LEWISTON — New Beginnings, an agency serving youth, is launching a new Host Home Program that will support struggling teens in southern Maine. Established in 1980, New Beginnings provides a variety of youth programs ranging from basic shelter to community based services in the Lewiston, Farmington and Augusta areas. In 2011, New Beginnings provided emergency […]

WISCASSET — The Margaret Ellis Community Garden located at the Morris Farm is now accepting applications for plots to grow fruits and vegetables for the 2012 growing season. Garden plots measure 20 feet by 10 feet and cost $25 for a yearly rental. “Community gardening is an opportunity to grow food for your pantry in […]

Arrowsic ROAD COMMISSION, Tuesday, 7 p.m. town hall. Bath PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 6 p.m., City Hall. CITY COUNCIL, Wednesday, 6 p.m., City Hall. FORESTRY COMMITTEE, Wednesday, 7 p.m., City Hall. Brunswick POLICE STATION BUILDING COMMITTEE, Tuesday, 4 p.m., Brunswick Station, 16 Station Ave. APPOINTMENT SUBCOMMITTEE, Wednesday, 6 p.m., municipal building, 28 Federal St. MARINE RESOURCE […]

Once upon a time there was a farmer and his wife and they had no children. This made the farmer sad and angry. One day he declared, “I will have a child, even if it must have quills!” Sure enough, his wife gave birth to a baby covered in quills; his top half was a […]

Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Arrowsic ROAD COMMISSION, Tuesday, 7 p.m. town hall. Bath PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 6 p.m., City Hall. CITY COUNCIL, Wednesday, 6 p.m., City Hall. FORESTRY COMMITTEE, Wednesday, 7 p.m., City Hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. Brunswick TOWN COUNCIL BUDGET PRESENTATION, Monday, 7 […]

BATH — Bath Middle School has announced its honor roll for the third quarter. Grade 6 High honors Micailah Albertson, Andrew Barber, Samantha Barnes, Connor Bennoch, Quinlan Boyle, Christian Brookhouse, Margaret Chipman, Morgan Cowette, Andrew Dean, Schyler Eaves, Caiden Fraser, Ethan Gagnon, Alexander Gates, Avram Gersh, Emma Gould, Sebastian Hale Krull, Logan Howard, Antonina Keyes, […]

TOPSHAM — Local American Legion posts will gather Sunday to honor several local veterans and their families for their service in the U.S. military. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at the American Legion Post 202 on Foreside Road. More than 40 area veterans and families will be recognized with Maine Honorary Certificates of […]

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has ordered military schools to make sure they are not including anti-Islamic themes in training courses, the Defense Department said Wednesday, after complaints surfaced about the curriculum in a course dealing with terrorism and radicalism. The chairman, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, ordered the review after students […]

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick’s George T. Files American Legion Post 20 received national recognition for post excellence. The American Legion presented the certificate to the post Wednesday night. It states that Post 20 “has demonstrated excellence in serving their community above and beyond all expectations. In keeping with the aims of our preamble, this post and its […]