Mt. Blue’s Abram Meader keeps an eye on Brunswick’s Aiden Glover as he run down the field with the ball during Saturday night’s football game in Brunswick Mt. Blue’s Caleb Haines comes in from the left for the play. BRUNSWICK — The game slipped away from the Mt. Blue Cougars by inches Friday night. Mt. […]
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Local roundup: McLaughlin scores twice, Winthrop boys' soccer shuts out Dirigo
DIXFIELD — Winthrop defeated Dirigo easily Thursday in boys’ soccer, 6-0. Jared McLaughlin scored two goals in the first half and Rowan Goebel-Bain added one in each half as the Ramblers ran over the Cougars. Derek Bucharme had 13 saves for Dirigo, while Ben Boulay saved five shots for Winthrop. Girls’ soccer Brunswick 6, Lewiston […]
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Owens Corning to layoff 60 workers from Brunswick factory
Sixty people are expected to lose their jobs when the Owens Corning plant closes in Brunswick. Owens Corning, a global insulation and composites company, will close its Brunswick factory and lay off 60 employees. Machinery at the plant will be transferred to the company’s plant in Wichita Falls, Texas, according to company spokesman Todd Romain. […]
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Kestrel Aeroworks, once seen as boon for Brunswick Landing, is evicted for failing to pay rent
One of the planes of the Kestrel Aircraft Co. was used as the backdrop for a ceremony in 2011 marking redevelopment of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. While Kestrel Aeroworks appeared to be a big win for Brunswick Landing when it moved in, other employers have since brought hundreds of jobs to the former […]
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Girls' soccer: Unbeaten Brunswick boxes out Edward Little, 4-0
Brunswick’s Lea Scrapchansky (11) holds off Edward Little’s Piper Norcross from getting to the ball while Emma Banks (4) looks on during the Dragons’ 4-0 win in Auburn on Thursday. AUBURN — The team that plays the best inside the 18-yard box in a soccer game is oftentimes the team that wins a soccer game. […]
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Ex-Cumberland corrections officer indicted in shooting at academy
AUGUSTA (AP) — A former Maine corrections officer who prosecutors say shot and wounded another corrections officer in June has been formally charged. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2y6zMFJ ) a jury on Friday indicted 24-year-old Matthew Benger, of Brunswick, on charges of aggravated assault and reckless conduct with a firearm. Benger had previously appeared in […]
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Brunswick's lax landfill oversight irks Durham neighbors
BRUNSWICK — Durham residents who live near the Graham Road Landfill say they are concerned and, in some cases, sickened by an accumulation of trash and waste outside the dump’s fenced-in border. Many said they want more diligent cleanup protocols from Brunswick, which lacks a routine program to monitor litter. “It’s just disgusting — it’s […]
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Brunswick's lax landfill oversight irks Durham neighbors
The view of the Graham Hill Landfill in Brunswick from a nearby home in Durham. The wind is depositing large quantities of trash along the facility’s perimeter, frustrating neighbors.Windblown litter carpets Durham resident Megan Nalbandian’s wooded property, which abuts Brunswick’s Graham Road Landfill.Windblown trash from Brunswick’s Graham Road Landfill has accumulated around the outer perimeter, […]
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Brunswick unlikely to use Mere Point funds for shore access
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council will likely use proceeds from the sale of 946 Mere Point Road for uses other than improving the town’s waterfront access. The money is earmarked for that purpose, but councilors re-evaluated their spending priorities at a public hearing last week to address ways to alleviate the tax burden. A plan […]
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Boys' soccer: Hersi hat trick gives Lewiston 3-0 win over Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Two proud programs met Thursday in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys’ high school soccer game, both looking for their first wins of the season. Lewiston, behind three goals from Bilal Hersi, captured a 3-0 victory over Brunswick, which fell to 0-3 on the young season. Blue Devils coach Mike McGraw preached the […]