The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust’s 10th annual a plant sale fundraiser for the Tom Settlemire Community Garden takes place 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 5 at the Topsham Fairground Exhibition Hall. The sale includes of perennials, biennials, herbs, vegetable seedlings, annual seedlings, heirloom variety plants, shrubs, small trees and vines. “Honestly, it’s one of my […]
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Ron Chase: A canoe expedition: Depot Lake to Allagash Village
Part I – Depot Stream
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The Recycle Bin: Remember floppy disks? There’s money in recycling them.
Having recently discussed old hard disks, it seems time to talk about floppies and CD/DVD ROMS. We probably all have some of them around, maybe even lots of them, and we might or might not still have any equipment that will read them. Such is what’s called “progress” in the computer world. The most interesting […]
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From the Garden: Three common garden pests — and a 17-year visitor who isn’t
OK, so you’ve got your vegetable and flower transplants in the ground, their roots are reaching out into surrounding soil, and stems are starting to grow. Wait before you turn your back on them! A few — just a few — common pests might be lurking. Transplants are threatened by three kinds of pest damage […]
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As its annual sale approaches, Dresden’s library hopes to become a community-oriented place
The Bridge Academy Public Library is restocked with books and reinvigorated with volunteers and patrons, as it hopes to grow out of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Intertidal: Rock crabs may be a pain to pick, but the taste is worth it
They may be a pain to eat, but they are well worth it. They are also yet another of the often-overlooked delicious types of seafood caught locally. They’re also mighty strong, as I discovered many years ago when I got pinched so hard that I felt it through an insulated fishing glove. I was in the midst of banding a […]
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State Rep. Hepler to hold constituent office hours
State Rep. Allison Hepler, D-Woolwich, will hold outdoor office hours 10-11:30 a.m. June 5 at Nequasset Park located behind the Woolwich Town Office. This is an opportunity for members of the public to hear updates from Augusta, ask questions about policymaking and share opinions on state matters. Hepler is serving her second term in the Maine […]
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Bath Community Forestry Committee recognizes local landscape design
The Bath Community Forestry Committee presents annual landscaping awards during Arbor Week. This year, they presented the Residential Landscaping Award to Joan Bishop of Webber Avenue and the Business Landscaping Award to MidCoast Federal Credit Union. In addition, the committee planted a sugar maple tree at City Park and presented the Patten Free Library with […]
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The Recycle Bin: How to ditch your old computer in Brunswick
It turns out that many people keep old computers for much too long. Earth 911 reports that fewer than half of old computers are recycled at the end of their useful lives. Privacy and data theft are the most cited reasons for this phenomenon. For most of us, this is generally not a valid concern. First, because very […]