Second Brunswick Hannaford won’t supplant downtown store
The store manager hopes the new location at Cooks Corner can contribute to the town s larger mission to revitalize the commercial area.
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A second Hannaford supermarket, on track to open early this summer at Cook’s Corner, won’t replace the existing store in downtown Brunswick.
The new store will be in addition to the Elm Street location, according to Hannaford’s External Communications Manager Ericka Dodge, since the Elm Street location is one of the busiest of all 183 Hannaford locations.
“We are not shutting down the Elm Street store,” said Store Manager Jessica Convery. “We are looking to provide that relief.”
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Brunswick to acquire robot for police, fire departments
The town obtained the device at no cost.
Courtesy of Scott Stewart
Brunswick’s police and fire departments are getting a new robot.
Monday, the Brunswick Town Council unanimously voted to accept the machine, with an estimated value of $78,000.
According to a memo from Police Chief Scott Stewart, the device, a 510 Packbot Fastac, has no weapons attached, weighs 33 pounds, can climb stairs and open doors, has a camera and 10 hours of battery life.
The device has a range of 1,100 yards and is controlled by a video game controller.
“First, I want to say no guns, no laser beams associated with this,” Town Manager John Eldridge told the council. “This is a robotic device that would be used by police and fire in situations in which it may not be safe to send a police officer or firefighter.”