The 27th Bath Savings Paddle for Pine Tree Camp returns in June with some new twists: the Hammond Lumber Cornhole for a Cause tournament, Party for the Paddle at The Woodshed in Manchester and live music at the Solon Hotel. Expanding the paddle to a multi-day event serves one purpose: to raise funds for Maine […]
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Ghanaian author to be featured at Gulf of Maine Books event
Gulf of Maine Books is hosting a reading by author Patrick Asare at 7 p.m. on June 1 at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. Asare will read from and discuss his book “The Boy from Boadua: One African’s Journey of Hunger and Sacrifice in Pursuit of a Dream.” This autobiographical memoir follows Asare’s journey […]
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SAD 75 fiscal year 2024 budget gets initial approval from voters
The 158 voters from Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Harpswell and Topsham OK’d the $52.8 million budget, which will go to a referendum vote on June 13.
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New Bath police contract includes pay raises
Bath police said their wages have lagged behind other Midcoast police departments.
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Longtime Maine Public Radio journalist Mal Leary dies at 72
Known as the dean of the State House press corps, Leary covered politics for 45 years for radio, TV and print, and even started his own news service.
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Most of Maine’s delegation won’t even talk about an assault weapons ban
Three of the state’s four members of Congress oppose a ban, mostly because they don’t believe it’s practical in a divided government. Only Rep. Chellie Pingree supports it.
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Exodus to the Pine Tree State
Over continents and years, through danger and illness, thousands of African asylum seekers, mostly from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, have made their way to Maine. They tell harrowing stories of peril in their home countries and on their way to the United States, and say they came to Maine hearing they would find safety and help here.
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Culinary arts students at Augusta-based technical center learn by running school’s food trailer
Chef Heidi Parent strives to be innovative with her culinary arts program, including using COVID-19 pandemic relief funding to buy a food trailer for her students to run.
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In 5 years, Amjambo Africa has become an important news source for Maine immigrants
The publication prints 13,000 copies a month with articles in 7 languages, and podcasts have helped reach a broader audience.
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Maine businesses brainstorm how to deal with climate change as an economic issue
Over 400 businesspeople and 60 presenters gathered in Augusta to share perspectives and practices on dealing with Earth’s warming.