A sneak peek at this year’s Gardens Aglow. The show has attracted 780,000 visitors for the past decade who wind through 66 miles of lighted pathways laid end-to-end.
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Letters to the editor: Good deeds; Brunswick’s Comprehensive Plan
An unexpected gift of kindness This afternoon (Nov. 13), I turned into my driveway and as I did so, a pickup that was behind me followed me in. When I got into the dooryard, I stopped and, not recognizing the truck, walked back to see who it was. Turns out it was Mr. Hubert Clair, […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Navigating historic Flagstaff Lake
A large group of Chowderheads from the Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society was preparing for the second day of the annual Fall Supper weekend of outdoor activities in Carrabassett Valley. Several decided on mountain bike rides in the area; I had scheduled a paddling trip on Flagstaff Lake. A major concern for our planned lake […]
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Pet Prattle: How volunteers make the shelter go ’round
While manning the Midcoast Humane table at Pumpkinfest this year, my volunteer partner was someone I had not met before. As we did our best to keep our tabling materials from blowing off in the 40-plus mph winds, Bill and I got to know each other. A retired widower, Bill enjoys volunteering to keep busy […]
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LC Van Savage: Cars, books or phones?
I guess maybe my driving days are numbered because at 87 perhaps I should give it up, and so I shall, any day now. Right now I’m not driving outside of the boundaries of my beloved adoptive hometown, Brunswick, and I’m avoiding driving at night. Can I still do both? I can. But I think […]
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Stories from Maine: A flood to remember
On March 12, 1936, the arrival of an early spring thaw on the heels of a long and harsh winter, complicated with heavy torrential rains, led to one of the worst floods ever recorded in Maine history, and it paralyzed Bath, Brunswick and Topsham. The ground all across Maine remained deeply frozen, covered by a […]
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The Maine Idea: Ranked-choice voting failing, but Clean Elections endures
Some political reforms deliver less than promised. Such is the case with ranked choice voting. Although it had been used previously in local elections, Maine became the first state to adopt ranked choice on a 2016 referendum ballot packed with progressive questions. After six years of Gov. Paul LePage, activists were eager to legislate but […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Maine reveals voting reform faults
Jared Golden has a good point. The Democrat represents Maine’s Second District, which has always backed Trump, and has previously won elections thanks to Ranked-Choice Voting. But he found this year that it may not make sense. RCV and the proposed National Popular Vote that would displace the Electoral College, are reforms that can reduce […]
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Intertidal: Weighing our symbols
Walking across the Frank J. Wood Bridge at sunset on Veterans Day, looking at American flags dangling from the cranes constructing the new bridge, I was struck with a feeling both of gratitude for those who served and are currently serving our country and also by the ability of a flag to remind people in […]
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Just a Little Old: A tale of two Polar Bear swimmers
I first met Pete Seaver in the fall of 1960. He was a Bowdoin College classmate and fraternity brother (Zeta Psi). We even lived in the same dormitory (Appleton Hall) our freshman year. We’ve remained good friends ever since. A few months ago, Pete sent me an essay about his experiences in Vietnam. I was […]