Tenants move into Maine Street Station Buildings 1 and 3.

Doug Lavallee of Scarlet Begonias Restaurant opened to record crowds during mid October and Bowdoin's College Store opened to the public on October 30th. Bowdoin's dance studio is open and the train station space is nearing completion. There is only one 2,000 sf space left for lease in Building 3.

Station Avenue View - July 2009

The view from Maine Street looking down Station Avenue.

Bowdoin College's Building One - July 2009

Maine Street Station on Wikipedia.

To our surprise, Wikipedia now has an entry on Maine Street Station. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia known worldwide. Its entries are created and edited by virtually anyone. Fans of an increased train presence, including AMTRAK's possible arrival in Brunswick and beyond by 2010, will enjoy the video links.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_Maine_Street_Station

$902,500 EDA Grant Announced For Maine Street Station Infrastructure.

On April 23, U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced that $902,500 in EDA grant money will be put toward road and utility infrastructure at Maine Street Station. Read the full press release at: http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=d340524c-802a-23ad-43ab-6f377f02d73f&Region_id=&Issue_id=&CFID=11702828&CFTOKEN=29199057

Commitment to Quality

During the month of April, we see dramatic progress on building three. More importantly, we see a tremendous commitment to quality by general contractor, Ouellet Associates.

JHR Development Receives Chairman's Award From Local Chamber.

On April 8th, 2009, J. Hilary Rockett, Jr., manager of JHR Development of Maine, received the 2009 Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber Chairman’s Award jointly with the Town of Brunswick. The Chairman’s Award recognizes JHR's contributions to the quality of life and economic well-being of the Southern Midcoast region of Maine. Each year, the recipients are selected by the immediate past Chairman of the Chamber’s Board of Directors. This year, immediate past Chairman Chad Schuman selected both JHR and the Town of Brunswick for their cooperative partnership in the development of Maine Street Station. For more information on the Southern Midcoasst Maine Chamber, visit their website at http://www.midcoastmaine.com/.

Pictured left to right: Margo Knight, Brunswick Town Council member and Chair of the Maine Street Station Oversight Committee, Chad Schuman, Immediate Past President of the Chamber's Board of Directors, and Hilary Rockett, JHR Development of Maine.

Photo credit: Charles Crosby.