PORTLAND — Judith M. Norton, 76, of Brunswick died on Wednesday, July 5, in Portland. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 15, 1940, the daughter of Alfred L. and Margaret L. (Parker) Gillis. Judith was educated at Leavitt Institute in Turner, where she began her career in bookkeeping. She worked most of her life as […]
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Brunswick fire destroys home; two people homeless
BRUNSWICK (AP) — Fire officials in Maine are investigating a house fire that left two people homeless. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2tx2Xwk ) the fire started at the Brunswick home around 12:40 p.m. Thursday. Authorities say the blaze spread from a bathroom ventilator fan to the attic. Crews from Bath and Brunswick were able […]
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Thousands of dead fish found floating off coast of Brunswick
BRUNSWICK (AP) — Police say the thousands of dead bait fish found floating in Maine bays over the weekend is due to a fishing vessel catching more than it could handle. The Brunswick Police Marine Resource & Harbor Management Division says it followed up on weekend complaints of “hundreds of thousands” of dead fish in […]
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Class A boys’ lacrosse: Brunswick tops Scarborough in epic OT battle
Brunswick’s Josh Dorr, left, battles with Scarborough’s David McKelvy (22) and Eric Quirk (19) for the ball during the State Class A boys lacrosse championship at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. The Dragons defeated the Red Storm in overtime, 18-17. PORTLAND — The Brunswick High School lacrosse team was 10 seconds away from a second straight […]
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Brunswick too much for Blue Devils
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick boys’ lacrosse team never trailed against Lewiston in the teams’ Class A North final, and as a result, the Dragons will be heading to their fourth straight state final game after a 14-8 win Wednesday evening. Brunswick will look to avenge last year’s title game loss with a rematch against Scarborough […]
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Bomb threat evacuates L.L. Bean facility in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK, Maine — The L.L. Bean manufacturing facility in Maine is safe after someone called in a bomb threat to the police, prompting an evacuation. Brunswick police say that they evacuated 200 employees Thursday night after the threat was called into a dispatch center. K-9 units swept the building, two from Maine State Police and […]
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Brunswick man robbed by people he drank with that night
BRUNSWICK (AP) — Maine police are searching for two suspects who robbed an acquaintance after a night of drinking. Brunswick police say the 62-year-old male victim was robbed by two of his drinking partners Monday night. The Times Record reported (http://bit.ly/2r07XeW ) they took nearly $1,000 from him and ran away. Police Cmdr. Mark Waltz […]
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A North Girls’ Tennis Final: Dragons finally get past Blue Devils
Lewiston’s Roslyn Wailus tosses the ball for a serve during her #1 doubles match against Brunswick Tuesday morning. LEWISTON — Three was a magic number for the Brunswick girls’ tennis team at Tuesday’s Class A North final. Brunswick’s senior doubles tandem of Sabina Smith and Katherine Kunhardt rallied from three games down in each set […]
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A North Boys’ Tennis: Blue Devils win second regional title in a row
Lewiston’s #3 singles player Caden Smith stretches to get to a forehand from Brunswick’s Luke Estabrook in an “epic” match that was the deciding match Tuesday that he pulled out a win to help the Blue Devils advance to the state championship at Colby College this weekend. BRUNSWICK — A second consecutive Class A North […]
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Guiding Eyes dog-in-training visits Wilton school
WILTON — Brunswick residents Wendy and Kevin Flynn visited fourth-grade students at Academy Hill School on Thursday with Orchid, a 14-month-old golden Labrador they’re raising for Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Teacher Brenda LaVerdiere said students researched how something has changed over time as part of a passion project. “Each child has a different passion,” LaVerdiere […]