Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Arrowsic CONSERVATION COMMISSION, Monday, 7 p.m., town hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick STAFF REVIEW, Monday, 10 a.m., Hawthorne School, 46 Federal St. TOWN COUNCIL, Monday, 6:30 p.m., Executive Session; […]

LISBON FALLS — Pioneer Chapter No. 11 Lisbon Falls, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Ancient York Masonic Hall on Route 196. The meeting will begin with supper at 6 p.m., assisted by Pine Cone Chapter No. 26 of Auburn and Lakeside Chapter No. 60 of […]

BRUNSWICK — Shambhala Meditation Centers are offering two meditation instruction programs. “The Art of Being Human,” a weekend program introducing sitting meditation, is Oct. 19-21, with meditation instruction, practice and discussion. Registration is required, online at www.shambhalabp.org or call 251-3437. “Meditation in Everyday Life,” a five-week class, meets Mondays starting Oct. 29, 6:30 to 8:30 […]

Jean Shinoda Bolen, a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst, will speak in Portland Oct. 19- 20. The Friday lecture, titled “Trees and Tree People; Greening Ourselves, Saving the Planet,” is 7 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Sanctuary at Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. The cost is $25 at the door. The Saturday seminar, “Grail, Goddesses, Circles, and […]

FREEPORT — The South Freeport Congregational Church is sponsoring a barbecue dinner with music and an auction 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct 20. The event features live bluegrass music and beverages served by Conundrum of Freeport and a barbecue dinner by Riverfront Barbeque and Grille of Augusta. Auctions will offer vacation retreats, an afternoon […]

BRUNSWICK — Crafters are invited to participate in the annual Mid Coast Senior Health Center Crafts Fair to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association Maine Chapter. The fair will take place 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at 58 Baribeau Drive. To reserve a table to sell crafts, contact Sally Fitch at 373-3691 or send […]

POWNAL — The Pownal Scenic & Historical Society will present “A Tribute To Five Who Did Much For Pownal Over Their Lifetimes” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Mallett Hall. The program, in digital slide-show format, will pay tribute to William “Bill” DeWitt, Carl “Sam” Mason, Edna Snow Menchen, Marion Knight Reed and Frank […]

WOOLWICH — The Green Team at Woolwich Central School plans to create a vegetable garden, and needs a volunteer to till new ground beside the school apple orchard so the soil will be ready for next spring. Anyone interested can email Beth Harrington at eharrington@rsu1.org.

BOWDOINHAM — A harvest festival will take place at the Long Branch School & General Store, 20 Main St., noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Activities will include a potluck beginning at noon. Local food dishes with items from local farmers will go alongside potluck offerings from everybody. A live petting zoo, blacksmith demonstrations […]

BATH — The City of Ships is now also the City of Trees. The city’s Forestry Committee is urging individuals to submit striking photographs of trees found within city limits for the Annual Community Forest Photo Contest. The contest is open to anyone. Photographers should note the tree’s location by address or cross street, the […]