This week we officially entered fall. It is always a somewhat bittersweet time when the freedom and warmth of summer gradually slips away just as more of the daylight slips into darkness. But, in this transition, there is a brief window when you can explore the darkness while the night air is still relatively warm […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Conserving my phone’s battery charge
Recently, I noticed that my phone battery was not keeping its charge as long as I thought it should. It’s an older model so I knew a decision was needed — new battery or new phone. To give myself more time to think about what to do, I researched ways to conserve my battery charge. […]
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Vitelli, Paulhus to host virtual office hours
Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, and Rep. Sean Paulhus, D-Bath, will hold public office hours from noon to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25 via Zoom. The office hours were previously scheduled to take place in the gazebo in Bath’s Patten Free Library Park. Office hours provide local residents a chance to meet with their representatives […]
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Volunteers needed to help monitor rockweed along Midcoast
The Schoodic Institute and Kennebec Estuary Land Trust will host a training session at Reid State Park in Georgetown on Saturday, Oct. 2 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. regarding how to gather information on rockweed at sites along the coast. The monitoring program is geared toward middle school-aged children and older. The fieldwork will include walking over […]
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From the Garden: Blowers, mowers and more: American yards quietly go electric
For Jared Anderman, of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, switching from gasoline-powered tools to electric ones for lawn care was a no-brainer. “I’m concerned about climate change and wanted tools that are more eco-friendly, and also quieter. I like listening to music when I do yardwork and this way I can enjoy music or a podcast while […]
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Mid Coast–Parkview Health announces 2021 drive-thru flu shot clinics
In October, Mid Coast–Parkview Health will host a series of drive-thru flu shot clinics at Mid Coast Hospital’s Parkview Campus, 329 Maine St. in Brunswick. Clinics will be offered the first four weekends in October from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fall 2021 drive-thru clinic schedule is available at midcoasthealth.com/flu. Each year, many people […]
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Bath club rededicates Blue Star marker
The Bath Garden Club held a rededication ceremony for a refurbished Bath Blue Star Highway Marker from 1954 on Sept. 9. The ceremony marked the two-year project to refurbish the marker and restore a derelict garden. The marker was installed at its new location at the Bath Regional Information Center on Commercial Street. It had […]
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Intertidal: It takes two to catch this fish
Why is there a little boat following that fishing boat? This is a question I have heard from several people this summer. There are myriad types of vessels doing all types of activities on the water – and it isn’t always clear what they are doing. I have written a bit previously about different types of […]
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Sen. Vitelli, Rep. Paulhus to host public office hours in Bath
Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, and Rep. Sean Paulhus, D-Bath, will hold public office hours from noon to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, in the gazebo at Patten Free Library Park, 33 Summer St., Bath. Office hours provide local residents a chance to meet with their representatives to ask questions and get help with legislative […]