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Maine Maritime Museum Opens June 2 with New Audio Tour and Safety Guidelines
June 5, 2020
Maine Maritime Museum is excited to announce that we will be reopening to the public on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Museum staff have been preparing the 20-acre campus in accordance with all guidelines from the state of Maine and developing fun new ways for guests to experience Maine’s maritime culture.
“We know people have been missing the museum, and we have been missing you too! We are grateful for the support we’ve received from friends near and far, and we’re so excited to open our doors and welcome everyone back. We are fortunate to have acres of outdoor space for our visitors to explore, and with 2020 being Maine’s bicentennial, it’s the perfect time to come discover our state’s maritime history,” said Katie Spiridakis, marketing and communications manager.
To accommodate physical distancing guidelines
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BBBS Receives $5,000 Community Match from Priority Real Estate Group
May 29, 2020
Priority Launches Fundraising Campaign for Big Brother Big Sisters
This week we are highlighting a $5,000 Community Match Challenge benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick. Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) matches and professionally supports one-to-one mentoring relationships between youth and adult volunteers. These mentoring relationships have shown incredible improvements in the academic and personal success of local youth throughout their lives.
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CURTIS LIBRARY BEGINS CURBSIDE PICK-UP ON MONDAY, JUNE 1 Continues to Expand Free Virtual Services
May 29, 2020
CURTIS LIBRARY BEGINS CURBSIDE PICK-UP ON MONDAY, JUNE 1
Continues to Expand Free Virtual Services
BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Curtis Memorial Library looks forward to offering contact-free, curbside pick-up of books, audio books, DVDs and other materials to the community beginning Monday, June 1. Patrons will reserve materials either online by using the Minerva catalog and their library card on the Curtis website (www.curtislibrary.com); by calling the library at 725.5242; or emailing refdesk@curtislibrary.com. Patrons will be notified by phone and/or email when their materials are ready for pick-up. Short-term, designated parking spaces will be reserved at and around the Middle Street Main Entrance to the library, where a tent and tables will be erected.
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Flight Deck Brewing Opening June 1
May 29, 2020
Flight Deck Brewing in Brunswick is opening June 1 with new hours and new safety protocols
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MDOL Rapid Response Team Here to Help the Unemployed
May 15, 2020
Whenever a layoff or business closing occurs, the Maine Department of Labor’s Rapid Response Team is available to assist. Here is a list of our services.
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May 5 deadline for VA, SSI recipients who don’t file a tax return and have dependents
May 1, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service today reminded Supplemental Security Income and Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries to act by Tuesday, May 5 if they didn’t file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 and have dependents so they can quickly receive the full amount of their Economic Impact Payment. Their $1,200 payments will be issued soon and, in order to add the $500 per eligible child amount to these payments, the IRS needs the dependent information before the payments are issued
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Governor Mills Presents Safe, Gradual Plan to Restart Maine’s Economy
April 28, 2020
Governor Janet Mills today presented her Administration’s plan to gradually and safely restart Maine’s economy. The plan, which comes as the State appears to be successfully flattening the curve, establishes four gradual stages of reopening, the first of which begins May 1st. The stages focus not on essential v. non-essential designations like those used to originally limit business operations and activities, but on the ability of a business to operate or an activity to occur in a manner that protects public health and safety. As the Administration gradually eases restrictions on some businesses and activities, it also implements protective protocols, along with broader additional health and safety measures, to protect Maine people.
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Brunswick Development Corporation’s Pandemic Emergency Loan Fund Recapitalized for Another Round of Business Assistance
April 24, 2020
“The Brunswick Development Corporation’s Pandemic Emergency Loan fund is recapitalized to $100,000 and BDC is accepting applications. The PEL fund was replenished through a $25,000 private donation, a $25,000 match by the Town of Brunswick from Tax Increment Financing (TIF) revenues, and a BDC allocation of $50,000.
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Meals on Wheels available through Spectrum Generations Expands Service During Covid-19
April 21, 2020
With the emergence of COVID-19 some of the federal and state rules regarding who qualifies for Meals on Wheels have been temporarily changed, and now, anyone over the age of 60 who is practicing social distancing can receive meals throughout Spectrum Generations’ service territory. Disabled adults living with someone receiving meals are also eligible temporarily.
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United Way Update, April 7
April 7, 2020
United Way of Midcoast Maine sent out this note to volunteers and partners updating everyone on the status of some of their programs. This update features: The Covid-19 Urgent Needs Fund, 211 Maine and logistical problems facing the Diaper Project.
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