Gus and Mary Picardo have been eating their own homegrown lettuce since February. By mid-March, they had tomatoes growing on more than four dozen healthy plants. Their fig trees were bearing fruit while most of the region’s figs were still buried to protect them from the cold. And their perennials and annuals grew stoutly from […]
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Bowdoin College’s Common Good Day discontinued to make way for broader project
The Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good at Bowdoin College is discontinuing its annual Common Good Day and has announced plans for a new, year-round program. Beginning this fall, a new program called Common Good Project Teams will provide community partners with volunteers to help tackle projects that aren’t easily addressed amid their day-to-day […]
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People Plus Pic of the Week: Helping the Brunswick teen center
This story was updated Monday, May 10 at 1:25 p.m. to reflect the fact that Jim Howard will not be scooping at Gelato Fiasco.
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Intertidal: Spring brings reflection on Brunswick’s shipbuilding past
For water watchers, spring brings all kinds of new sights. Migratory birds, flapping fish and new foliage. There are also many more boats out on the water. The other day, the variety of watercraft struck me. Kayakers, rowing skiffs, canoes, rowboats, motorboats, sailboats — the list could go on and on. There are recreational boats […]
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Brunswick Rotarians recognize volunteer, advocate David Knight
The Brunswick Rotary Club named community volunteer and advocate David Knight a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow on May 3. Knight has been active with the Brunswick Downtown Association since 2007, serving as the secretary of the Board of Directors and now serves as an honorary member. He was recognized as the association’s Volunteer of […]
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River history presentation is May 12
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s final scheduled presentation of their 24th annual Winter Speaker Series, River History & the New Environmental Movement, features river historian Scot McFarlane. This event will be held via Zoom and registration is accessible via hyperlink at fomb.org. The event takes place Wednesday, May 12 at 7 p.m. McFarlane is a river historian who collaborates […]
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Volunteers wanted for annual Woolwich alewife count
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is looking for volunteers to count fish that successfully make it over the fish ladder at Nequasset Lake in Woolwich through early June. Counting can be done by children and adults, and no prior experience is necessary. Each fish counter signs up for a two-hour block and counts fish for two […]
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Sen. Vitelli to host virtual public office hours
Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, will hold virtual public office hours at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 5 via Zoom. The event also will be livestreamed to Facebook. Public office hours provide local residents a chance to meet with their elected officials, ask questions and get help with legislative or state government matters. Vitelli will give updates […]
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Ron Chase: Paddling the Sheepscot a rite of spring
For a small enthusiastic contingent of Mainers, paddling coastal rivers and streams is a clear indication spring has arrived. Each March and April, as snow and ice melts and rain showers replace wintry storms they stow away skis and snowshoes and retrieve their paddles from hibernation. Many of us older river rats have been replicating […]
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Bath Housing resumes free, on-site clinics
After a year-long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bath Housing, in partnership with the University of New England, is reviving blood pressure screening and medication reconciliation clinics for their residents. These clinics allow examination of a resident’s current prescriptions, which sometimes originate from different doctors, to red-flag any possible conflicts. “Medication adherence is one […]