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No winter blues with so much to do

Thank you for the responses from last week’s column about third places and combatting loneliness! I feel so strongly about the chamber’s role in being a place that is not work and not home that can give you a space for meaningful engagement. Before that, though, last week’s column got us a response from New […]

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Here’s what the latest global climate assessment means for Maine

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released a new global assessment outlining a path toward a sustainable future. Dr. Kanae Tokunaga of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute was one of two experts from the U.S. chosen to contribute. Here’s her take on what ‘transformative change’ could mean for working waterfronts.

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Time to end sanctuary cities

And so, the Trump administration begins. The newly inaugurated president has set an extraordinarily high bar for his second term, with executive orders to secure the border, increase fossil fuel production, end the federal government’s DEI programs, revive the economy and much more. Because Trump’s agenda is wide-reaching, expectations among his supporters are high and […]

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Charmingalice, where are you?

Statues are wondrous things. I just love to stare at them, can’t get enough of them. Imagine, taking a big chunk of something and slamming at it a few million times with a chisel or hammer, chainsaw or whatever, and actually making a thing, a shape, an actual life come out of that mass; a […]

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Credit union partners with Richmond Middle High School for basketball fundraising

Downeast Credit Union and Insurance recently announced a new partnership with Richmond Middle High School and other area schools. In the program coined “Downeast Dunkers,” participating schools will receive around $4,000 in cash and in-kind contributions from Downeast Credit Union and Insurance throughout the 2024-25 basketball season. The Downeast Dunkers program includes an interactive fundraiser […]

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Last call for 2025 Sagadahoc County Teacher of the Year nominations

The form to nominate educators for 2025 Sagadahoc County Teacher of the Year will close at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31. Nominations will be accepted from students, parents, caregivers, community members, school administrators, colleagues, college faculty members and associations/organizations. Self-nominations and nominations from family members are not accepted. To qualify for nomination, teachers must: • […]