TOPSHAM — Topsham Public Library is accepting applications for its annual art exhibit: The Joy of Art, which features original artwork by year-round Maine residents, amateur and professional. Prizes will be awarded in mixed media, oil/acrylic, other media, pastels and watercolor. Applications may be obtained at the library or on our website. The deadline for […]

BATH Hunting is allowed at six Kennebec Estuary Land Trust six preserves, the preservation group said in a news release. Thorne Head, Sewall Woods, and Whiskeag Creek in Bath, Higgins Mountain and Weber Kelly in Georgetown, and Bonyun Preserve on Westport Island are on the list of preserves where hunting is permitted. Hunting is not […]

BRUNSWICK Representatives from technical institutes, community colleges and two Maine employers will attend Region Ten Technical High School’s open house, 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Church Road school. Snacks prepared by the Food Trades and General Trades students, demonstrations and activities in the classrooms, and many raffle items will be offered. […]

Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., town office. Arrowsic SHELLFISH CONSERVATION, Monday, 5 p.m., town hall. BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6 p.m., town office. Bath FORESTRY COMMITTEE, Wednesday, 7 p.m., city hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 7 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham PLANNING BOARD, Thursday, 6 p.m., […]

Registrations are now being accepted for the 77th annual Miss Maine Scholarship Pageant, scheduled for June 2013 at the Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School. The Miss Maine Scholarship Pageant is the official state preliminary to the Miss America Pageant, one of the nation’s leading achievement programs and the largest source of scholarships for women […]

Several local artists will participate in “Maine Discovery,” the Maine Discovery Museum’s 10th annual benefit auction in Bangor. Patricia DuBose Duncan of Topsham, Chris Ford of Bath, Karen Pettengill of Pownal and Prentiss Weiss of Brunswick will exhibit work. The event is 5-9:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 250 Haskell Road, […]

FREEPORT — The sixth annual Creative Economy Show will feature more than 40 Maine artists offering everything from food to garden art. The event is 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 23, 24 and 25 at Studio on the Hill, 21 Pleasant Hill Road. A percentage of the proceeds and a raffle will benefit the […]

WISCASSET — Ames Supply is sponsoring a donation shelf at the store for the St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry. When dropping by to shop at Ames, consider bringing along shelf-stable food, paper products, cleaning supplies, animal food and diapers of all sizes to donate. St. Philip’s Church Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry is […]

BRUNSWICK — “An Evening of Jazz with Silent Auction, Raffle and Free Dessert will take place at Brunswick High School’s Crooker Theater at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10. A concert wil be held featuring the Opus One Big Band and BHS Jazz Band, plus a silent auction with more than 60 items donated by local […]

BRUNSWICK — Gallery Framing offers a meet and greet with book artists Barbara Bean, Carolyn Judson, Susan Perrine and Sue Walker, who will discuss “the book as sculpture from 4 to 7 p.m. today. For more information, call 729-9108.