A book and soup drive is being organized in light of the recent tragedy in Connecticut. Organizers will assemble gifts bags containing the dry ingredients for a soup as well as a book written for people who are grieving. Participants are asked to assemble dry soup ingredients in a Mason jar and attach the recipe […]

LISBON FALLS — Boy Scout Troop 109 of Lisbon Falls honored Jacob R. Bussiere, 14, at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor held Sept. 29 at Holy Trinity Church. Bussiere is the son of Bob and Jennifer Bussiere of Lisbon Falls. There were more than 200 in attendance as Pine Tree Council Scout Executive Eric […]

WOOLWICH — Kaden Malcolm, a sixth-grade student at Woolwich Central School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee held Dec. 17. The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 25th annual National Geographic Bee. The school winners, including Kaden, will now take a written […]

For the past month, students here and throughout Regional School Unit 5 have worked to collect school supplies for their counterparts in Sandy-ravaged Freeport, N.Y. According to Dede Bennell, the service learning coordinator at Freeport High School here, large donations came from Big Al’s in Wiscasset, Casey Family Services, Sherman’s Book Stores, CVS Pharmacy and […]

Bay Bridge Estates of Brunswick recently won The Maine Rural Water Association’s annual Outstanding Small Water System award. The award and recognition was for Bay Bridge’s commitment to compliance with the Federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Act and the Maine Drinking Water Program’s Safe Drinking Water Rules. Each year, MRWA recognizes various Maine […]

HARPSWELL — The Maine Public Television Series “Incredible Maine” will air a half-hour show about Harpswell Community School’s Outdoor Classroom visit to the Chewonki Foundation. The show will air on MPBN at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29. The visit was part of a science and learning experience for Harpswell Community School fifth-graders, who camped at […]

BRUNSWICK— Wild Oats Bakery and Café recently made a $750 gift to Curtis Memorial Library, raised during a Community Awareness Day in celebration of its 20th year in business. The café donated a percentage of all sales from Sept. 30. Library staff were in the café that day to greet customers and sign up new […]

Adrienne Mosey, of Brunswick, conducted a semester-long class research project in her bachelor of social work program as part of Wheelock College’s partnership with the Mattahunt Community Center in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood. The project is designed to help shape future programming at the Center, the college said in a news release. Students visited the Mattahunt […]

Bowdoinham CABLE/INTERNET COMMITTEE, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Dresden FIRE DEPARTMENT, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Station 2. Harpswell SELECTMEN, Thursday, 6 p.m., Town Office, 263 Mountain Road. MRRA PROPERTY COMMITTEE, Thursday, 3 p.m., Hangar 6, Camo Conference Room, 2nd floor, Brunswick Executive Airport. Phippsburg PCATV, Thursday, 6 p.m., town hall. West Bath MARINE RESOURCES BOARD, […]

Lisbon Falls Christian Academy First quarter “A” roll Grade 1-4: Vanessa Brown, Logan Frost, Megan Gilbert, Isaac Gould, Sarah Haggerty, Aaron Haskell, Alivia Jones, Julian Morin, Carrie Parker, Emma Petroff, Lucas Poisson Grade 5-8: Jesse Holmander, Stephan Morin Grade 9- 12: Emma Gumprecht, Patrick Holmander, Daniel Hunt, Sarah Kennedy, Matthew McGuire, Jessica Newendyke, Christopher Riggs, […]