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News in Brunswick

Experts warn Mainers about flood-damaged cars

LEWISTON — It's shiny, runs like a dream and the price is fantastically low. Frankly, you're pretty sure you've hit the used car jackpot. But experts warn that some of the cars flooded during this fall's Hurricane Sandy are now starting to make their way onto the market. In Ma...

People & Business

Grants The Portland Performing Arts Festival recently received a $4,000 grant from the Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation in support of the expansion of the festival's activities in 2013.

Community Calendar Jan. 16-29

Greater Portland Benefits Wednesday 1/16 Keep ME Warm fundraiser, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Gelato Fiasco, 425 Fore St., Portland and 74 Maine St., Brunswick, all profits from sales go toward Keep ME Warm.

Arts Calendar Jan. 16-29

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Musica de Filia, auditions for several all-female choirs, Jan. 2-22, 550 Forest Ave., Portland, 807-2158. Books & Authors Friday 1/18

Abby's Road: Gone skating

Parenting was hard even for Albert Einstein. I mean, he is the man who defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Clearly, he had that breakthrough after commanding “indoor voices!” and hearing no reduction in volume. I don't underst...

The Universal Notebook: The governor flunketh

Gov. Paul LePage has nothing but contempt for public education, public school teachers and administrators and public school students. A man possessed of the worst combination of ignorance and arrogance, he seems to have no idea of the damage he does every time he opens his big mouth and badmouths...

Raynaldo L. Saucier Jr., 92

BATH — Raynaldo L. Saucier Jr., 92, of Bath, died Dec. 17 at Mid Coast Hospital. Saucier was born in 1920, the son of Raynaldo Sr. and Emma Saucier. He grew up in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1938. Saucier met his love, Lucille, and the couple were ...

Marilyn R. McLain, 90

BRUNSWICK — Marilyn R. McLain, 90, died Jan. 1 in Bath. McLain was the third child of Victor C. and Rena McNevin Ramsdel, born in Lubec on August 12, 1922. She attended Lubec schools until the age of 12 when her grandfather moved the family and the business, Ramsdell Pack...

Mid-Coast Meetings: Jan. 11-17

Brunswick Mon.    1/14    5:30 p.m.    Water Board    266 River Road Mon.    1/14    7 p.m.    Planning Board    BS Tue.    1/15  &nbs...

Classroom observation policy under added scrutiny in Brunswick

BRUNSWICK — The School Board convened for the first time of the new year Wednesday night with two new members and a new vice chairwoman. And while the meeting was brief, the board voted 8-1 to table a classroom observation policy after a parent raised concerns over whether it complie...