BRUNSWICK (AP) — The Maine Fire Service Institute in Brunswick will receive $154,714 in federal money for training equipment. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Thursday that the money will come from the federal Assistant to Firefighters Grant program. She said it will be used to buy fire protection suits for instructors and portable radios for certification […]
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Mother-daughter team tackles water problem in Guatemalan village
Marina MacKinnon, now 16, watched the young schoolchildren in Tierra Colorada Alta, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, line up and brush their teeth with unfiltered water during a visit to the country last year. Just days before, she had witnessed medical volunteers give the children and their families antibiotics to treat intestinal worms and parasites from unclean water that […]
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Well done – Student achievements
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Aubie Greenleaf of Auburn was inducted into the International Honor Society Chi Sigma Iota Alpha Chapter on March 22 at Ohio University Athens, where she is a graduate student. She graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn. She is the daughter of Helena and Jon Woodhead, step-daughter of David Farr, and […]
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H.S. softball: Lewiston earns first win
Despite a winless start to the season, the Lewiston softball team hasn’t let it dampen their spirits. The Blue Devils have been making progress, and they’ve seen it in recent games. It gave them reason to believe bigger and better things weren’t far away. So after losing a pair of close games with Mt. Blue […]
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Brunswick landlord charged with pointing gun at tenant he believed stole from him
BRUNSWICK — A Brunswick landlord is facing charges for allegedly pointing a shotgun at a tenant he believes stole from him. Police say 57-year-old Peter Davis is charged with criminal threatening and terrorizing. Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan says Davis reported a theft at his residence on Monday and that he believed a tenant who […]
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Brunswick landlord charged with using shotgun to threaten tenant
BRUNSWICK — A 57-year-old landlord was charged Tuesday with threatening to shoot a female tenant with a shotgun in front of her small children. Peter Davis was charged Tuesday morning with felony criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and terrorizing, Deputy Police Chief Marc Hagan said. Davis told police he was frustrated with the pace […]
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Girls’ lacrosse: Dragons squelch Blue Devils
BRUNSWICK — Three days before the start of the Lewiston High School girls lacrosse season, Skip Capone was named the new coach of the Blue Devils, who were coming off a 10-2 season last year. Yes, he had weeks of practice, and he refused to use the changes at the top and the countless practices […]
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David Bryer
1930 – 2014 WISCASSET — David Bryer, 83, of Tower Road, Vienna, died Sunday, April 27, at his daughter Jeanette Reed’s home. He was born in Damariscotta on Nov. 3, 1930, a son of Harold A. and Susan E. (Gray) Bryer. He graduated from Boothbay High School and entered the United States Army. On Jan. […]
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Police investigating report of sexual assault in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating a report of gross sexual assault at a Brunswick apartment that was made at 6 a.m. Friday, according to Officer John Roma of the Brunswick Police Department. No arrest has been made, he said Saturday, and the investigation is ongoing, which means he can share few details about the alleged […]
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H.S. boys’ lacrosse: Brunswick too much for EL
AUBURN — Down by a pair of goals Thursday, the Edward Little boys’ lacrosse team had the chance to turn the tide. Brunswick had three players in the penalty box and the Red Eddies had ample opportunity to seize momentum and close the gap just before halftime. That’s not how it played out for Edward […]