Jeffrey B. Matthews is to serve two years in prison after police found explicit images in his possession.
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Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
‘Hole in our hearts’: Family of Bowdoin graduate detained by Russia speaks out
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich faces a 20-year prison sentence on spying charges in Russia.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Times Record
Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter, a Bowdoin graduate, on spying charge
The arrest of Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin College graduate, is the first time a U.S. correspondent was put behind bars on spying accusations since the Cold War.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters moves Bowl for Kids’ Sake event to Hallowell
BRUNSWICK — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick plans to hold its annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake fundraiser this year despite Brunswick’s Yankee Lanes, the event’s location for decades, being purchased and closed for bowling. The organization has moved the event to Sparetime Bowling in Hallowell, 30 minutes from Brunswick and 40 minutes from Bath. […]
Posted inHealth, Local & State
3 years later, the pandemic cocoon is giving way to social butterflies
Long after Maine’s first case of coronavirus, communal activities and gatherings are reaching pre-pandemic levels again, though troubling remnants of isolation persist.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
New Bowdoin president a psychology professor, dean with a global perspective
Safa Zaki is the first woman to lead the college in its 229-year history.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Schools and Education
Access denied: Authorities refuse to release records for Maine school shooter hoax calls
First Amendment advocates across New England say the sweeping decision sets a dangerous precedent.
Posted inLocal & State
New bill would grant towns more power in reducing speed limits
The Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday on L.D. 527, which would give towns power to create low-speed bicycle-pedestrian zones without approval from the Maine Department of Transportation.
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Miles for Mills 5K scheduled for May
Registrants receive a free T-shirt (while supplies last) if they’ve signed up by April 1.
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Greenlaw family’s 2023 reunion set for Aug. 18, 19 in Brunswick
Descendants of William and Jane Greenlaw plan to gather Aug. 18 and 19 in Brunswick, in conjunction with the Maine Highland Games. The 2023 Greenlaw Reunion is being organized by the Greenlaw Family Association, formed in 2003 to promote genealogical research, preserve heritage, and strengthen kinship among Greenlaw descendants, according to a news release from […]