Air Force Airman Lawrence W. Crosby graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Crosby is the son of Lawrence Crosby of Harrisburg, Ill., and Jeannette Martin of Bridgton. He is a 2012 graduate of Harrisburg High School. Army Pvt. Jermine E. German graduated from basic infantry training at Fort […]

Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., town office. Arrowsic SHELLFISH COMMISSION, Monday, 5 p.m., town hall. SELECT BOARD, Monday, 6 p.m., town hall. Bath FORESTRY COMMITTEE, Wednesday, 7 p.m., City Hall. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, Thursday, 4:30 p.m., City Hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 7 p.m., town […]

FREEPORT Councilors listened to residents’ concerns this week about which agencies and line items will get funding during the upcoming municipal budget process. Representatives of numerous departments and groups lined up Tuesday to ask town councilors for consideration when the 2014 spending plan is assembled. More than 20 people spoke on behalf of several organizations. […]

BATH A newly formed committee charged with cementing plans to install field turf at McMann Field meets today for the first time. The meeting, at the Bath Parks & Recreation Department office, begins at 2 p.m. Steve Balboni, parks and recreation director, said the committee is likely to appoint a chairperson. The City Council on […]

BATH — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and the Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District are partnering to offer a workshop focused on the management practices and aid available to protect and manage water on farms. The workshop will take place 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 at Bath City Hall Auditorium. Pre-register […]

BATH — The Bath City Council invites citizens to join them for their second annual “Keep Bath Beautiful” Clean Up Day, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21. Councilors will provide maps, trash bags, recycling bins, gloves, hand sanitizer and refreshments to those cleaning up refuse along streets and roadsides. A meeting area will be […]

GEORGETOWN — The Georgetown Historical Society opens its spring exhibit on Tuesday, April 16. In recognition of the Civil War sesquicentennial, the exhibit will commemorate in words and images the more than 90 Georgetown men who served in the war, and the families that supported them from home. Several descendants of those veterans are involved […]

BATH — It’s a special Mother’s Day “cash mob” happening Thursday, April 18. The idea is to descend upon a particular store on a given day and give it a cash boost. A special store has been selected for this Mother’s Day Mob. “Mobsters” are asked to spend a minimum of $20 in cash. No […]

Friends of Casco Bay is looking for a few good volunteers who don’t mind getting their hands wet to join other “citizen scientists” monitoring water quality at 40 sites around the rim of Casco Bay. Participants will learn to test for dissolved oxygen, a measure of how much oxygen is available to marine life; as […]