BRUNSWICK — Alzheimer’s Association Program Director William Kirkpatrick will give a talk titled “Know the 10 Signs, Early Detection Matters,” 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18 in the Community Room at Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive. In this free program, participants will learn how to tell the difference between Alzheimer’s and […]

RICHMOND — ASSE-International Student Exchange Programs seeks host families in the Mid-coast region for the 2013-14 academic year. For more information, call 737-4666 or visit www.asse.com.

BRUNSWICK — For Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Family Crisis Services is joining with local business owners in Brunswick for the Glowing Purple Project. The goal of the Glowing Purple Project is to send the message that domestic violence has no place in our community. Businesses on Maine Street will be “shining the light […]

TOPSHAM — A representative from Thomas College will visit Mt. Ararat High School at 11:45 a.m. Oct. 15. Thomas is a private, careeroriented college in Waterville that prepares undergraduates for careers in business, technology and education and guarantees employment within 90 days of graduation. For more information, visit www.thomas.edu.

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick High School chorus alumni have been working to prepare a chorus concert in memory of Carroll “Sonny” Googins, recently deceased chorus teacher at the school. Proceeds will go toward a music scholarship to be awarded to a graduating senior, said Rebecca Beck, owner of Studio 48 Performing Arts Center. The group rehearses […]

Mid-coast Audubon will explore the Green Point Wildlife Management Area in Dresden seeking sparrows and more on Saturday, Oct. 13. Green Point also offers views of the Kennebec River for ducks and eagles. Rarities are also possible: An extremely rare Bell’s Vireo was there as recently as Oct. 8, Audubon officials said in a news […]

GEORGETOWN — For nearly 200 years, the village of Riggsville/Robinhood at the northern end of Georgetown island has served as a center for commerce. On Oct. 16 at the Georgetown Historical Society on 20 Bay Point Road, Andy Vavolotis, president of Robinhood Marine Center, will share some history of this important center for trade. A […]

FREEPORT — A Freeport couple will give a talk Tuesday on how to hike the Tour du Mont Blanc, a two-week, 170-kilometer walking trail that encircles the Mount Blanc Massif in Europe. A slide show accompanies the talk, beginning with a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Freeport Community Library, 10 […]

BRUNSWICK — The American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is Sunday in Brunswick. Teams and individuals will gather at the Gazebo on Brunswick’s downtown mall. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the walk begins at 11. Proceeds from this threemile, noncompetitive walk support the American Cancer Society’s efforts to fight breast cancer. […]

Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Bath COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, Thursday, 4:30 p.m., city hall. Brunswick MDOT PUBLIC HEARING, Thursday, 4 p.m., Brunswick Station, 16 Station Ave. Freeport SHELLFISH, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. COMMUNICATIONS WORKING GROUP, Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Town Hall, 30 Main St. Georgetown HARBOR COMMITTEE, […]