eagles haven’t always been plentiful on […]
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Brunswick Pride to center community on Saturday
Brunswick Pride will return for its fourth year at the Town Mall on June 14.
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How to make your overnight stays more sustainable
Going on a trip may upend one’s carefully crafted sustainability routines, but our last column showed that traveling more sustainably is possible. Let’s focus here on limiting one’s carbon footprint during overnight stays in conventional lodging. Whether spending the night in a hotel or a short-term rental, just maintain your daily habits. Save water by […]
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The common good vs. the constant grift
During the recent reunion weekend, Bowdoin College recognized three outstanding graduates who have dedicated their lives to advancing the common good by serving others. William Bao Bean, class of ’95 received the Alumni Service Award. The program noted, “You have enthusiastically, and single-handedly built and fostered a strong network of Bowdoin alumni across Asia. Your […]