Portland hydro-energy company gets $4 million grant to harness river power

The company's president said the award would allow Ocean Renewable Power Co. to develop more product innovation and enter new markets.

Students ‘growing, giving and learning’ in new farm-based program

Organizers say the program will teach students about local solutions to hunger, healthy food and climate-friendly agriculture.

Brunswick High School senior drops her first album

Pearl Stuart, 17, produced the eight-track album in her basement. The mellow pop songs offer an 'immersive look into a teenager’s first experience with love and loss,' she said.  

Brunswick’s Wild Oats preparing for move to Brunswick Landing, hopes to keep community spirit

People once told Becky Shepherd she was crazy for opening a cafe in Brunswick's downtown, but now some of the same voices are telling her she is deserting the people who helped grow her business.

Bowdoin College to increase its minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2022

The college now pays a minimum of $12.65 to its hourly employees, and that will rise to $14 per hour next summer.

Unusual number of ‘kitty colds’ leads Brunswick shelter to close to the public

Midcoast Humane is taking precautions because it's unusual for cats to fall ill in all 4 of its adoption rooms at the same time.

Brunswick continuing adjustments for asylum seekers

Town spending nearly $200,000 to address adequate staffing at schools, and finding ways to assist families with laundry and transportation needs.

Our View: Border Patrol should stop racial profiling

Federal agents ought to know that it's no crime to have brown skin or speak a language other than English.

Maine fire departments work to minimize risk from unseen threat: cancer

While heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the U.S., cancer is the top cause of death among firefighters.

Slaid Cleaves plans Brunswick concert