GEORGETOWN — The Georgetown Fire Department Auxiliary is sponsoring the 38th annual auction at the Georgetown Fire Department’s Five Island Station, Old Schoolhouse Road, on Saturday July 13, rain or shine. There will be a preview at 8:30 a.m. Bidding begins at 9:00 a.m., with free admission and food for sale all day. For more […]

BATH — The annual meeting for the Friends of Seguin Island Light Station will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 22 at First Federal Savings Bank, 125 Front St. A monthly meeting will also be conducted, to elect new board members and receive and review presidential and financial reports.

LISBON FALLS — The Lisbon Historical Society will host two descendants of a founder of the Worumbo Mill at its next meeting on July 10. Richard Moses of Georgia, and his son, Michael Moses from Texas, are direct descendants of Oliver Moses. He was one of the three founders of the Worumbo Mill, established in […]

Five Maine middle school students — including two homeschooled students from Bowdoin — made it to the finals in their respective categories at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day contest held at the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Md., June 9-13. Aaron and Adam Dustin, homeschooled brothers from Bowdoin, placed 12th in […]

PORTLAND — Larry Gilbert, a Democratic former U.S. Marshal and Lewiston police chief; and Paula Silsby, a Republican former U.S. Attorney for Maine, issued a statement praising independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler as “the only major candidate in the race for governor who supports universal background checks on gun sales.” The statement was sent to […]

BATH — The University of Maine at Augusta CIS 131 Web Applications course will be offered this fall at University College at Bath- Brunswick as a traditional on-site class. Adjunct faculty Lynne Sanford will teach Tuesdays, 4 to 6:45 p.m. starting Sept. 3. A practical, hands-on introduction to the design and development of a web […]

BATH — The Bath Garden Club celebrated 65 years and installed new officers at its annual meeting June 4. Outgoing president Barbara Richards, welcomed the new president, Joan Toy. Additional officers for the upcoming year are Liz Prest, first vice president; Elizabeth Lakeman, second vice president; Melissa Finnimore, recording secretary; and Beverley Reynolds, treasurer.

BRUNSWICK — Spindleworks seeks entries for a “tiny (take two)” exhibit in the Whatnot Gallery, 7 Lincoln St., in August. Entries will be accepted in all media, not to exceed 4 inches by 4 inches by 4 inches. If framed, the frame may not exceed 8 inches by 8 inches. The deadline is July 8. […]

RICHMOND — Larry Barnes, a licensed Maine Master Falconer, will hold a discussion about peregrine falcons and kestrels at the Swan Island Wildlife Management Area, noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 6 on Swan Island in the Kennebec River. The event is limited to 40 people. To register, call Swan Island Reservations at 547- 5322 […]