LISBON The 29th Annual Beaver Park Fishing Derby, at 37 Cotton Road, Lisbon, will be held Sunday, May 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. All participants must be 15 years old or younger and parents must accompany the children. The derby will take place at the Middle Pond. Parents who will be helping small […]

BATH Children and adults will be able to dance the maypole on Saturday at Custom House Lawn from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Zumba Kids and Games will also be available at Tony Dance Studio on Centre Street from 1-2 p.m. Other events include a local food sampling at Lisa-Marie’s Made in Maine, opening day […]

BRUNSWICK — The Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture will take place Thursday, May 8, at 7 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library — Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, ME. This month’s speaker will be Jim Hessler, “Sickles at Gettysburg”. Lectures are free and open to the public. FMI call 443-2296.

FREEPORT —Eleanor’s latest book, ‘White Dog Fell from the Sky’, published in 2013 takes us to Botswana in 1976. As the novel opens a hearse stops, two men slide a limp body out of a coffin, and then leave. Eventually coming to life, the black South African man looks up to see a thin, ghost-like […]

BRUNSWICK — Honk! is the musical tale of the Ugly Duckling. Ugly, whose odd looks incite bullying and horror from his family and neighbors. He gets separated from the farm and as he attempts to find his way home he must avoid the claws of the farm cat that is pursuing him as lunch. Along […]

FREEPORT —Acclaimed Maine author Lily King will read from and talk about her books as part of the “Meet the Author” series sponsored by Friends of the Freeport Community Library Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m. at the library. King’s three novels have each received rave reviews and critical acclaim. “Father of the Rain,” her […]

TOPSHAM Two Mt. Ararat High School juniors have had writing pieces accepted into prestigious student writing contests, bringing them exciting opportunities and underlining their teachers’ emphasis on the importance for students to write for a real audience. Alicia Thurston and Ben York were accepted into the New England Young Writers Conference at the Bread Loaf […]

After a planned November hook-up date, Madison Paper Industries is still waiting for a connection.