of an End Era Waterboro-based robotics company Howe & Howe Technologies is in the running for a multi-million-dol- lar government contract to build the U.S. Army’s next generation of battlefield support vehicles, according to the Press Herald. The selection process is down to four firms vying to equip the army with the specialized robots. “We’ve been doing a lot of work like this with the military, fighting tooth and nail for the contract ever since we started this program,” says Geoff Howe, who owns the company with twin brother Michael Howe. “The soldiers will be the actual choosing factor in which machine the Army selects.” Stay tuned. Bart & Greg’s DVD Explosion! in Brunswick has long had a cult fol- lowing among locals, but that hasn’t saved the video store that launched Maine musician Lady Lamb. Bart & Greg’s recently closed its doors after 15 years in business, leaving a hole on Maine Street and in the hearts of nostalgic resi- dents. “I am so sad to hear [this],” one local wrote on the store’s Facebook page. “Brunswick will be a poorer place.” Maine musician Lady Lamb credits Bart & Greg’s as the birthplace of her craft: “I’d work the clos- ing shift at the DVD store and then spend eight or nine hours a night in the basement, experimenting with music. It was a forma- tive experience for me,” she says. “We’re very excited about the Maine Mammoths playing here,” says Matt Her- pich of Portland’s Cross Insurance Arena. The Mammoths’ eight arena games run from April to July. “It’s a three-year deal with a two-year extension option,” says Herpich. The team is likely named for the Scarborough Mammoth, an Ice-Age monster trapped in time 15,000 years ago and discov- ered in the Scarborough Marsh in 1959. Season tickets: $99. I'm Shipping up to…Portland Start your St. Paddy’s Day celebrations early with the Dropkick Murphys at State Theater on March 14. The Celtic punks will stir the crowd into a frenzy of Irish cheer with rousing rendi- tions of classics like “Tessie.” Fill up your jar and join the fun. Tickets $35. D e c i s i o n 1 9 1 9 F e b r u a r y / M a r ch 2 0 1 8 1 3 Clockwise from top left: twentieth century fox; courtesy photos; dropkick murphys by gregory nolan In the Arena