Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is seeking volunteers for a long-standing community science program that collects data on horseshoe crab populations in the Damariscotta River estuary. Horseshoe crabs will soon be arriving at the shores of estuary to lay their eggs. A volunteer training session will be from 3-5 p.m. next Friday, April 18, in the […]
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Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse seeks volunteers for summer
Friends of the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse has an opportunity for anyone interested in history and who enjoys meeting people from all over the world. The group is seeking volunteer docents dedicated to educating and engaging visitors about the rich history of the lighthouse and its Maine coastal surroundings. The Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in Bristol dates […]
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Learn about pollinators with Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
Bath-based Kennebec Estuary Land Trust will host a free Zoom lecture on Maine’s insect pollinators at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17. KELT will welcome back Dr. Ron Butler, one of the leading experts on Maine’s pollinators. This presentation will be an overview of Maine’s insect pollinators, including bees, wasps, flies, beetles, moths, butterflies and other […]
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Sustainable Brunswick covers water quality and local ecosystems in free lecture
Sustainable Brunswick’s will present its April lecture from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room The free lecture will focus on “Factors Impacting Water Quality and Local Ecosystems.” As civilizations grow, buildings and pavement have replaced meadows and forests. If humans change landscapes without protecting the natural flow of water […]
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Maine Art Gallery is putting K-12 students’ art on display
The artwork of Wiscasset public school students will be displayed inside the Maine Art Gallery through April.
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Bath YMCA plans to convert racquetball court draws ire of players
The Bath Area Family YMCA plans to close its racquetball court to make way for a new multipurpose space for youth and families.
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Harpswell seeks answers as PFAS spill contaminates local waters
Harpswell is seeking accountability and answers about PFAS pollution coming from the former Brunswick Naval Air Station after a spill of firefighting foam last summer. In a February letter, the Harpswell Select Board asked the commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection who is responsible for testing waters affected by the spill. The board […]
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Brunswick eighth grader named a finalist in USM science competition
An eighth grader at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick was selected as a finalist in the 2025 University of Southern Maine CubeSat Design Competition. The competition challenge is to design a 1.5U CubeSat — a type of miniature satellite — that can perform a science or technology mission. Competing solo, Joseph Stratman’s mission, OnPiste, […]
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Freeport rep. introduces bill to provide financial relief for electricity customers
Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, introduced a bill on March 26 before the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee that would provide funding for the Low Income Assistance Program (LIAP) to help Mainers pay their electric bills. LD 995 would provide $15 million to LIAP over two years to fund the program. According to data from the […]
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Patten Free Library opens fifth annual Poetry Walk
Patten Free Library’s fifth annual Poetry Walk runs through April in Bath’s Library Park. What began as a social-distancing program in 2021 has become an annual tradition looked forward to by the community and staff alike. “Each year, we install about 20 poems on yard sign style signs,” Hannah Lackoff, program and outreach manager and […]