Robert ‘Paco’ Payzant Jr., 55, spent several years as a volunteer hospice worker as a state inmate before joining the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition.
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As more Mainers ditch booze, some Midcoast watering holes expand mocktail offerings
Bars in Bath and Brunswick embrace a sobriety trend by adding more alcohol-free options to their menus.
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Maine lawmakers to consider statewide ban on flavored tobacco products
State Sen. Jill Duson, D-Portland, is expected to submit a bill this week after South Portland, Portland, Brunswick and Bangor approved city bans.
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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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Brunswick adds section to preserve’s trail system
A new trail section has been completed at Kate Furbish Preserve. This brings the total amount of trails available to the public up to 12-plus miles, including 3.3 miles of new single-track mountain bike trail. The preserve offers two non-contiguous sections of trail named Furbish East and Furbish West. The department this year added a […]
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Inclusive or insensitive? A mural commissioned for Brunswick mill sparks debate
Supporters say ‘Many Stitches Hold Up the Sky’ was intended to depict the town’s increasing diversity. Critics say it missed the mark.
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Former Brunswick town councilor facing child pornography charges
Christopher Watkinson resigned from the Brunswick Town Council on Nov. 18 and is on leave from his job at Bowdoin College.
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Brunswick to buy land for $4 million, preventing controversial housing development
Backed by both housing and environmental advocates, the Brunswick Town Council Monday approved a nearly $4 million land purchase that could affect the town’s landscape for decades to come.
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Midcoast police agencies feeling weight of widespread labor shortage
Brunswick, Topsham and Freeport are just three of dozens of communities around the state searching for police officers, thanks to a shortage that local department heads attribute to a hot labor market, generational shifts in the workforce and a negative public perception of law enforcement following George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
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UUCB Concerts for a Cause to present Christine Lavin
Christine Lavin, a singer-songwriter, promoter of contemporary folk music, and author based in New York, plans to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the UU Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St. in Brunswick. Lavin has recorded 25 solo albums, and two more with four seasoned musician-comediennes under the name Four Bitchin’ Babes. She […]