The leaves are changing and temperatures are cooling, and Midcoast towns are celebrating the change in season. This weekend, Freeport and Bath have their annual seasonal festivals.
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When the Bath-built Ranger defended America’s Cup
In the 1930s, while the world appeared to be coming apart at the seams, one sailing race saw the hopes of America pinned on a revolutionary new vessel and its defense of a legendary title. And this vessel was built at Bath Iron Works. By 1936, while fascist aggressions were growing in Europe and the […]
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Brunswick celebration will honor 250 years of U.S. Navy
The Navy League’s annual ball will be held at the St. John’s Community Center in Brunswick on Oct. 4.
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How Brunswick High School is trying to manage artificial intelligence
New rules pertain strictly to generative artificial intelligence, technology that can produce original content based on patterns and data that the technology has been trained on.
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Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society paddlers experience tumultuous seas kayaking Union River Bay
When my friend, Norm Olsen, announced a Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society sea kayak trip from Surry to Ellsworth in Hancock County, I immediately signed on. An experienced trip organizer, Norm always plans interesting outdoor adventures and scrupulously researches the itinerary and potential conditions. Further, this was a sector of the Maine coast I had […]
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Bowdoin College buildings evacuated due to threat
Police are investigating the source of a threat that caused Bowdoin to evacuate some buildings Monday.
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Saying goodbye to the Community Kitchen after a summer with MCHPP
This summer, I was fortunate enough to spend my days at Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program through the Maine Community Fellowship out of Bowdoin College’s McKeen Center for the Common Good. MCHPP has countless outstanding programs that help connect our community with fresh, healthy food; perhaps its most experimental and youngest program is the Community […]
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Going by bus brings more options than you might think
As described in our previous column, using local buses in Brunswick and Bath can reduce automobile use day to day. Traveling farther afield can likewise become more sustainable thanks to a series of regional bus systems. From early morning to evening on weekdays, the Metro BREEZ offers frequent round trips between the Brunswick train station […]
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Meet the candidates for Topsham Select Board
Two candidates are running unopposed for open seats in Topsham’s town government.
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Brunswick school board candidates share plans for next term
Brunswick residents will vote for school board candidates in Districts 1, 2 and 6 this November.