Recently, local author and Dike Newell School volunteer Wendy Ulmer gifted Sue Michaud’s second grade class with copies of her children’s book “Zero, Zilch, Nada: Counting to None,” which follows the story of a young bunny named Harry who needs the reader’s help to count 100 balloons. Students joined Ulmer on the lawn beside the […]

While most people are focused on turkey and locally-harvested fall vegetables this week, others are instead finding ways to get more fish onto peoples’ plates. Seafood is traditional New England fare, but it often gets lost in the fall shuffle as people gravitate to hearty meats and root vegetables. But, there is great local seafood […]

Brunswick-area senior center People Plus is raffling a Toro snowblower to raise funds to support homebound seniors. The snowblower is valued at $900 and is donated by The Home Depot. Tickets are $20 each. People Plus hopes to raise $10,000. In a news release, People Plus stated it is relying on fundraising to fill the […]

Last week’s unseasonably warm weather made me particularly nostalgic for summer. I half-expected to spot a kayaker gliding by or a fishing boat pulling up its nets. But, the water temperature has dropped nearly 20 degrees since its peak, which was close to 70F this summer. And, this has certainly impacted the behavior of all […]

When I heard there was a hiking trail to the summit of Lobster Mountain, I resolved to return to remote Lobster Lake for a climb. The pristine body of water with an impressive shoreline is located northeast of Moosehead Lake in northern Maine. Letting your imagination soar, it’s shaped something like an asymmetrical lobster. Both […]

Bath’s Fisher Mitchell School students had their own taste of political process earlier this month; their election to determine the Best Thing About Maine wrapped up earlier this month. Meg Barker, in her fourth year as the librarian at the elementary school, first organized a mock election for students during the 2018 midterm elections in […]