WISCASSET Dave Cleaveland, owner of Maine Imaging, has partnered with international aerial stock photography company Latitude Image to create what principals say is the largest catalogued aerial coverage of New England online. The 3,000-plus image collection covers seascapes, landscapes and nature images from the tip of Maine to the edges of Connecticut. Spanning the nearly […]

HARPSWELL Owners of land coveted by activists seeking public beach access at Cedar Beach cancelled a meeting this week where negotiations regarding an easement were scheduled to take place. In response, the group advocating for the access said it may consider legal action against the property owners. Board of Selectmen Chairwoman Elinor Multer said an […]

WEST BATH — Shannon L. Landry, of West Bath, attended “Maine New Leadership,” a six-day, nonpartisan public leadership education program for college women. Sponsored by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, the program helps participants learn skills and develop networks that empower them to become civic and public leaders. Twenty-eight […]

BRUNSWICK — People Plus will present “Guilt Free Sweet Treats for Summer” with nutritionist Anita Huey. The talk will take place at People Plus, 35 Union St., at 1 p.m., Monday, July 15. Recipes and samples will be provided during the food demonstration. This class is open to People Plus members only, and attendance is […]

BRUNSWICK — Visit Curtis Library, Brunswick on Wednesday evening July 24 at 6:30 p.m. for “Buying a Telescope: what you should consider,” a chat with Ron Thompson from the Southern Maine Astronomers. Ron will talk about telescopes and features that work and don’t work for amateur astronomers. Would-be astronomers can also learn more about the […]

BRUNSWICK — Pejepscot Historical Society is partnering with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network to bring two new Civil War documentaries to Brunswick. On Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m. in Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room, the public is invited to a free viewing of Pejepscot Historical Society’s “Joshua Chamberlain: Scholar, Soldier, Statesman,” and MPBN’s […]

BATH The Blue and the White is as strong as ever. As they do every June, Morse High School alumni traveled from far and wide to gather recently at Bath Middle School for the annual Bath High School Alumni Association banquet. Six decades of classes with more than 700 attendees came to reminisce, give back […]

TOPSHAM Cox Insurance Agency and Down East Insurance Agency — both based in Topsham — are merging. Melanie Munsey, president of Down East Insurance Agency, announced the merger in a news release, saying it “will provide uninterrupted service to current Cox customers.” The Cox Agency, serving the Topsham community for more than 40 years, was […]

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TOPSHAM — Kelly Fitzmaurice of Topsham and Alex Theberge of Brunswick wish to announce their engagement. Fitzmaurice, daughter of Micheal and Diane Fitzmaurice of Topsham, is a 2004 graduate of Mt. Ararat High School and 2011 graduate of the University Of Maine at Farmington. She works for Child Development Services for the state. Theberge, son […]