BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast Hospital will host training for “A Matter of Balance” coaches from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday and from noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 12. “A Matter of Balance is a proven program designed to help people manage concerns about falls and increase physical activity,” a hospital release states. “Mid Coast Hospital […]

Bath CITY COUNCIL, Wednesday, 6 p.m., City Hall. FORESTRY COMMITTEE, Wednesday, 7 p.m., City Hall. Bowdoinham 250TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick PLANNING BOARD, Thursday, 5 p.m., Brunswick Station, 16 Station Ave. Dresden FIRE DEPARTMENT, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Pownalborough Station. FIRE ASSOCIATION, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Pownalborough Hall. Durham PLANNING BOARD, Wednesday, 7 p.m., town office. BOARD OF SELECTMEN […]

BRUNSWICK In line with tradition, Brunswick’s former Longfellow School now has a living memorial at the new Harriet Beecher Stowe School. Mary Parsons, an advocate for keeping alive memories of the Longfellow School and a member of the Brunswick Area Student Aid Fund, said she received permission to plant a tree at the new elementary […]

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. Bowdoinham COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE, Tuesday, 6:30p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. 250TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick POLICE STATION BUILDING COMMITTEE, Tuesday, 3 […]

Long ago a boy was born in western Tibet to a wealthy family that named him Mila Thopaga, “a joy to hear.” When he was still very young, his father died, and his greedy aunt and uncle stole the family’s money and forced the boy and his mother to become their servants. Young as he […]

Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Arrowsic PLANNING BOARD, Monday, 7 p.m. town hall. 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 Midcoast Senior College is pleased to announce that Now You’re Cooking will sponsor the Winter Wisdom Lecture Series again this year. The lectures are an important part of the Senior College winter program, which gratefully thanks Mike and Betsy Fear, owners of Now You’re Cooking, for making this program possible. The noontime lectures will […]

The end of the Iraq war also appears to end a golden age of growth in military pay and benefits, which lasted at least a decade and corrected many perceived or long-standing faults in military compensation. Disabled retirees, reserve component members, surviving spouses and active forces all benefited from flush wartime budgets and a Congress […]