John Graham of the Friends of the Frank J. Wood Bridge said a closer examination of Maine Department of Transportation calculations would show the cost of rehabilitating the bridge is closer to the cost for replacing it.
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Posted inMaine, Times Record
Federal judge rules in favor of MDOT on Topsham-Brunswick bridge replacement suit
The decision means Maine Department of Transportation’s plan to replace the heavily traveled, 90-year-old-bridge can move ahead.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Bowdoin College prepares for spring semester reopening
The plan is a change from the fall semester, where primarily first-year students were on campus and most sophomores, juniors and seniors studied remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Casco Bay shellfish group building database to help local industry adapt
The Casco Bay Regional Shellfish Working Group wants to know what kind of information shellfish communities would like to see in a public database, aiming to supply those in the industry with one comprehensive resource.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
bluShift Aerospace makes history with biofuel powered rocket launch
Despite technical setbacks early on, the Brunswick-based company successfully launched its first rocket around Sunday afternoon.
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Bowdoin museum to highlight acquisitions from 2020
A special presentation at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, will explore a selection of art works — including this Greek Marble Funerary Stele, from Ionia, marble, Second Century BCE — added to the collection in the last year at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Works from the ancient Mediterranean to present-day Maine and […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Maine
Bowdoin copes with COVID housing challenge
College officials are opting to house students at a local hotel for the winter break and spring semester, giving students safe lodging and local business a boost.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Brunswick agency holds 1st drive-thru vaccination clinic in southern Maine
Independence Association and Guardian Pharmacy of Maine team up to vaccinate clients with intellectual and physical disabilities and their caregivers.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Brunswick superintendent urges Mills to prioritize vaccines for teachers
Brunswick Superintendent Phil Potenziano argued in a Jan. 15 letter to Gov. Janet Mills that vaccinating education staff will allows schools to return to more in-person learning.
Posted inTimes Record, Uncategorized
Brunswick soup kitchen reports 58% spike in meals served in 2020
Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program set records in 2020 for its soup kitchen and food bank and expects to see increased use over the next 3 to 6 months.