Bath Garden Club cleans up at YMCA, awarding first scholarship Inclement weather did little to discourage members of the Bath Garden Club’s Civic Beautification Committee on Oct. 23, when members helped clean out the Bath Area YMCA front garden and entryways to the facility’s parking lot. In related news, the club is awarding its inaugural […]
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Southern Meetings: Nov. 1-8
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 11/4 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop TH Tues. 11/5 6:30 p.m. School Building Committee CEHS Wed. 11/6 7 p.m. Council/Fort Williams Park Committee Workshop TH Thur. 11/7 7 p.m. Recycling Committee PW Scarborough Fri. 11/1 8:30 a.m. Long Range Planning Committee MB Fri. 11/1 3 p.m. Rules & Policies Committee MB Mon. […]
Greater Portland Community Calendar: Oct. 30-Nov. 9
Greater Portland Books/Authors Wednesday 10/30 Local Author Showcase: 6:30-8 p.m. featuring published authors from Scarborough and neighboring communities. Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Free, www.scarboroughlibrary.org. Thursday 10/31 Readers Circle at Merrill Memorial Library: 7-8:30 p.m. Discussing “Astrid & Veronika,” by Linda Olsson. Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. Free and open to the […]
Northern Meetings: Oct. 31-Nov. 7
Chebeague Island Wed. 11/6 5 p.m. Aquaculture Hearing CIH Cumberland Thur. 11/7 6 p.m. Cumberland, North Yarmouth, MSAD 51 120 Memorial Hwy N. Yarmouth Durham Tues. 11/5 6 p.m. Special Select Board TO Wed. 11/6 6:30 p.m. Planning Board TO Falmouth Mon. 11/4 3 p.m. Highland Lake Leadership Team FES Mon. 11/4 7 p.m. Conservation […]
Southern Forecaster People & Business: Oct. 25
Beach to Beacon again achieves ‘Evergreen’ certification The TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race’s commitment to sustainability was recognized once again with Evergreen Certification by the Council for Responsible Sport. In a letter to race organizers, Shelley Villalobos, managing director at the Council for Responsible Sport, noted that in 2019, the TD Beach to […]
Midcoast Community Calendar: Oct. 25-Nov. 2
Benefits Resurrection Golf Fundraiser for Midcoast Humane: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Resurrection Golf will donate 10% of all greens fees and food sales in the month of the October to Midcoast Humane. Highland Greens and Bath Golf Club, 114 Village Drive, Topsham. midcoasthumane.org. Books and Authors Wednesday 10/23 Community Read “The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees […]
Midcoast People & Business: Oct. 25
Restorative Justice Project moving forward with community justice centers The Restorative Justice Project of Maine has won a grant of just less than $1 million that will galvanize the group’s efforts to bring community-based justice centers to the Midcoast. “Our vision is to mobilize a base of local resources that, when taken together, have the […]
Portland School Notebook: Oct. 23
CBHS teacher wins Presidential Award for Excellence Casco Bay High School math teacher Priya Natarajan has won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching from the state in the math category. Natarajan was named one of two Maine finalists in the 7th- through 12th-grade teachers of math category of the award two […]
Southern Meetings: Oct. 25-Nov. 1
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 10/28 7 p.m. Council Ordinance Committee TH Tues. 10/29 6 p.m. School Facilities Needs Report TH Scarborough Mon. 10/28 6:30 p.m. Community Center Committee Wentworth School Wed. 10/30 5:30 p.m. Joint TC/SB Finance Committee MB Fri. 11/1 8:30 a.m. Long Range Planning Committee MB Fri. 11/1 3 p.m. Rules & Policies Committee […]
Midcoast School Notebook: Nov. 1
Afton Morton of Freeport, a senior at North Yarmouth Academy, has been named a 2020 National Merit Scholarship program semifinalist. Morton is one of 73 Maine high school seniors and 16,000 nationwide to earn the recognition, equating to less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors. In February, 15,000 will find out if they advance […]