🌱 How Bowdoin’s home crowd saw a hard-fought 1–1 soccer draw

Good morning Brunswick! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Bowdoin's home crowd saw a hard-fought 1–1 soccer draw
• What will the Casco Bay Trail's future Brunswick loop look like?
• How much winter warming shelter funding is coming to Brunswick?

Also on today's calendar: Ocean Commotion 5K and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: A p.m. shower in places, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
• Saturday: Sunshine, nice and less humid, with a high of 68 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Men's Soccer plays to 1-1 Draw with Endicott (bowdoin.edu) — Bowdoin men's soccer fans in Brunswick saw the Polar Bears battle Endicott to a 1–1 draw at home, highlighted by Noah Duffy's first collegiate goal. Despite controlling shots and corners, Bowdoin couldn't find a winner and now looks ahead to key NESCAC road matches at Bates and Trinity next week.
   

• Cumberland approves funds for Casco Bay Trail (wgme.com) — Cumberland has finally approved its share of funding to move forward planning for the Casco Bay Trail, a new walking route along an old rail line. The full trail is envisioned to stretch from Portland to Auburn and eventually connect in a loop that runs through Brunswick, potentially giving local residents a new long-distance recreation and commuting option.
   

• MaineHousing awards a record $2.7 million to help agencies run winter warming shelters (pressherald.com) — MaineHousing is sending a record $2.72 million to 12 organizations to operate winter warming shelters, including one in Brunswick, boosting capacity to 474 beds statewide. The money will help cover staffing, supplies, and extended hours so people facing homelessness or high heating costs have safe, heated places to go during dangerous weather this winter.
   

📸 Around Brunswick

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brunswick

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• SJDC and Lavender Ballroom Presents - Ballroom Basics: Foxtrot and Salsa →
  Lemont Hall, 2 Pleasant Street, Brunswick
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Sadie Jane Dance Complex: Intro to Stilettos →
  Lemont Hall, 2 Pleasant St, Brunswick
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Mainely Palestine: Day 1 →
  Bowdoin College, 255 Maine Street, Brunswick
  9:00 am
• Folk Dance Brunswick →
  People Plus, 35 Union Street, Brunswick
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• 2026 Walk to End Alzheimer's - Midcoast →
  Maine Street, 150 Maine Street, Brunswick
  9:00 am
• Coffee Cuppings and Tea Tastings at Tern →
  Tern, 141 Maine St, Brunswick
  10:00 am
• Halloween Window Painting →
  Downtown Brunswick, 124 Maine Street, Brunswick
  11:00 am
• October 3 Lincoln Street →
  Lincoln Street, Brunswick
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Routini Run →
  Routine, 21 Stanwood St, Brunswick
  8:30 am
• Halloween Window Painting →
  Downtown Brunswick, 124 Maine Street, Brunswick
  11:00 am
• Poetry on the Porch sponsored by Pinecone Studio →
  Pinecone Studio, 3 Cranberry Dr, Brunswick
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Ocean Commotion 5K →
  Hermit Island Campground, Hermit Island Rd, Phippsburg
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pamela takes excellent care of my Cleo while I'm a way.
  I never worry about her when I'm away! She gets all the attention.. (Nextdoor Old Bath Road)
• Does anyone know a reliable person or company who can install flooring and remove carpet in a few rooms?
  It's for a single-story, 1250 square foot house. Any recommendations would be appreciated! (Nextdoor Mariners Landing)

• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for FT-Head Cashier-Flexible in Brunswick. Apply here.
• Bowdoin College posted a job opening for Food Service Worker (Part Time) in Brunswick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brunswick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Freeport

• One of USA Today's 10 best fall festivals is happening in Maine this weekend (wmtw.com)
• No Fall Wardrobe Is Complete Without a Pair of These Iconic Boots (townandcountrymag.com)
• Harriet Callaway (vnews.com)

Yarmouth

• A beautiful New England stone and timber home nestles on the rocky Maine coast (onekindesign.com)
• Cumberland approves $12,000 for preliminary Casco Bay Trail design (wmtw.com)
• 323 Old Slater Dr, Columbia, SC 29209 (zillow.com)

Ok Brunswick! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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