University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will begin a series of workshops next week for those interested in participating in the Signs of the Seasons citizen science project, a statewide initiative to identify and record cyclical and seasonal changes in more than 20 different indicator species, such as milkweed, butterflies and loons, […]
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Brunswick High School Players to perform ‘Phantom of the Opera’
Brunswick High School Players, a theater program for Brunswick students, will perform the classic musical, “Phantom of the Opera,” at 7 p.m. March 14, 15, 16, 22 and 23, and at 2 p.m. March 17 at the high school’s Cooker Theater. The main cast is made up of 20 students with ballerinas, a chorus and […]
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Midcoast Youth Center requests Easter candy
Midcoast Youth Center, a nonprofit that serves housing- and food-insecure students and families in the Midcoast region, will hold an Easter egg hunt on March 31 at 10 a.m. at Maritime Field in Bath. The hunt is free to join. Candy donations can be dropped off at the youth center at 4 Old Brunswick Road […]
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Talk sustainable energy options at Bath library
The Bath Climate Conversations series returns this month with “Demystifying Renewable Electricity” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13. The discussion, presented by the city Climate Action Commission, Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and Patten Free Library, will go over different options for supporting renewable energy, including installing it in homes, taking part in a community solar […]
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Artists wanted for Banners Over Bath
Main Street Bath is giving out canvas banners for community members to paint, which its volunteers will hang around the city throughout the month of April. It asks that banners be painted in acrylic or oil-based paints that can tolerate outdoor conditions. This year’s banner theme is “flora and fauna,” and submissions must be returned […]
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Upcoming forum on Mitchell Field administrative building
Harpswell will hold a public meeting March 19 at 6 p.m. at the town office regarding plans for the administrative building at Mitchell Field. The building sits on a large open space in the field. Residents have proposed using it for educational opportunities like a library or marine studies, a potential shared resource for nonprofits and […]
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Free vaccine clinic at Curtis Memorial Library
Northern Light Health will have a flu and COVID vaccine clinic at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Dec. 4, in the Morrell Meeting Room. Those who are insured should bring their insurance cards, and those who are uninsured will be covered under a grant through Agewise. Participants may sign […]
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Harpswell seeks members for short-term rental task force
Harpswell is seeking members for a new Short-Term Rentals Policy Task Force created by the Select Board. The task force will assess short-term rentals and their effects in Harpswell and develop regulatory policy for ultimate approval by Town Meeting. In addition to a Select Board and Planning Board representatives, the town would like to include […]
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Maine Maritime Museum hosts annual Fall Book Sale
Maine Maritime Museum will host its annual Fall Book Sale, Friday through Sunday, Nov. 10-12. The fall sale will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature a variety of used, rare and one-of-a-kind books on topics ranging from local history to maritime and boating history and more. Cost of museum admission […]
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Midcoast Youth Center receives donation of new car
Lee Auto Malls, in partnership with Efficiency Maine, has provided the Midcoast Youth Center with a free two-year lease on an all-electric 2023 Toyota bZ4X. The nonprofit youth center will use the car to shuttle teens to school, medical, dental and counseling appointments, college visits and more. Midcoast Youth Center, based in Bath, provides services […]