UPDATED: 11:07 a.m. BRUNSWICK — The body of an adult man was recovered from the Androscoggin River between Topsham and Brunswick on Wednesday morning. The body was recovered just upriver from the hydroelectric dam at Fort Andross. The dam is owned by Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners at Fort Andross. Police and fire department workers were […]
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H.S. football: Brunswick overpowers Mt. Blue in Class B battle
BRUNSWICK — Coming into the season, Tom Hanson was planning on being the backup for Brunswick High School starting quarterback Pearson Cost. Fate stepped in, as Cost was injured during the preseason, and Dragons handed the junior the reigns to lead the run-oriented team, with running backs Alex Bandouveres and Will Bessey expected to share […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Brunswick rallies to tie Lewiston
BRUNSWICK — What may have appeared to be a seemingly comfortable lead for the Lewiston boys’ soccer team proved to be not so comfortable at all. The Blue Devils built a 2-0 lead by halftime Thursday and had controlled most of play in a key KVAC matchup with Brunswick. That fortune changed with two quick […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue stifles Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — When Brunswick High School field hockey coach Karin Paquin attends a field hockey clinic, she is excited for the future. From kindergarten to middle school, Brunswick players are lining up and learning the skills of the sport. Thursday’s 7-0 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference loss to talented Mt. Blue displayed what a program that […]
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Boys’ soccer: Dragons squelch Eddies
BRUNSWICK — For 20 minutes, Brunswick captain Jesse Arford watched his team get pushed back by the Edward Little Red Eddies boys’ soccer team. EL led 1-0, and the Dragons were rarely able to cross midfield, much less possess the ball. “We came out flat, and you could see it in warm-ups and in the […]
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Oxford Networks unveils $6 million data center expansion in former Brunswick Navy communications hub
BRUNSWICK — There’s one nice thing about putting a data center in Maine: come winter, the harsh cold is an easy way to keep servers cool. That’s a key part of the $6 million expansion unveiled Wednesday in a 52,000-square-foot former Navy communications center at Brunswick Landing, the civilian redevelopment effort underway at the former […]
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Brunswick super says charter schools put financial burden on public education
BRUNSWICK — The number of students who have left Brunswick public schools for charter schools has nearly doubled since last year, placing a growing financial burden on the School Department, Superintendent Paul Perzanoski said Wednesday. Perzanoski told the School Board 47 Brunswick students were attending three of the state’s charter schools, up from 24 last […]
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Brunswick men free on bond after pleading not guilty to federal tax fraud, conspiracy charges
BRUNSWICK — Two Brunswick men indicted on federal tax fraud and conspiracy charges pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday and were released pending an Oct. 7 court appearance. F. William Messier, 70, who was indicted on seven federal tax fraud and conspiracy, was released on a $100,000 unsecured bond, according to court documents. […]
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Field hockey: Lewiston holds off Brunswick for first win
Monday, each squad closed the door on the past and battled tooth and nail with one another. There were no lopsided, demoralizing losses on this day. Sophomore Kasey Talarico netted the only goal of the contest with 16:48 to play in the first half and both defenses stood tall thereafter as the Blue Devils snuck […]