While visits to most local libraries lagged behind pre-pandemic levels in 2022, librarians have developed new programs to serve the changing needs of their communities.
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Slate of parties across Midcoast to usher in new year
Kids and adults can celebrate the start of 2023 at the many New Year’s Eve parties around the Midcoast this weekend.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Coastal Journal Meetings: Dec. 30-Jan. 6
Brunswick Tue. 1/3 6:30 p.m. Town Council, School Board inauguration Zoom Wed. 1/4 5 p.m. Conservation Commission Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/4 7 p.m. Marine Resource Committee Zoom, Council Chambers Thu. 1/5 7 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Zoom, Council Chambers Topsham Thu. 1/5 6:30 p.m. Select Board Town Hall
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Topsham teen mushes into Junior Iditarod Alaskan dogsled race
Mt. Ararat High School junior Tara Crossman and 13 of her Alaskan huskies will compete in a 150-mile dogsled race in February.
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Brunswick animal shelter gets support from local students
Mt. Ararat Middle Schoolers donate $550 to the Midcoast Humane Society in Brunswick.
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With illnesses surging, Midcoast schools urge students to stay home if they aren’t feeling well
A recent spike in respiratory illnesses this month caused multiple schools in Bath, Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham to close briefly for cleaning.
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Dec. 23-30
Bath Mon. 12/26 5 p.m. Solid Waste Advisory Committee City Hall Brunswick Tue. 12/27 4:30 p.m. Recycling & Sustainability Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 12/28 6 p.m. Rivers & Coastal Waters Commission Zoom, Town Hall Harpswell Tue. 12/27 5 p.m. Marine Resources Committee Town Office Thu. 12/29 6 p.m. Select Board Town Office Topsham Tue. […]
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RSV continues to bulldoze Midcoast schools, causing teachers to call out sick
Kate Furbish Elementary in Brunswick closed last week after several staff members apparently contracted RSV, COVID-19 and influenza; Morse High School was closed Friday, Dec. 16, due to high absence among staff.
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Dec. 16-23
Bath Tue. 12/20 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Tue. 12/20 5 p.m. Economic Development Committee City Hall Wed. 12/21 2 p.m. Community Development Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 12/19 4 p.m. Housing Committee Woodlawn Terrace Mon. 12/19 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Council Chambers Tue. 12/20 5 p.m. Town Commons Committee Zoom Tue. 12/20 […]
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Donna Barnes, 80, whose passion for writing defined her teaching career
Barnes taught on North Haven Island in the early 1970s, and then spent most of her career teaching elementary school in North Berwick.