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BATH — Patten Free Library’s Children’s Room will be hosting a series of four free writer’s workshops on Thursday afternoons beginning Sept. 6 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. A news release describes the workshops as follows: Using the library’s iPads and an application called Scribble Press, participants will learn how to create and publish their […]

BRUNSWICK — Curtis Memorial Library and Midcoast Senior College are jointly sponsoring the Current Events Forum, to be held at the library, 23 Pleasant St., on Thursdays at noon, from Sept. 6 through Nov. 19. A moderator begins the session by briefly describing an event happening in the week’s news and then poses a question […]

BRUNSWICK — Thomas Point Beach, 29 Meadow Road, presents “The Bluegrass Special,” an event that revisits a beloved musical tradition, as musicians and audience members gather together for firstclass family entertainment over Labor Day weekend, today through Sept. 2. In 2008, the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival retired after 30 years. According to a news […]

BATH — For the second year in a row, Five County Credit Union’s Bath branch, at 765 Washington St., is holding a silent auction from Sept. 4 through Sept. 21. to benefit Ending Hunger in Maine. Donations are gathered from local businesses and put on display so people can make silent bids on paper. All […]

TOPSHAM — Scottish Country Dance classes, including jigs, reels, and the elegant strathspeys of Scotland begin Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Topsham Grange on Pleasant Street. A beginner class is at 6 p.m., followed by a general class from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Singles and couples are welcome, but no partner is needed. There is […]

Topsham Summonses John E. Yates, 41, of 28 Hannah Drive, Aug. 24, 9:27 p.m., charged with unlawful use of possession of inhalants, on Hannah Drive. Courtney M. Basinet, 21, of 1521 Main St., Bowdoin, Aug. 21, 6:01 p.m., charged with operating after license suspension, on Main Street. Kevin Bruning, 22, of 21 White St., Aug. […]

Freeport BOARD OF APPEALS, Thursday, 7 p.m., Town Council Chambers, 30 Main St. Topsham BOARD OF SELECTMEN WORKSHOP — COMMUNICATION/ WORKING TOGETHER, Thursday, 6 p.m., municipal building.

BATH Every spring, the downtown support organization Main Street Bath arranges to have cascading flower baskets hung on the district’s lampposts, to grace downtown Bath throughout the summer. To help fund this urban garden for the community, Main Street Bath’s annual mums sale is now in progress, with all profits to be donated to the […]