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If not for the kindness and generosity of a former homeowner, lobsterman Matt Gilley and his wife, Catherine, say they wouldn’t be living in Cundy’s Harbor today. “The only reason we got the house is because we knew the guy that owned it before us, and he wanted to sell it to somebody that was […]
Harpswell resident Gayle Hays was one of just six people to win the title of New England UnitedHealthcare Champion this summer for her work helping local seniors get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Common Good Grant Program Turns Twenty, Students Give Away Record Amount Bowdoin's Common Good Grant program (CGG) is twenty years old this year. Acting much like a foundation, students in the program solicit donations and award grants to local nonprofits, learning both about philanthrophy and the greater Brunswick community in the process. From left to right: Tom Ancona, Chanel Matthews ’21, and Ryan Telingator ’21. The 2021 Common Good Grants awards ceremony was hybrid this year, with guests and some students online and the rest of the students gathering in person in Main ...
David Treadwell: Kudos to the community for COVID response By David TreadwellJust a Little Old Share During his Prairie Home Companion show, Garrison Keilor would talk about Powdermilk Biscuits made by Norwegian bachelor farmers. As he noted, these biscuits are made of, “the whole wheat that gives shy persons the strength to get up and do what needs to be done.” Well, members of the Midcoast Maine community can take a bow for doing what needs to be done during the pandemic. Let’s start with the general public. Almost everyone has taken mask mandates seriously, wearing them in stores an...
Brunswick-area hospital celebrates volunteers, recognizes those at vaccine clinic Contributed photo via Mid Coast-Parkview Health During National Volunteer Week, April 18-24, Mid Coast–Parkview Health recognizes more than 500 volunteers who support the healthcare system throughout the year, as well as the additional 1,200 community members who assist with the operations at Mid Coast Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic this year. While Mid Coast Hospital temporarily paused volunteering opportunities at its facilities when the pandemic started, hospital administrators are working on pl...