Brunswick Hawthorne Task Force Presents Plans, Opens Q&A, Schedules Open House

The Hawthorne School Redevelopment Task Force presented the work-to-date on plans for the historic Hawthorne School site and gathered community input at a neighborhood meeting held in Brunswick’s Town Council Chambers, which began at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Task force leaders used the council chamber session to outline progress and solicit feedback from neighbors and other attendees.

The task force’s social posts and town listings publicized both the Feb. 19 meeting and a follow-up open house. A Facebook announcement read in full: "MEETING: Thursday, February 19, 6pm in Town Council Chambers OPEN HOUSE: Saturday, February 21, 2026 from 9am-11:00 am. Additionally, you" and provided the 6:00 p.m. start time and the open house hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Feb. 21, 2026.

Brunswickme and Instagram also posted notices tied to the event. Brunswickme displayed the date line "Thursday, February 19, 2026 ... The Hawthorne School Redevelopment Task Force is hosting a neighborhood meeting to discuss the redevelopment of the historic" in its listing, while an Instagram excerpt stated: "The Hawthorne School Redevelopment Task Forces is hosting a neighborhood meeting to discuss the redevelopment possibilities of the historic", the Instagram copy uses the plural "Task Forces," a typographical variance from other notices that identify the organizer as the Hawthorne School Redevelopment Task Force.

The original meeting report supplied to this newsroom preserved the task force’s stated purpose in plain language: "On Feb. 19, 2026 the Hawthorne School Redevelopment Task Force hosted a neighborhood meeting in Brunswick’s Town Council Chambers to present the work-to-date on the future of the historic Hawthorne School site and gather community input." That report also included a truncated line: "The meeting was listed on the town’s a" that stops mid-sentence in the supplied excerpt.

Several operational details were not included in the supplied excerpts. The publicly posted fragments do not contain the meeting agenda, presenter names, slides or other presentation materials, attendance figures or a stated location for the Feb. 21 open house beyond the Facebook time listing. The truncations across the Instagram, Brunswickme and the original report excerpts prevent confirmation of any additional instructions that may have appeared in the full posts, such as sign-up procedures, handouts, or the open house venue.

Residents seeking the task force’s presentation materials, a full meeting summary, or confirmation of the open house location and format should consult the Brunswickme listing and the task force’s Facebook and Instagram posts and contact Brunswick town offices for the complete notices. The open house is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., per the Facebook announcement.