BRUNSWICK — The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is eager to move forward on a proposed train layover facility, after receiving tentative approval last week for a stormwater license from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. But opponents of the project are not backing down. A DEP-issued storm-water license is the final hurdle NNEPRA […]
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Class A East girls’ tennis championship: Lewiston back on top, ending three-year Brunswick reign
WATERVILLE — Based on the results of Lewiston and Brunswick’s two recent girls’ tennis matches, two things looked like a safe bet in Wednesday’s Class A East championship. One, the final score almost certainly would be 3-2, as it was when the Blue Devils won the collision that ended the regular season, and when the Dragons […]
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H.S. baseball playoffs: Dragons sidestep Devils
BRUNSWICK — With the way Brunswick ace John Parker and Lewiston senior righty Kyle Ullrich were pitching in Tuesday’s Eastern A preliminary baseball game, the biggest fear was if the game was going to get completed before the threatening weather arrived. But a perfectly-executed slap bunt by Dragons No. 8 hitter Pearson Cost loaded the […]
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Laura M. Beaulieu
1929 – 2015 AUBURN — Laura M. Beaulieu, 85, of Randall Road, Lewiston, died Sunday, June 7, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, with her loving daughter, Jeannine, at her side. She was born in Brunswick on Nov. 23, 1929, a daughter of the late Joseph and Valeda (Sanborn) Morency. Laura […]
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LePage talks bullying, school officials talk funding
BRUNSWICK — Gov. Paul LePage’s discussion about bullying Monday at Brunswick Junior High School led to questions about the state’s commitment to funding school services. LePage spoke at length about the correlation between poverty and bullying at the school’s second annual Civil Rights Day, drawing heavily from his own experiences growing up in Lewiston. “(Bullying […]
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High school baseball: Brunswick handles Oxford Hills
Brunswick will enter the Eastern A postseason with an 8-8 mark and the No. 8 seed in the Heal Point Standings, giving the Dragons a home preliminary game next week, likely against Lewiston. Oxford Hills, at 9-7, will likely be the No. 5 seed. In Wednesday’s game, the Dragons found the holes, with five bloop […]
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Brunswick sees financial gain in failing landfill
BRUNSWICK — In an effort to trim the budget, the Town Council has decided to allow more waste to be deposited at the town landfill. The Graham Road Landfill has a history of noncompliance with environmental regulations. Its low-tech wastewater treatment system has continuously failed to meet federal standards for ammonia discharge. On April 29, […]
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Vida W. Hunnewell
1929 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Vida W. Hunnewell, 85, of High Street, Lisbon Falls, died Sunday, May 24, at Parkview Adventist Medical Center, after a sudden illness. She was born in Greeley, Colo., on July 27, 1929, a daughter of the late Brice and Esther (O’Connor) Wilkinson. Vida was an elementary school teacher in Lisbon […]
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Bowdoin College student charged with campus rape
BRUNSWICK — A 21-year-old Bowdoin College student was arrested in Topsham early Sunday morning and charged with Class A felony gross sexual assault, a crime that allegedly took place earlier in the night on the Bowdoin campus. Logan Taylor, whose address is listed as Brunswick, remained in Cumberland County Jail Sunday afternoon, held on $1,000 […]
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Stephen N. Vieira
1950 – 2015 RICHMOND — Stephen Nelson Vieira, 64, of Hagar Street, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 18, at Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick. He was born in Gardiner on Aug. 20, 1950, son of William and Grace Vieira. He was a graduate of Richmond High School.