“The time has come to pass the Fat Boy Drive-In on to new owners,” the Burton family wrote in a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page Saturday.
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Posted inMaine, Times Record
Big Brothers Big Sisters adjusts to distanced mentorship
The pandemic is taking a toll on the organization’s programs and finances, causing the biggest fundraiser of the year to be pushed to October.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Times Record
Fire destroys barn, kills animals at North Monmouth farm
A representative from Cider Hollow Farm posted that more than a dozen animals were killed when a barn burned down on Monday night.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
BIW says it will stay open despite plea from 72 lawmakers
Legislators acknowledged steps the shipyard has taken to protect workers, such as requiring workers to wear face masks, halting the use of private vans for commuting, and sanitizing workspaces, but stated additional measures must be taken to protect public health.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Times Record
Bowdoin International Music Festival cancels summer season
It’s the first time the festival will have missed a summer since its inception in 1964.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Brunswick’s asylum seekers healthy amid pandemic, but impact on immigration process remains unknown
According to cultural broker Nsiona Nguizani, the families are social distancing, but have been retraumatized by the coronavirus pandemic. He is their only ‘outside’ person.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Bowdoinham development group providing micro-grants
Bowdoinham Community Development Initiative is taking applications for grants of up to $1,000 for groups working to meet basic needs in town.
Posted inTimes Record
Pet adoptions can be ‘silver lining’ of pandemic, but shelter in dire need of donations to keep going
Adoptions have dropped dramatically and fundraisers and events are canceled, but the animals still need to be fed and cared for and the bills still need to be paid.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Topsham woman charged with OUI
Brunswick police say a 40-year-old Topsham woman allegedly crashed into a utility pole before driving to Topsham where she was stopped by police.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
BIW requires workers to wear face masks, over union objections
Chris Wiers, president of Machinists Union Local S6, he’s concerned homemade masks made of cotton and other flammable materials are a severe safety risk.