The Topsham Select Board voted March 6 to join the effort to restore the Androscoggin River to health and prosperity after decades of blockage and neglect. The unanimous vote to support improvement in migratory fish passage at the Brunswick-Topsham dam comes a month after Brunswick officials signaled support for a new fish ladder. The Topsham […]
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Bowdoinham boy heads to National Hoop Shoot competition
Jerry Dauphinee, of Bowdoinham, will represent the Brunswick area at The Elks National Hoop Shoot competition in Chicago next month. In the recent New England Regional Finals, Dauphinee made 24 out of 25 shots to win the New England Regional Finals. He is currently top 12 in the U.S., according to a family member. In […]
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Dresden Elementary School students introduced to popular pickleball
Dresden Elementary School students were introduced to the fast-growing sport of pickleball during physical education class in February. Elizabeth Sylvester, a member of the Dresden Recreation Committee, and PE teacher Kadeem Edge introduced pickleball to the students after Edge had been thinking of creating a unit of pickleball for a while. Lacking a net and […]
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Georgetown’s Reid State Park leads new era of coastal management
As storms become more frequent and intense, Reid State Park shifts from recovery to resilience, including removable boardwalks and growing partnerships.
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Maine Roller Derby to host Shamrock Showdown in Westbrook
Maine Roller Derby hosts its first Travel Team showdown of the season at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Happy Wheels at 3 Chabot St. in Westbrook. MRD faces another Maine league, Rock Coast Roller Derby, which MRD defeated at the teams’ first bout in 2011. MRD has partnered with the University of Southern Maine […]
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Bowdoinham volunteers join effort to help seniors stay home
Bowdoinham joins other towns in helping to ensure seniors age in place with the launch of a new pilot program through Gov. Janet Mills’ Cabinet on Aging.
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O, Canada, we are so sorry
We apologize. By “we” I mean the millions of Americans who did not vote for Donald Trump, the man who wants to take over Canada and make it the 51st state. Shame on him. And shame on the millions of Americans who did vote for this narcissistic conman. How, you might ask, could Americans vote […]
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Plenty of local and cultural seafood options for St. Patrick’s Day
I have to admit that I am cheating a little bit this week because I’m not Irish. While my husband’s family is quite Irish, I only have a bit of Scottish on my side. To be fair, my heritage is Scots-Irish, a group of Scots who moved from Scotland to Ireland, so there is a […]
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Letters to the editor: Trump and inflation; economy laws; Libby censure and support; budget compromise
Trump is making inflation worse Egg prices have hit an historic high. Trump has done nothing about them. The costs go up, Trump does nothing. Food prices are expected to rise 3.3% in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. What is Trump doing about this? Nothing. He said he was going to bring […]
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Language and empire: Resisting single-language ideology
On March 1 of this year, a new executive order declared English the official language of the United States. The order proclaimed that “it is in America’s best interest for the Federal Government to designate one — and only one — official language. Establishing English as the official language will not only streamline communication but […]
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