BATH — Registration opens Wednesday, Sept. 9, for an introductory coding class. The class is free and is open to students in grades five through eight. Participants will learn fundamentals of coding by working with an online program called Scratch, a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. Class members will […]

BRUNSWICK — The Curtis Contemporaries will present a free screening of the documentary “Finding Kind” at Curtis Memorial Library on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The film and movement of the same name deals with bullying, raising awareness of the lasting effects of meanness in the “girl word.” The film is appropriate for girls and boys age […]

WISCASSET — The Lincoln and Sagadahoc Multi- County Jail Authority has received a $4,529 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association as a result of its good loss experience and loss prevention programs. The Maine Municipal Association offers three self-funded pools for municipal and quasi-municipal entities in Maine: The Workers Compensation Fund formed in 1978, […]

Delaware Valley University Anastasia Zajchowski, of Brunswick, was honored for academic achievement by being named to the Dean’s List at Delaware Valley University for the Spring 2015 semester. Husson University Dylan Towle, of Brunswick, was named to Husson University’s Spring 2015 President’s List

LISBON The Lisbon Town Council will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the town office. The council is scheduled to set the date for a school budget validation referendum election and a public hearing for the referendum, as well as to appoint wardens for the Sept. 22 election and set registrar hours and times to […]

AUGUSTA An Alna man was elected secretary of the Maine Green Independent Party. Sam Chandler, who ran for state representative in Portland’s House District 36 in 2014, said he looks forward to working to help the Maine Green Independent Party become a viable alternative for all Maine residents. Chandler was re-elected to a twoyear term […]

LISBON The Lisbon School Committee is scheduled to hold a special meeting tonight to give direction on a spending proposal that it will bring to the town council. The school committee struggled at a special meeting Aug. 24 with how to develop the spending plan that it will pass to the council for a vote, […]

BRUNSWICK The Brunswick Community Education Foundation announced last week that it has received a major contribution from Barry and Karen Mills. Totaling $40,000, the gift will be spread out over three years. The funds will provide critical support to the BCEF as the organization builds upon the remarkable success of its first year of grant […]

TOPSHAM Josh Ottow has been appointed the principal of Mt. Ararat Middle School. The school’s former principal, Bill Zima, left SAD 75 to serve as the superintendent of Regional School Unit 2. The school board’s unanimous appointment of Ottow Thursday came just in time for Monday’s start of school. Ottow, who spent the last four […]