Scott Moreau remembers the first time he stood on the stage at the Chocolate Church, a nervous 17-year-old, with a handheld microphone, hearing his voice for the first time in a place with “amazing acoustics.” Giving kids their first theater and musical experience has been in the forefront of the Chocolate Church since the late […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: March 31-April 7
Bath Mon. 4/3 1 p.m. Development Corporation City Hall Tue. 4/4 6 p.m. Planning Board City Hall Wed. 4/5 10 a.m. Housing Subcommittee City Hall Wed. 4/5 6 p.m. City Council City Hall Fri. 4/7 11 a.m. Climate Action Commission City Hall Brunswick Mon. 4/3 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Council Chambers Wed. 4/5 10 […]
Letter: Maine teachers do so much, yet earn so little
People don’t become teachers because they want to get rich. People become teachers because they are passionate about their content and they enjoy seeing children expand their education. However, this passion wanes when teachers realize just how much their salaries are falling behind the cost of living. Maine ranks 48 out of the 50 states […]
Bath hosting Our STEM City event to inspire students
STEM jobs are expected to grow 11% in the next decade, compared to 4.9% for all other jobs.
Bath school officials appeal to state for support replacing elementary school destroyed in arson
Bath school officials want to combine the Dike Newell Elementary School and Fisher Mitchell Elementary School into a new school.
Learn about the frogs and toads of Maine with KELT
Join the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, of Bath, for a free Zoom lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 30, to learn about the nine types of frogs and toads that call Maine their home. KELT is excited to host Maine Master Naturalist Bryce Hach for this program. Participants will have a chance to learn how […]
Pejepscot History Center and Maine’s First Ship receive funds from Preserving America Grant
Pejepscot History Center and Maine’s First Ship are two of 119 nationwide recipients of the 2023 Americana Corner Preserving America Grant award, which is providing more than $835,000 in funding to nonprofit, cultural organizations across the country for historic preservation and education projects. Brunswick’s Pejepscot History Center and Maine’s First Ship in Bath were the […]
Student Notes: Morse High School honor roll
Morse High School Honor Roll for Semester 1, which ended Jan. 20. Grade 12, Class Of 2023 High Honors: Dyllan Arsenault, John Arsenault, Gavin Baillargeon, Aidan Beecher, Emma Benoit, Zoe Brush, Maryssa Cavallaro, Connor Dever, Natalie Emmerson, Benjamin Foreman, Riley Gale, Ruth Hart, Haley Jackson, Natalie Kettell, Sophia Kovacs, Jane Ouellette, Elsa Tuexen Honors: Sophia […]
Naturalist to give free Zoom talk on Maine’s frogs and toads
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust in Bath is hosting a free lecture via Zoom on the nine types of frogs and toads that live in Maine. Maine Master Naturalist Bryce Hach’s presentation, at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 30, will include how to identify frog croaks and trills in the spring and summer and how they adapt […]
Bath Iron Works accidentally overpays some employees, works to get money back
More than 100 BIW workers were mistakenly paid an extra $500-$800 — and in one case, $1,000, according to a union.