FALMOUTH — Youth and adult volunteers are starting a 4-H Goat Club in Cumberland County. Participants will learn about the care, raising and showing of dairy goats in addition to exploring the role of goats and their agricultural products in society. Meetings will be the second Monday of each month beginning at 6:30 p.m. Jan. […]

DRESDEN If you hit it right — and you have the patience to clean them — rainbow smelt provide a traditional taste treat this time of year. And with the onset of the January cold, smelting shacks located off rivers that drain into Merrymeeting Bay are set to open. Camp owners provide the camps, heated […]

BathCITY COUNCIL, Wednesday, 6p.m., City Hall.BowdoinBOWDOIN HISTORIC PRESERVATION, Wednesday, 7 p.m.,town office.BrunswickMARINE RESOURCES,Wednesday, 7 p.m., BrunswickStation, 16 Station Ave.STAFF REVIEW, Thursday, 10a.m., Hawthorne School, 46Federal St.MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION, Thursday, 6 p.m., CurtisMemorial Library, 23 PleasantSt.DresdenFIRE DEPARTMENT, Wednesday,6:30 p.m., station No. 2.DurhamPLANNING BOARD, Wednesday, 6 p.m., Town Office, 630Hallowell Rd.SELECTMEN, Thursday, 6:30p.m., Town Office, 630 Hallowell […]

The Postal Service is asking for customers’ help this winter in reducing the risk of injury to letter carriers so they can continue to provide the best possible mail service. USPS District Manager Deborah C. Essler asks property owners to keep steps and walkways clear of snow and ice so that carriers, whose arms are […]

BRUNSWICK — Jack Hudson will offer computer classes at People Plus. On Jan. 22 and 24, Hudson presents “Exploring the Internet.” On Jan. 29 and 31, it’s “Creating an Account and Using Email.” The courses will be held 11 a.m. to noon and include the process for accessing the Internet and navigating websites. Class participants […]

BATH — Patten Free Library will host a free, hands-on information session on eReaders and eBooks from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 in the second-floor community room. The session is designed to help patrons and community members who are just beginning to use an eReader and would like to know more about their […]

BATH — Sagadahoc Preservation’s Dreamland Theater will screen “The Gods Must Be Crazy” at 7 p.m. Jan. 3 at the Winter Street Center. Movies are shown every Thursday. The suggested donation is $5. The 2012-13 season is underwritten by Jorgensen Landscaping. Movies are generously donated by River Bottom Video in Bath. All proceeds go toward […]

How did the health care systems in Canada and the United States evolve to be so completely different, when at one point they were essentially the same? The Midcoast Chapter of Maine AllCare is presenting a film and discussion of “The Healthcare Movie,” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, to answer that question. The event […]