Free Paint and Chemical Drop-Off Sign-Ups Open Tomorrow
Brewer, ME · September 6, 2026
Overcast skies are keeping the morning quiet across the riverbank, just in time for an unhurried Sunday stroll before holiday crowds roll in.
The Lead
Brewer homeowners looking to clear out summer clutter from garages and sheds have an important window opening tomorrow. The city launches online pre-registration on Monday, September 7, for its annual Residential Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, scheduled for Saturday, October 3, at the Public Works facility on Green Point Road.
The drive gives residents an environmentally responsible route for disposing of old gasoline, motor oil, fertilizers, and thinners free of charge. For the first time this fall, the city has partnered with PaintCare to accept both latex and oil-based architectural paints in unlimited quantities. Signing up ahead is essential to avoid fees: unregistered drop-offs will incur a six-dollar charge per gallon at the gate. Phone and counter registrations at the public works office follow on September 14.
Local Pulse
Curbside Trash Routes Shift for Holiday Week Monday through Wednesday collections slide back twenty-four hours across all residential routes following the Labor Day holiday.
Pre-K Enrollment Open at Community School Families can still register four-year-olds for full-day early education classrooms at Brewer Community School for the upcoming term.
Today's Outlook
- High 66°F · Low 50°F — Overcast
- Keep a light sweatshirt handy for walking outdoors under persistent grey skies today.
What's On Around Town
Blue Hill: The Blue Hill Fair Blue Hill Fairgrounds (233 Ellsworth Rd), 8:00 AM–9:00 PM Livestock shows, midway rides, and classic fair food down the peninsula.
Bangor: Bangor Farmers' Market 140 Harlow St, 11:00 AM–1:30 PM Fresh produce, pasture-raised meats, and baked goods across from the library.
Bangor: Sunday Community Jam 2 Feet Brewing (80 Columbia St), 2:00–5:00 PM Bring an acoustic instrument or sit back with local craft beers.
Bangor: ZZ Top & George Thorogood Maine Savings Amphitheater (1 Railroad St), 5:30 PM Classic blues rock fills the waterfront stage on a holiday weekend stop.
Spotlight & Story
- Labor Day 5-Miler
- Founded in 1963 and now Maine's longest consecutively run road race, this holiday staple sends runners winding along the river from Dutton Street. Longtime director Bob Booker helped cement its tradition, where local runners under eighteen race entirely free thanks to Brewer's Sub 5 Track Club.
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