BRUNSWICK — The Dean Snell Cancer Foundation will hold its third annual Thanks for Giving Gala Charity Event from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, at The Inn at Brunswick Station. The event includes a silent auction with items and services from local businesses, artisans and craftspeople; along with appetizers and dessert with […]

RICHMOND — High school students from the Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program in Richmond headed to the State House recently to job shadow veteran lawmakers — part of a legislative initiative to better prepare students to meet the demands of the state’s job market. The Committee on Maine’s Workforce and Economic Future has asked JMG […]

BRUNSWICK — On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Community Health Information Partnership, or CHIP, will sponsor “Diabetes & Pre-Diabetes: A Walk-Through Event” at Curtis Memorial Library on Pleasant Street. From 9:30-11 a.m., patrons can learn about managing or preventing the risk of diabetes by visiting numerous stations within the library, participating in lifestyle and behavior surveys, as […]

BATH — Hyde School will host an open house on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. The event will offer a glimpse of a day in the life at Hyde School, with afternoon activities beginning in the campus mansion, where guests will be greeted by Hyde faculty and students. Campus tours begin promptly […]

BRUNSWICK — What people need to know about being a safe driver as they age is covered in detail during The Family Tree Program, which will air during the month of November on area community cable television stations. Joe Hahn, volunteer Smart Driver instructor for the AARP, Terry Goan, patrol officer with Brunswick Police Department, […]

TOPSHAM — Bats, the only flying mammal, are super-important, yet terribly misunderstood. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, scientist Trevor Peterson of Stantec Environmental Consulting will try to demystify them during a 6:30 p.m. presentation at Topsham Public Library. As the sun sets, bats help humans by consuming up to 900 mosquitos an hour. Peterson has studied […]

BRUNSWICK — Stacy Frizzle, executive director of People Plus, and Member Services Director Frank Connors will discuss the organization’s history and services during a presentation Nov. 5 at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way. The 1 p.m. talk is free and open to the public. Located at 35 Union St., People Plus has served […]

BRUNSWICK — Five state legislators will speak during a forum on women’s issues related to work and family at Curtis Memorial Library. “Women at the Table: The Economy and Reproductive Rights” will be held in the seminar room from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the library on Pleasant Street. Topics of discussion will […]

Arrowsic SELECT BOARD, Monday, 6 p.m., Town Hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham BOWDOINHAM BUSINESS WORKSHOP, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick SCHOOL BOARD SPECIAL MEETING, Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Hawthorne School, 46 Federal St. MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION, Monday, 6:30 p.m., Brunswick Station, 16 Station Ave. BRUNSWICK DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION, Tuesday, […]

BATH Alan Orchard, the elderly man who fought to hold on to a home that had been condemned, died Thursday. Yvonne Orchard said her husband, Alan Orchard, died Thursday morning at the couple’s Academy Green apartment on High Street. He was 81. The Orchards had been staying there since July while volunteers, some with the […]