Protesters with Black Lives Matter movement descend on Brunswick Police Department

Officers were asked to take a knee in solidarity with protesters of police brutality Sunday night.

Pandemic doesn’t stop some Maine yard sales as peddlers get creative

While each house has different rules for sanitation and distancing, loyal yard sale fans say the annual ritual gives them a feeling of community, and normalcy.

Local companies rally to help nonprofits

Jim Howard of Priority Real Estate Group is offering $5,000 challenge grants to organizations serving the most vulnerable during pandemic.

Brunswick looking at options to expand outdoor dining this summer

A proposal, still in the early stages, would block a handful of parking spaces on Maine Street, creating a pedestrian walkway that would allow restaurants and retailers to spread out more on the sidewalk and maintain social distancing measures.

PHOTO: Fat Boy Drive-In’s opening day

Fat Boy opening for the season Saturday

This will be the new owner's first season running the local landmark.

Brunswick group home reports 6 cases of COVID-19

Only two clients live in the facility for adults with disabilities, and both tested positive for the illness, as did four staff members. All six people have been quarantined within the home since Thursday, and staff drop off groceries, supplies and personal protective equipment. 

For now, Great State of Maine Air Show still in works for August

Under the current statewide reopening plan, gatherings are limited to 50 people through the end of August. The 2017 air show drew about 35,000 people. Officials will make a decision by July 1 at the latest.

Brunswick requires employees of public-serving businesses to wear masks

While many individual companies have mandated that employees and even customers wear masks, Brunswick is one of the first, if not the first, community in Maine to enact such an order.

Fat Boy Drive-In under new ownership

“The time has come to pass the Fat Boy Drive-In on to new owners,” the Burton family wrote in a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page Saturday.