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Hampden batter forces a staggering 27 pitches in just 2 at-bats

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Hampden batter forces a staggering 27 pitches in just 2 at-bats

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BREWER, Maine — The turnout at Coffin Field was treated to a thriller on Thursday night when the third-seeded Brewer High School Witches rallied for two runs in the seventh to edge sixth seed Hampden Academy, 6-5, in a Class A North softball quarterfinal. They also witnessed a memorable duel between Brewer junior pitcher Sara Young and Hampden Academy sophomore third baseman Piper Parker. In her first at-bat in the second inning, Parker forced Y…Read Article

Former Hampden player delivers big hit to rally Brewer softball past ex-teammates

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Former Hampden player delivers big hit to rally Brewer softball past ex-teammates

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BREWER — Right fielder Paige Oakes spent her freshman and sophomore years at Hampden Academy before transferring to Brewer High School. And she came back to haunt her former teammates on Thursday night. Oakes belted a game-tying triple in the bottom of the seventh inning and scored the winning run on a wild pitch to give the third-seeded Witches a dramatic 6-5 Class A North quarterfinal win over the sixth-seeded Broncos at Coffin Field. Brewer, …Read Article

Brewer High Class of 1965 has reunion weekend

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Brewer High Class of 1965 has reunion weekend

The Brewer High School Class of 1965 celebrated its 60th class reunion May 23-25.Read Article

Browntail moth caterpillars are out in force in Brewer

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According to a recent update from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, browntail moth caterpillars are thriving in Brewer. The report states that, of the surveyed and monitored areas across the state, the invasive browntail moth caterpillars sampled in Brewer are developing faster than caterpillars at other monitoring sites. According to the state agency, the caterpillars sampled from the Brewer sites are roughly 20 pe…Brewer · Brewer Read Article

Electrical fire broke out at Brewer High School

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An electrical fire broke out at Brewer High School on Thursday morning. The fire was isolated to the school’s roof, according to the city of Brewer. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, but power has been cut off to the school as a precaution. Administrators dismissed classes early as a result. “The safety of our students, staff, and community remains our top priority. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide further updates…Brewer · Brewer See the Story

Husband and wife from Brewer achieve major milestone together

BREWER -- The path towards higher education can take many different forms, and that's exactly what a husband and wife from brewer are proving as they celebrate a major milestone together.Education · Brewer Read Article

Brewer hosts first games of B League Intermediate Size baseball

BREWER - On Wednesday, the first games for the inaugural season of intermediate size baseball for "B" team play were hosted at Heddericg Field in Brewer.Baseball · Brewer Read Article

Surging Brewer softball team has high expectations

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The Brewer High School softball team didn’t get off to the start it wanted, losing its first two games to defending Class A North champion Oxford Hills of South Paris, 10-0, and to Lewiston, 3-2. But the Witches have since put together a three-game winning streak that they took into a Wednesday game against Brunswick. Included in those victories were a 4-1 win over perennial power Skowhegan and an 8-4 triumph over archrival Bangor, two teams tha…Brewer · Brewer Read Article

Judge: Brewer schools policy didn’t apply to Shawn McBreairty’s post about transgender teen

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Brewer School Department policy did not apply to a post targeting a transgender student published by Shawn McBreairty, a judge said. McBreairty published an article in February 2024 that was in part about a transgender student using the girls bathroom. It included a picture of the student, who was fully clothed in the bathroom. The school department’s lawyer sent McBreairty an email that alluded to taking legal action if he did not remove the po…Brewer · Brewer Read Article

Brewer OKs new $29M school budget

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The Brewer School Department’s new $29.5 million budget is more than $923,000, or 3.2 percent, more than last year’s, mostly due to increases to staff salaries and benefits. The Brewer school committee on Monday gave second and final approval of the new budget that will support the school department through fiscal year 2026, which runs from Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026. The committee’s final approval came roughly a month after the group initi…Brewer · Brewer Read Article

Northern Light Health gets $49M payback for pandemic care

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Northern Light Health will get $49 million in delayed reimbursement for its COVID-19 pandemic response, Sen. Susan Collins’ office announced on Friday. The Brewer-based health care system was among those that faced significant delays in receiving Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief funding after the pandemic, Collins’ office said. Collins’ office said that funding has now been released but did not immediately provide additional i…Coronavirus · Brewer Read Article

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