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The Universal Notebook: The decline of church, a sermonette

This little reflection on the future of church (mine, yours and many others) in an age of declining church membership is a revised version of a sermonette I delivered as part of the June 2 Laity Sunday service at First Parish Church, United Church of Christ, Yarmouth. What I did not tell m...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 10:40 am

Abby's Road: Do not expose to heat

I do not do well in heat. After prolonged exposure to temperatures north of, say, 78 degrees, I melt into a barely contained puddle. It is one of the characteristics I have most in common with an ice cube. This tendency worked especially against me when I lived in large cities. Commuting t...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 10:20 am

Short Relief: Who's fooling who on MaineCare?

There is nothing unreasonable about Maine paying its hospital debt independent of expanding MaineCare. MaineCare is Maine’s version of Medicaid. It provides health care to low-income persons. It is jointly funded by the state and federal governments. Maine hospitals are owed $...

Halsey Frank • Opinion •
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 10:10 am

Letter: Brunswick Relay for Life raised $112K

As chairwoman of this year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Brunswick volunteer planning committee, I would like to thank area residents for their generosity and support. Over 70 teams participated in this year’s event and raised more than $112,000 to help the society&rsquo...

• Opinion •
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 9:50 am

Letter: Beem column triggers childhood memories

Edgar Allen Beem's "Pictures of Childhood" column brought back these memories. My mother's first sojourn out of northern New Hampshire was a summer job at a hotel in Old Orchard Beac...

• Opinion •
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 8:40 am

Barbara M. Green, 88

BRUNSWICK — Barbara M. Green, 88, of Brunswick, died May 19 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Green was born March 31, 1925, in Newcastle, a daughter of William H. and Ethel Chickering. She was educated in Damariscotta and South Portland schools. She married Jo...

Obituaries •
Friday, May 31, 2013

'Coach' Andrew Thompson, 80: Beloved athletic director

BRUNSWICK — Sports legend and athletic director “Coach” Andrew Thompson, 80, died May 20 at his favorite place on earth, his home by the ocean, surrounded by family. Thompson was born in Freeport July 14, 1932. He graduated from Brunswick High School in 1951 where he...

Obituaries •
Friday, May 31, 2013

Ronald A. Webber, 74

HARPSWELL — Ronald A. Webber, 74, of Harpswell, died May 21 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 27, 1938, in Brunswick, a son of Dean and Althea Webber. He attended Brunswick schools. Webber was self-employed for many years as a septic and excavation c...

Obituaries •
Friday, May 31, 2013

Mid-Coast Meetings: May 31-June 6

Bath Mon.  6/3  7 p.m.  Zoning Board of Appeals  CH Tues.  6/4  6 p.m.  Planning Board  CH Wed.  6/5  6 p.m.  City Council  CH Brunswick Mon.  6/3  7 p.m.  Town Council  BS

Community •
Friday, May 31, 2013

Brunswick faces costly options for school buildings

BRUNSWICK — The School Board reconvened Wednesday on plans to upgrade two schools, nearly three months after architects presented a $38 million estimate for major renovations....

Dylan Martin • News •
Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 9:10 am
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