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Last weekend's Maine Press Association annual conference was a grand time. The Times Record came away with several second- and third-place awards, including one for a headline I'm particularly proud of: "Wiscasset pizza joint opens pot shop."
The big recognition for our paper came in the shape of the Bob Drake Award, which goes to the top young journalist in the state. You might remember Kristian Moravec, who covered Brunswick and, notably, the toxic firefighting foam spill at Brunswick Landing. Her coverage of that disaster, which spanned dozens of stories, helped earn her the Bob Drake.
Even though Kristian is now writing for the Maine Monitor, as the person who nominated her I got to introduce her and announce her as the winner. I was thrilled to do so, but boy, do we miss her.
Congrats on your well-earned honor, Kristian!
Bonus: I won some Fogtown Brewing beer (Ellsworth American theme to honor that paper's 175th anniversary) in the silent auction!
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- Nick McCrea |
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Brunswick has approved spending $2 million to purchase a former church property to convert into its new parks and recreation hub. The property, located at 2 Columbus Drive, is owned by Pathway Vineyard Church. The church recently bought the former Regal Cinemas in Cook's Corner, which it is converting into its new worship space. "This is an opportunity we just can't ignore," said District 2 Councilor James Ecker.
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A magnified image of the iris of a person's eye from the Iris Galerie in Freeport. (Courtesy of Iris Galerie) |
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We also brought you inside a shop that opened over the summer in downtown Freeport. It offers an up-close glimpse of one of your most unique features — your eyeball. The Iris Galerie takes a magnified photograph of your iris, blowing it up into a piece of wall art or shrinking it down to display in jewelry. There are other Iris Galeries in the U.S. and across Europe, but this is the first in New England.
Sagadahoc County has hired a new "community navigator" who will work with locals to connect them with resources ranging from substance abuse treatment to home heating aid. The position is being funded by revenue from the national opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma. |
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A child joins his father heading out to fish in Harpswell. (Glenn Michaels/Staff Photographer) Have a photo you'd like to contribute to Midcoast Now? Send it to editor@timesrecord.com. |
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THE WAY IT WAS IN THE MIDCOAST |
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Oct. 22, 1975: How did busybodies keep up with what their neighbors were up to before social media? Look no further than the newspaper personals. Here, you could ask the paper to publish a couple of lines about what you were up to.
Did you just get back in town after going to visit your daughter who just had a baby? Take out a personal. Did you have a big celebration at your home where one of your pals got a bit out of hand? Put them on blast in the personals.
And, of course, if you were really brave, you could use it to look for a date.
Click here to read more of this paper from 1975. Subscribers enjoy exclusive access to search and browse our digital archives on Newspapers.com. |
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Nick McCrea is editor of The Times Record. Prior to his move to the Midcoast, Nick worked for a decade as a reporter at the Bangor Daily News, including a stint covering the northern portion of the Midcoast based in Belfast. He's a graduate of the University of Maine and Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications. In his "free time" he and his partner, Nyssa, run a doggy daycare and try to keep track of their own two dogs, two cats and a small flock of sheep. Forward this email to a friend and sign up for the companion newsletter, Midcoast for the Record. |
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