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Ron Chase: Moose Mission Impossible

  When my friend Brent Elwell invited me to join his moose hunt, I immediately accepted. Only a small percentage of applicants win the moose hunt lottery each year. A lifelong Mainer, I’d never participated in a moose hunt and at my age, it might be my last chance. Permit holder Brent had assembled a […]

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Birth announcements

A girl, Hazel Maeve McCarthy, born to Megan Adelle and Edward Andrew McCarthy on October 9, 2020 of Bremen, Maine. Maternal Grandparents, Toni & David Osier of Bremen, Maine. Paternal Grandparents, Diane & Peter Roskop of Newcastle Maine and Edward & Norma McCarthy of Caldwell, New Jersey. Great Grandparents, Norma & David Osier of Bremen, […]

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Intertidal: Water’s charades

Watching an eider duck float on the water, so gracefully bobbing up and down on the water, makes me envious. Despite their chunky bodies, they are perfectly designed to float. First, they have air sacs inside their bodies much like a fish has a swim bladder. They can store air here for long periods of […]

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Bath-area youth organization launches rebrand, fundraising drive

Midcoast Community Alliance and the Bath Youth Meetinghouse & Skatepark is changing its name to the Midcoast Youth Center, according to a news release. The nonprofit organization, which serves at-risk students and youth in general for the greater Bath/Regional School Unit 1 communities, will hold rebranding activities on Oct. 22. The rebranding rollout will highlight […]

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Intertidal: Head in the clouds

Nearly eight months later, I decided to brave the skies for the first time since the pandemic. Something that struck me were the clouds we were flying above. The types, the textures, the density – the diversity of form is all the more clear when you look at them in a broad expanse. I am […]

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Midcoast Symphony Orchestra cancels fall concerts because of COVID-19

The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra will not be performing its annual October concerts in Topsham and Lewiston due to the ongoing pandemic. During August and September, the orchestra presented small string ensembles in a series of outdoor rehearsals that were open to the public. Small string ensembles also performed outdoor concerts at senior living communities in […]

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Midcoast Senior College fall registration open

Registration is now open for fall courses at Midcoast Senior College. Midcoast Senior College’s mission is to provide noncredit academic courses and other educational events for people of 50 years and older to continue their lifelong learning. It is one of 17 senior colleges in Maine. The college had canceled its spring courses due to […]