STARC Systems won $10,000 for coming in second place, and bluShift Aerospace was awarded $5,000 for third. Bixby Chocolate, a Rockland-based company, took first place and the $25,000 top prize.
C. Thacher Carter
Thacher Carter covers general news for Brunswick and Freeport. After growing up in York, Maine, Thacher graduated in 2020 from St. Lawrence University, where he earned a degree in English and Environmental Studies. Before beginning at The Times Record, Thacher worked four seasons for the Appalachian Mountain Club's High-Mountain Huts in the New Hampshire White Mountains. Thacher now resides in Portland.
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Maine passenger train ridership rebounds as pandemic restrictions ease
Ridership on the Downeaster is expected to break 20,000 this month, a level not seen since COVID-19 hit.
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Lisbon aquaponics farm expansion could pump out 20 million heads of lettuce per year
The facility expansion could increase production by 20 times.
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Former owner of The Daniel in Brunswick indicted on charges he used campaign funds for hotel business
Abhijit “Beej” Das is accused of using at least $267,000 from his congressional campaign account to pay debts for his hotel business.
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Brunswick aerospace company signs first major deal with Virginia-based firm
STEM company MaxIQ has signed with bluShift Aerospace to send into space as many as 60 academic experiments.
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How a Midcoast artist reinvented himself in the era of smartphone photography
As smartphone photography become more popularized, professional photographer Mark Royall decided he needed an artistic change.
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Brunswick neighborhood pushes back after Black Lives Matter sign defaced
An estimated 100 people walked Hemlock Road on Friday after a Black Lives Matter sign was spotted in the neighborhood with a red circle and a slash through it.
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Hannaford to open second location in Brunswick this month
The Cook’s Corner location is set to open on Saturday, June 19.
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With commercial vacancies on the rise, Freeport looks at downtown revitalization plan
Freeport’s downtown vacancy rate has increased to 12.38% this year, the highest rate since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Brunswick community mourns couple killed in Lewiston crash last week
Judy Montgomery and her husband, Paul D’Alessandro, both 68, were killed in the collision.