Wiscasset’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry is the recipient of funds raised through Shaw’s Give Back Where It Counts program in May. A dollar for each reusable bag purchased at Wiscasset Shaw’s will go toward purchasing supplies for the food pantry. The pantry providing a box of shelf stable foods, as well as fresh produce […]

While much of the largest reduction in waste can come from reduced amounts of packaging, there are still other things we can do as consumers that will help that along. Several different organizations have lists of steps to take, most of which overlap with one another, so we’re going to try to summarize a few […]

Sydney C. Dyer of Topsham, a senior at Mt. Ararat High School, has been selected to receive the Mt. Ararat High School 2021 Principal’s Award. The award sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association is given to high school seniors in recognition of academic excellence, outstanding school citizenship and leadership “As a student representative on the […]

Beginning in July, Patten Free Library will provide free home delivery of library materials to patrons who are confined to their homes and unable to visit the library due to age, illness or disability. Qualified individuals must reside in the library’s service area of Bath, Woolwich, Arrowsic, Georgetown and West Bath and already have or […]

Maine peace activist groups will hold an event in Brunswick on May 17, the deadline for filing income taxes, to protest US defense spending, among other discretionary spending habits. The event will feature talks by members of the activist groups, along with poetry and music. The organizers are encouraging attendees to wear masks and to […]