Locals might see the Blue Angels in the sky the week before the event, as the team is coming down early after wrapping up a previous show in Canada to get some practice in.
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Performers prepare for high-flying Brunswick air show
The upcoming Great State of Maine Air Show in Brunswick will feature the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, solo aerobatic pilots and the Red Bull Air Force Jump Team.
Photos: Blue Angels prepare for takeoff at Brunswick weekend airshow
The Navy aerial acrobatics team is preparing for its first show in Brunswick since 2017.
Final Bath-built Zumwalt destroyer returns from sea trials
According to BIW Program Manager Edward Kenyon, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson “performed particularly well” throughout the trials.
Maine allows more time for required vaccinations as new COVID-19 cases nearly double
Enforcement will begin Oct. 29 rather than Oct. 1, to give health care workers more time to get fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, the state reports the most new cases in a day since Jan. 22.
People who fly drones near Brunswick airshow will be charged, FBI says
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Defense bill change could bring more business to Bath shipyard
The amendment authorizes a third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the primary type of ship Bath Iron Works builds, to an annual defense bill.
Aircraft on display at Brunswick airshow will honor fallen Maine Marine
A stationary MV-22 Osprey will be on display at the airshow in memory of Capt. Benjamin Cross.
U.K. man pledges to trek barefoot from Maine to North Carolina for sick daughter
“I’m not a super fit guy, not an athlete or anything like that. I’m just a desperate dad who is doing the only thing he knows how as a solider used to marching,” said Chris Brannigan.
Southern Midcoast Chamber seeks community help in rebranding efforts
The chamber’s role has changed over time, and they have been discussing some changes and evolution that need to happen for some time now.