THE 4TH OF JULYBY CHARLOTTE HART“It’s the Fourth of July. Summer’s over!”My mom used to say that eachyear.In my youth, I thought she wasoh so wrong.Now I know what she meant. Ohdear! ONGOING EVENTS Every Monday9 a.m., Yoga9 a.m., Crafters10 a.m., Table Tennis10 a.m., Chair YogaNoon, Bridge1:15 p.m., Laughter Club Every Tuesday9 a.m., Loosen Up10 […]

If you had asked me a year ago whether I would be back in Brunswick working as the Teen Center coordinator, I would have looked at you as if you were speaking Thai to me. That’s because for the past three years, I have been living and working in Phuket, Thailand, as an English teacher […]

Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Arrowsic BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6 p.m. town hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 7 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. PLANNING BOARD, Thursday, 7 p.m., Coombs Meeting Room. Brunswick MARINE RESOURCE […]

Once upon a time, there lived a king who understood the language of the beasts and the birds and the insects. When he was very young, his fairy godmother gave him the power. But she also warned him: “Don’t tell anyone your secret, or they’ll call you mad.” The king listened, and he was careful […]

WOOLWICH — Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Jerdan, a 1995 graduate of Chop Point High School, was recently named Senior Sailor of the Quarter, second quarter 2012, while assigned to Ney Hall galley, food service division, Naval Station Newport, R.I. As mess decks master-atarms, he was responsible for supervising two military personnel and 60 […]

HARPSWELL — Retired Maj. Gen. John W. Libby of the Maine National Guard will be the guest speaker at a barn party June 30 to benefit Maine veterans. “Celebrating Our Veterans” will begin at 6 p.m. at the home of Greg and Joy Johnson, 69 Shore Road, Harpswell. Cost is $35 per person. The picnic […]

TOPSHAM — Topsham American Legion Post 202 will conduct a veterans recognition program at the High Towers on Water Street in Brunswick at 11 a.m. Sunday. During the recognition ceremony, 15 residents are slated to receive certificates of appreciation from the state of Maine for their military service. A similar program will take place at […]

AlnaBOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town hall.ArrowsicBOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6 p.m. town hall.BowdoinBOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office.PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 7p.m., town office.BowdoinhamBOARD OF SELECTMEN, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building.PLANNING BOARD, Thursday,7 p.m., Coombs MeetingRoom.BrunswickSTAFF REVIEW, Monday, 10a.m., Hawthorne School, 46Federal St.MARINE RESOURCE COMMITTEE, Monday, 5 p.m.,Brunswick Station, 16 StationAve.MASTER […]

PHIPPSBURG — Phippsburg Elementary School has announced its fourth quarter awards. STRONG EFFORT: Dominic Delong, Heidi Guthro, Kasie Hasselbacher, Hayden Platteter and Anora Rice. ABOVE AND BEYOND: Abbie Baker and Wade Nickerson. CARE AND CONCERN: Maia Chabot, Erica Mullen and Tyler Scorfina. BUS AWARD: Savanna Burgess, Autumn Hawkes and Kali Pierce. HOMEWORK AWARD: Finn Gellatly, […]