Regional School Unit 1’s 2024-25 plan reflects a 5% increase from the current school budget.
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Lawmakers advance plan to name Arrowsic highway after Vietnam War veteran
Merwin Delano Jr., who grew up in Arrowsic, was 18 years old when he was killed fighting in Vietnam.
Bath YMCA appoints new chief mission advancement officer
Sawyer Boulette will lead the Bath Area Family YMCA’s development team with a focus on growing the organization’s philanthropic and donor engagement work.
Patten Free Library announces lineup for next Town History Series
The Town History Series is a long-standing Patten Free Library tradition that brings together Patten Free Library’s member communities to learn about and celebrate each town’s local history. The town of Arrowsic, Bath Historical Society, Georgetown Historical Society, West Bath Historical Society and Woolwich Historical Society each select a speaker to present on an aspect […]
Storm wipes out power across Midcoast, shuttering schools and blocking roads
Brunswick and SAD 75 district schools dismissed early Monday due to storm damage and downed power lines.
Bath Democrat announces run for state Senate to succeed Majority Leader Vitelli
Jean Guzzetti, a former Sagadahoc County register of probate and legislative policy analyst, is running to replace Eloise Vitelli, who is term-limited.
Bath-area school board rejects proposed book ban
The parent of a Woolwich Central School fifth grader asked the Regional School Unit 1 board to remove the puberty-focused book “It’s Perfectly Normal.”
Patten Free Library opens 10th annual writing contest
The Patten Free Library is now accepting submissions to its annual writing contest. Now in its 10th year, the writing contest awards prizes in both short fiction and nonfiction in multiple categories for teens and adults. What began in 2013 as a fiction and memoir contest for teens has since expanded to include all kinds […]
VFW offers scholarships for SAD 75, RSU 1 students, awards for teachers
Middle school and high school students and K-12 teachers in SAD 75 and RSU 1 have until Oct. 31 to enter contests for Veterans of Foreign Wars scholarships and Teacher of the Year awards. Middle school students can participate in the “Patriot’s Pen” essay contest by submitting a 300-400-word essay on the theme, “How are […]