Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick A boy, Bentley Owen West, to Nicholas Ryan and Ashley Ann (Davis) West of Brunswick, Jan. 6, 2016. A girl, Mabel Rosenberg Altieri, to Alice (Rosenberg) and Matthew O’Laughlin Altieri of Pownal, Jan. 8, 2016. A girl, Georgia Adelaide Zahradka, to Mary Katherine (Boyer) and Frank Travis Zahradka of Harpswell, Jan. […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Twins in San Diego are getting some attention because, though born just minutes apart, one has a birthday in 2015 and one in 2016. Jaelyn Valenica was born New Year’s Eve at 11:59 p.m. Her twin brother, Luis Valencia Jr., arrived at 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day. KGTV-TV reports that […]

Tree of Life Naturopathic & Midwifery Care, Yarmouth A girl, Emma Livia Wilcoxson, to Tiffany and Chris Wilcoxson of Georgetown, Dec. 27, 2015.

BRUNSWICK Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson was welcomed back to Bowdoin College on Tuesday with the sound of hundreds of fingers snapping. This form of applause is reserved only for certain speakers with whom students feel a special kinship, according to Ashley Bomboka, president of the college’s African-American Society. Mckesson, a 2007 graduate of Bowdoin, […]

BATH — “How Social Security Works,” a community read and public discussion series, will be held at local libraries in Bath, Topsham, Richmond, and Bowdoinham starting Sept. 29. The series will examine Social Security’s impact on individuals, the economy, and future generations of workers. The series is presented by the Sagadahoc County Democratic Committee in […]

BATH — In honor of National Lobster Day on Friday, the Maine Maritime Museum Lobstermobile will be embarking on a “Maine Adventure,” with stops at Reny’s stores in Portland, Topsham and Bath, and concluding with a party in the museum’s historic shipyard from 3-5 p.m. The museum will be offering free admission beginning at 3 […]

BATH The start of a new school year restarts the Bath Back Pack Program, and kicks off their second annual BBPP Fundraising Campaign. A recent survey of teachers and parents of students at Dike Newell School, who participated in the Bath Back Pack program last year, have reported positive benefits of the program. Parents said […]

TOPSHAM Need to gather some reading material for the winter? Hundreds of books will be available this weekend during the annual book sale to benefit programming at the Topsham Public Library. The book sale is the Friends of Topsham Public Library’s largest annual fundraiser and according to Friends President Monique Marchilli-Barker, raises approximately $8,000. The […]

BRUNSWICK — Every year, National Rehabilitation Awareness Week focuses attention on America’s more than 750,000 licensed physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech and language pathologists. They provide an array of services to help improve the quality of life for millions of individuals. At a special recognition event scheduled for Sept. 23, senior administration, direct supervisors, […]