News in Brunswick

The Universal Notebook: Be it ever so humble ...

My grandmother lived in the same house in Portland for 47 years. I have now lived in the same house in Yarmouth for 31, far longer than I have ever lived anywhere in my life. I’ve been thinking about all the houses I’ve lived in – about 20 by my count – as Carolyn and I st...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 12:00 pm

Policy Wonk: Contrary to right-wing opinion, the world is not flat

The refusal to accept hard facts, truths that stare us in the face, has become the hallmark of the political right in the nation, and in Maine. The insistence by right-of-center political leaders (Gov. Paul LePage is one among many) on policies that ignore facts and truth is stifling the U...

Orlando Delogu • Opinion •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 11:20 am

Abby's Road: Trust is the fuel of family travel

Traveling with young children is like living in a suspended state of self-assessment. It is like being stuck in a question mark. It is like pressure-testing the line between drama and comedy. Are we having fun right now, or are we being played for fools? Last weekend, my husband and...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 10:20 am

Letter: Beem trips over the competitive edge

I was flabbergasted by Edgar Allan Beem’s latest fantasy regarding the ineffectiveness of competition ("Cooperate or perish," April...

• Opinion •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 9:40 am

Letter: Tax increases stifle U.S. energy companies

The president is talking about reducing the federal deficit without crippling the budget – great promises on an extremely important issue. However, instead of talking about spending cuts, he’s attacking the oil and gas industry and planning to raise taxes on energy companies.

• Opinion •

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 8:40 am

Mid-Coast Meetings: April 5-11

Bath Wed. 4/10 7 p.m. Forestry Committee CH Thur. 4/11 4:30 p.m. Community Development Committee CH Brunswick Tues. 4/9 noon Housing Authority 12 Stone St....

Community •

Friday, April 5, 2013

Bernard Phillip McRann, 93: Distinguished police veteran

TOPSHAM — Bernard Phillip McRann, 93, of Topsham, died peacefully Saturday at Cadigan Lodge in Topsham. McRann was born May 22, 1919, in New York City, a son of Thomas and Kathryn McRann. He graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended the College of New Rochelle befor...

Obituaries •

Friday, April 5, 2013

Elizabeth 'Betty' F. Storer, 90

BRUNSWICK — Elizabeth “Betty” F. Storer, 90, died peacefully March 25. Born in Rockland to Arthur B. Farris and Mary E. Campbell Farris, she grew up in Union and attended Union High School. She later attended the University of Maine and graduated from Bliss College i...

Obituaries •

Friday, April 5, 2013

Howard H. Storer, 88

BRUNSWICK — Howard H. Storer, 88, died March 23. Born in Brunswick to John G. and Alta M. Wilson Storer, he attended Brunswick schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1942. He earned a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Maine in 1949. During ...

Obituaries •

Friday, April 5, 2013

Brunswick Police Beat: April 5

Arrests 3/28 at 7:24 p.m. Steven Black, 26, of Crooker Road, was arrested on Princes Point Road by Marine Resource Officer Paul Plummer on an outstanding warrant. 3/29 at 2:44 a.m. Beth L. Cavanaugh, 25, of Cushing Street, was arrested on Church R...

Police Beat •

Thursday, April 4, 2013