News in Brunswick

'Sticker shock': $38M for Brunswick schools upgrade?

BRUNSWICK — When he said "sticker shock," he meant it. The principal architect for planned renovations at two schools recommended a $38.3 million plan at the School Board's special facilities meeting Wednesday night. The figure for major renovations of Coffin Elementary School...

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Friday, March 8, 2013

Silent sculptors

Artist Squidge Davis guides students at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick through a silent process of working with clay on Wednesday, "using the same techniques and gestures as our ancient ancestors," according to Kristi Hatrick, executive director of Arts Are Elementary. The n...

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Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 2:50 pm

Mid-Coast veterans may have a home base again

BRUNSWICK — A group of Mid-Coast veterans may have found a home after they lost one on Brunswick's former naval air base, and the scenery will be familiar to the locals who served. The sale of Brunswick Landing property to the Mid-Coast Veterans Council was one of many agreements app...

Dylan Martin • News •

Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 8:40 am

Brunswick council tables 1st phase of MRRA tax break

BRUNSWICK — The first phase of a proposed tax break for Brunswick Landing was unanimously tabled by the Town Council Monday night. The move took Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority by surprise. It also delayed the town's chance to avoid paying higher county taxes and receiving ...

Dylan Martin • News •

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Brunswick Police Beat: March 8

Arrests 3/2 at 1:29 a.m. Matthew W. Costa, 24, of Casco Road, was arrested on Casco Road by Lt. Todd Ridlon on a charge of operating under the influence. 3/2 at 2:18 p.m. Tod M. Thibeault, 56, of Turner Street, was arrested at Pleasant and Summer ...

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Brunswick Sewer District reviewing policies after town escapes DEP fines

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Sewer District will review its policies at a March 14 meeting, after a sewer line at the town's new police station was damaged during construction in December. The incident was unreported for weeks, and the state Department of Environmental Protection said i...

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Brunswick seeks volunteers for parking audit

BRUNSWICK — The Police Department is looking for volunteers March 13-16 to help gather information for an upcoming parking audit by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The town was recently

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Top picks: Jewel, Cherish the Ladies

Female musicians take the top two spots on this week’s picks of the tix. The top act is Jewel, a singer-songwriter who has sold multiple millions of records over the past 18 years. She will play Merrill Auditorium this Sunday.

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 5:10 pm

Local author chronicles her "food frenzy"

FALMOUTH — After struggling with “food frenzy,” a local woman is hoping her new book helps others cope with the confusing world of food. Susan Lebel Young, the author of “Food Fix: Ancient Nourishment for Modern Hungers,” was born and raised in Falmouth a...

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 10:40 am

Arts Calendar March 6-19

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 3/6 Teen graphic novel club: "American Born Chinese," 3 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 773. Brown Bag L...

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013