Benefits Saturday 2/1 Food Drive, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted by the Bath Rotary Club to benefit the Bath Area Food Bank. Shaw’s Supermarket, 1 Chandler Drive, Bath. Books and Authors Sunday 2/2 Longfellow Days 2020: Coursen Readings #1, 1-2:30 p.m. First of a four-part Sunday series, featuring Arielle Greenberg, Judy Kaber and David […]
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Southern Meetings: Jan. 24-31
Cape Elizabeth Tues. 1/28 3 p.m. School Board Policy Committee TH Wed. 1/29 7 p.m. Town Council/School Board Workshop TH Thur. 1/30 9 a.m. Planning Board Process Information TH Scarborough Mon. 1/27 6:30 p.m. Planning Board MB Tues. 1/28 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee MB Tues. 1/28 6 p.m. Public Safety Building Rezoning MB South Portland […]
Portland School Notebook: Jan. 22
Portland students receive free books through literacy nonprofit The Portland Public Schools recently partnered with Reading Is Fundamental, a national children’s literacy nonprofit, to provide free books to the district’s fourth and fifth graders through RIF’s Books for Ownership program. RIF’s Books for Ownership program enables children to select new, age-appropriate books to take home […]
Midcoast Meetings: Jan. 24-31
Bath Tues. 1/28 5 p.m. Economic Development Committee CH Brunswick Mon. 1/27 6:30 p.m. Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee SMCC Tues. 1/28 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Tues. 1/28 7 p.m. Recycling & Sustainability Committee TH Wed. 1/29 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee TH Wed. 1/29 2 p.m. Mare Brook Watershed Plan Steering Committee TH […]
Portland Meetings: Jan. 22-29
Wed. 1/22 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board with Parks Commission CH Wed. 1/22 5:30 p.m. City Council CH Wed. 1/22 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Council 129 Island Ave. Thur. 1/23 8 a.m. CDBG Allocation Committee CH Thur. 1/23 6 p.m. Dana and Wharf Street Conceptual Improvements 20 Myrtle St. Mon. 1/27 4 p.m. Rules and […]
Greater Portland Community Calendar: Jan. 22-Feb. 1
Greater Portland Books/Authors Thursday 1/23 “Daughter of Long Reach” author Irene M. Drago discusses her book and Bath’s maritime history, 6:30 p.m., Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth. Free, thomasmemoriallibrary.org. Camden Conference Readers Circle, 7-9 p.m. “Reporter: A Memoir” by Seymour Hersh. Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. Free, yarmouthlibrary.org. Wednesday […]
Northern Meetings: Jan. 23-30
Cumberland Mon. 1/27 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 1/28 6 p.m. School Building Workshop 303 Main St. Durham Wed. 1/29 6 p.m. Planning Board TO Thur. 1/30 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission TO Thur. 1/30 6:30 p.m. Select Board TO Falmouth Mon. 1/27 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 1/28 4 p.m. Parks and Community […]
Midcoast School Notebook: Jan. 17
Mt. Ararat’s Poetry Out Loud winners announced This year’s Mt. Ararat Poetry Out Loud champion is Lily Collier, who will go on to compete with students from other schools in the Southern Maine Regional Finals on Feb. 10 in Westbrook. Olivia Cox came in second and Luke Curnin came in third. Organized by English teacher […]
Midcoast People & Business: Jan. 17
Welcome to the world Beatles benefit at Bowdoin nets $2K for TEAN and Tedford An all-ages benefit concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” album raised close to $2,000 for The Emergency Action Network and Tedford Housing at Bowdoin College last month. The Brunswick community filled Bowdoin’s 275-seat Studzinski Hall for the […]
Midcoast Community Calendar: Jan. 24-Feb. 1
Books and Authors Wednesday 1/29 “The Horses in Our Stars: A Story of Life, Love, and the Journey Within,” 6:30-7:30 p.m. Chris Lombard talks about his most recent book. Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport. Free, freeportlibrary.com. Ongoing Books a la Carte, 2 p.m., third Tuesday, People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. Attendees talk about […]