WOOLWICH — Woolwich Central School second- and third-graders will hold a Swim for Life dance in the school gym 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23. The students are collectinga contributions for the Regional School Unit 1 swimming program, which allows the third-graders to take six weeks of lessons at the Bath YMCA during the […]

HARPSWELL — Orr’s Island Library is unveiling a new year-round series to be held on the first Thursday of each month. The first First Thursday program will be “Being A Furniture Detective.” The Feb. 7 program features Orr’s Island resident Malcolm McFarland teaching the “secrets” of dating a piece of furniture or artifact, figuring out […]

BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast Senior Health Center offers a monthly support group to persons caring for those with dementia. Lisa Gellatly, of CHANS Home Health Care, will present a talk on introducing home modifications and adaptive equipment to those with dementia, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. The support group is free and […]

Four Regional School Unit 1 schools held “geography bees” as part of a National Geographic program last week. The winners were Gavin Hanna, a fifth-grader at Fisher Mitchell School in Bath; Annie Clifford, a fifth-grader at West Bath Elementary School; Gaige Kindlimann, a fifth-grader at Phippsburg Elementary School; and Alex Gates, a seventh-grader at Bath […]

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Samuel Johnson, son of Rick and Mary Johnson of Brunswick, was named to the fall 2012 dean’s list at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. He is a sophomore majoring in computer and information technology. The following local students have been named to the dean’s list at Hamilton College for the 2012 fall semester: — […]

BRUNSWICK CHANS Home Health Care and Mid Coast Health Services has announced an additional free seasonal flu vaccination clinic. The clinic will be held 9 a.m. to noon and 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive. State health officials said that influenza activity is expected to […]

TOPSHAM — Spectrum Generations welcomes Stacy Frizzle as the newest member of its Southern Midcoast Maine Community Center’s Local Advisory Council located in Topsham. Frizzle is executive director of People Plus, a nonprofit organization that supports an engaged, healthy and independent life for older adults. Spectrum Generations is Central Maine’s Area Agency on Aging, with […]