Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes. I didn’t write that. It was actually Billy Joel in “Say goodbye to Hollywood” from the Turnstiles album. Love that album, which I’ve always thought was very underrated. The point is he’s right and there is, perhaps, no more bittersweet, triumphantly-excruciating, joyfully-heartbreaking goodbye than the one we […]
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Boys tennis: Mt. Ararat hitting stride at right time in Class A North playoff win over Cony
Eagles use experience and firepower to get past an undermanned Cony squad.
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Maine sports community to hold fundraiser for Morse athlete diagnosed with cancer
“Playing for Potter” will reach a whole new level this weekend.
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From the Chamber: Brunswick-area events come alive this summer
When the governor and Maine CDC announced changes to masking and social distancing guidance, effective May 24, it was a major relief to most businesses who no longer were restricted by capacity limits. Add to that, the removal of the masking requirement for vaccinated people, and businesses could begin to make bigger plans for their […]
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Guest column: Source separation is a path toward local recycling control in Bowdoinham
For the past six Saturdays, a pilot program run by Sagadahoc Recycling with help from volunteers has been accepting source-separated recyclable materials, including glass, steel and aluminum cans and four types of plastic (#1, #2 natural, #2 colored, and #5), at the Bowdoinham Recycling Barn on the Post Road. Separating the various recyclable materials is […]
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Guest column: Thanks, Barney, for the Mayberry memories
I admit I’ve always mocked Trekkies, those folks so hooked on the Star Trek TV series they have enormous fan clubs all over the world and meet for “conventions,” wearing absurdly dorkish pointed rubber ears and ski PJs, and where they chatter in Trekkiespeak called “Klingon” which, by the way, they all understand! Now to […]
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Dick Polman: RIP, a Republican who worked across the aisle. Imagine that.
John Warner, a Republican who served in the U.S. Senate for 30 years and died Wednesday at 94 in his home state of Virginia, said this about his Democratic colleagues: “We had political disagreements and fought on the Senate floor. But at day’s end we shared a drink, talked as friends, and we found common […]
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Track and field: Leavitt sweeps KVAC small-medium school championships
Hornets in control from start to finish; Morse girls and boys finish second.
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David Treadwell: Christy Shake: Brunswick blogger exemplar of patience and love
“To be honest, this yearlong stint taking care of Calvin all day, every day is taking its toll on me. At times he’s the sweetest child that exists. At others he totally grates on my nerves. It doesn’t help that I don’t always know what ails him. Time spent with him is at once fulfilling […]
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Vitelli: Helping more Mainers plan and save for retirement
It has been my life’s work to help people gain understanding and control of their economic future, including personal finances. Whether that means pursuing higher education, starting a business, buying a home, or planning for retirement, savings is key. While once it was common to work for the same employer for much of your career […]