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News in Brunswick

Maine's public access ombudsman expects to be busy

FREEPORT — Public access and freedom of information advocates have long been calling for the appointment of an official to help the public navigate Maine's freedom of access laws. They got their wish in the last legislative session when two bills passed, fully funding the state's fir...

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Brunswick stabbing suspect caught in California

BRUNSWICK — A Maine man sought in connection with a late-September stabbing in Brunswick was arrested in California Oct. 12. Police said Jamie Mondragon, 31, of Auburn, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in Fresno, Calif., after sources helped law enforcement officers determin...

Out & About: 'Good People' opens season at Good Theater in Portland

Drama, music and dance are all represented in this week’s picks of the tix in southern Maine. Under the rubric of drama there’s the New England premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Good People,” the season-opening show at Portland’s Good Theater. And &ldq...

The Universal Notebook: A clear choice in Maine Senate District 11

The race for the District 11 state Senate seat has gotten a great deal more publicity than local races usually get, in large part because there is such a contrast between the two candidates. Incumbent Sen. Dick Woodbury, U-Yarmouth, is a professorial economist. The only independent in the ...

The View From Away: 90 years of making everyone's life better

My mother-in-law, Annette Molar, turned 90 on Oct. 2. The following weekend we joined much of the extended family in her hometown, Columbus, Ohio, to help celebrate this milestone. Carol’s sister, Marilyn, and her husband, Alan, were the local hosts. They couldn’t have been mor...

Arts Calendar: Oct. 17-28

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 10/17

Community Calendar: Oct. 17-28

Greater Portland Benefits Saturday 10/27 Yarmouth Pumpkin Run 5K and Fun Run, 9 a.m., to benefit the Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth High School, 286 West Elm St., Yarmouth, marcia_noyes@yarmouthscho...

Mid-Coast School Notebook

Hyde School students volunteer with Good Shepherd Food Mobile BATH — As part of Hyde School’s community service program, Hyde students are volunteering to help the Good Shepherd Food Mobile bring free food to needy families in the Mid-Coast area. With the support of Gr...

Elford Austin Stover, Jr., 77: Legendary Maine athlete

BATH — Elford Austin Stover, Jr., 77, of Bath, died Oct. 5. Stover was born in Bath on July 30, 1935. He was a 12th-generation native of Maine, the son of Elford Austin Stover and Lillian Josephine Lee Stover, both of Bath.