BRUNSWICK Brunswick’s notoriously wide Maine Street was laid out in 1717 — when the town was still known as “Pejebscot” — and finally built in 1740. The road was named “12 Rod Road” because of its width — 12 “rods,” or 198 feet. Postcards were still captioned with the name as late as 1915. Bearing […]

The University of Southern Maine Office of Undergraduate Admission is hosting an open house for prospective students and their families noon to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 20, featuring an Academic and Student Resource Information Fair; Gorham and Portland campus tours; and tours of the Gorham residence halls. Participants will be able to meet with faculty, […]

FREEPORT — Fiona Harbert, a senior at Freeport High School, has been named a Commended Student in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program, Principal Bob Strong announced. “A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to this scholastically talented senior,” according […]

FREEPORT — Beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, a series of five consecutive Wednesday evening classes will provide an opportunity to learn the basics needed to research one’s ancestry. Class dates and topics include “Genealogy 101: Back To Basics,” “Common Genealogical Research Databases,” “Genealogy Deep Dive: Ancestry.com,” “The Organized Genealogist” and “Smashing The Genealogy […]

BATH — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust reminds the public hunting is allowed at of its six preserves, and is committed to providing access to these public lands for low-impact and traditional recreation including hunting, where appropriate. Thorne Head, Sewall Woods and Whiskeag Creek Preserves in Bath; Higgins Mountain and Weber Kelly Preserves in Georgetown; […]

BRUNSWICK Five Family Focus school-age child-care programs — at Hawthorne School, Brunswick; Williams Cone School and Woodside school, Topsham; Harpswell Community School and Bowdoinham Community School; along with the two Early Learning Centers in Brunswick and Bath, have achieved the highest step on Maine’s Quality Rating Improvement System, which governs licensing compliance, learning environments, program […]

BATH The Cosmopolitan Club has seen many successes these past six months, including greater interest among members and among senior class girls at Morse High School. During its recent annual meeting, the local women’s club inducted two new members, made nominations for the 2013-14 board, reviewed updated meetinghouse rental materials, amended to the bylaws and […]

DURHAM To learn more about the town’s effort to establish its own public works department, an informational session is scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Durham Community School’s cafeteria. Presided over by the town’s Board of Selectmen, the informational meeting likely will last about 30 minutes; selectmen’s regular meeting is scheduled to start at its […]