BRUNSWICK — Charlene Donahue, a forest entomologist with the Maine Forest Service, will speak about the forest environment and the roles that insects play, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Morrell Room at Curtis Memorial Library. Topics will include browntailed moth, hemlock wooly adelgid, and winter moth; all found in the Merrymeeting areas.

BRUNSWICK — The Maine Women’s Giving Tree, a local grant-making philanthropy, is calling on area nonprofit organizations to apply for grants in 2013. Groups must have the proper tax status and operate programs benefiting women, children and families in Bath, Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, Phippsburg, Topsham, Wiscasset or Woolwich. For more information, visit www.mainewomen’sgivingtree.org, and click […]

BATH — “Thinking about Grad School?” will be held noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at the Midcoast Center for Higher Education, 9 Park St. Graduate school students, alumni and an admissions counselor will discuss their experiences and answer questions for people with a bachelor’s degree who are considering a master’s degree. The event […]

GEORGETOWN — The Laura E. Richards Library will close for the season Oct. 31. Residents are invited to Blizzard Books Days 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 27 and 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 30-31. Town residents may borrow “as many books, DVDs, books-on-tape or cds as is needed to make it […]

The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host free “Essentials of College Planning” workshops for adults 19 and older. The workshops will be held at Midcoast Center for Higher Education, 9 Park St., at 9 a.m.; and Southern Midcoast- CareerCenter, 275 Bath Road, at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13 and Nov. 27. To register or for […]

BRUNSWICK — The Pejepscot Historical Society announces two new exhibits. Through December, “Vote, Pejepscot! Election and Political Paraphernalia from the Pejepscot Historical Society Collection” features campaign buttons, window signs, banners, political cartoons and more from the early 19th through the late 20th centuries. Beginning Nov. 7, “Home Decoration: The Domestic Artistry of the Skolfield Women, […]

BATH — Coastal Enterprises Inc. will offer a fourevening homeownership education course Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 6, 8, 13 and 15 at Morse High School. The course aims to help people prepare for and be well informed about the process of buying a home. Pre-registration is required. There is a […]

BOWDOIN — FHC will host its 6th annual Halloween Extravaganza on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. The nature trail surrounding the property will be transformed into a haunted trail, featuring the chill-provoking talents of FHC employees, local fire and rescue departments, Mt. Ararat Interact Club students and other local organizations, an event […]

BATH — Maine Maritime Museum and Sea Scout Ship 243, along with Boy Scout Troop 254 from Warren, will host the Boy Scout’s Downeast District Fall Camporee this weekend on the museum grounds. The event brings together Boy Scout and Sea Scout groups from the Mid-coast for challenges with historical and nautical themes such as […]

GEORGETOWN — The Georgetown Island Education Foundation ended its second successful year helping enhance the resources of the Georgetown Central School, the group said in a news release. With a special emphasis on math, science and technology, the Foundation sponsored its first annual Adult Spelling Bee fundraiser and raised almost $2,000. The Foundation plans a […]