OAKLAND — Tickets are still available for The Campbells’ annual “Homecoming” concert, with special guests The Browders and Mike Upright, tonight at the Messalonskee Performing Arts Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. and features a packed lineup of national and local acts, led by emcee Barry Dutton, pastor of […]

BRUNSWICK — Worthy of a celebration, this year’s vacation Bible school at the Brunswick United Methodist Church is called “Happy Birthday, World!” Preschoolers through sixthgraders from throughout the community are invited to the week-long event. Free and filled with fun, it will take place Aug. 19-23, from 5-7 p.m. nightly. Specially created for the church […]

HARPSWELL — All Saints’ Chapel on Orr’s Island welcomes special guest the Rev. John Widdows on Sunday. The Episcopal chapel is located at 9 Cooper Lane, off Harpswell Islands Road, Route 24. Holy Eucharist and sermon begin at 9 a.m. Services are held from June through September. The Rev. Linton Studdiford will preach on Aug. […]

DURHAM — Durham Friends Meeting will host a special speaker to discuss climate change on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. Kerry Emanuel will discuss the scientific causes of climate change and what that means to the world, including the frequency and severity of hurricanes. Emanuel will also discuss ways that may counter or otherwise […]

HARPSWELL — The Rev. Ellen Shaver of Harpswell will be the guest celebrant Sunday at All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Chapel. The service begins at 9:30 a.m. on Washington Avenue, Bailey Island.

PHOENIX (AP) — A family is back in Arizona after their attempt to relocate to a tiny island left them lost at sea for weeks. Sean Gastonguay told KTVK-TV that his family’s boat is gone — presumably at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. He said he now has to find work to repay the […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. A Tennessee judge’s decision to change a baby’s first name from Messiah to Martin is drawing strong reactions from people. Some believe the judge overstepped her powers while others think parents’ creativity should have some limits. Thousands of people have commented online about the judge’s order since WBIR-TV published its story over the […]

PORTLAND — Missionaries, national and local speakers, and a concert by a Grammy nominated band will highlight The Great Commission: One Family in Mission, a daylong event which aims to inspire attendees from Maine and around New England to become “mission ambassadors” locally, on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Augusta Civic Center. “We are hoping […]

DAMARISCOTTA — The Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is pleased to announce that the Rev. Erika Hewitt of Bath will serve the as the fellowship’s half-time contract minister beginning in September, when the fellowship celebrates its 30th anniversary. She is a worship consultant and coach, a yoga instructor, and a 2002 graduate of Starr King School […]