2012
Thursday gelato sales aid teen center
BRUNSWICK — The Gelato Fiasco on Maine Street will host a fundraiser for the Brunswick Teen Center on Thursday. The store will donate all Thursday sales beyond the seasonal daily average to the Brunswick Teen Center. Last year, the event raised more than $2,500. The Brunswick Teen Center Scoop-a-Thon will be held during the store’s […]
SAGADAHOC COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
BATH — The following cases closed in Sagadahoc County Superior Court between July 1, 2011, and Dec. 31, 2011. Denise L. Keith, 38, of Bath, Aug. 12, 2010, disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures, dismissed for other reason. Jason Kennedy, 38, of Standish, Sept. 16, 2010, operating vehicle without license — conditional/restricted, jail seven days; operating […]
KELT brings nature films to Dreamland
BATH — Beginning Thursday, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) will screen two films at the Winter Street Center’s Dreamland Theater to celebrate the coming of warmer weather and the rebirth of overwintered natural places. The documentary “ Play Again” will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday. “An examination of the roles technology and nature play […]
Lincoln County Sheriff
Arrest Reginald J. Lee, 64, of Westport Island, March 12, charged with harassment and disorderly conduct, on Log Cabin Road, Westport Island. Summonses Daniel M. Murphy, 19, of Wiscasset, March 17, charged with illegal consumption of liquor by a minor, on Calls Hill Road, Dresden. Male juvenile, 17, of Wiscasset, March 17, charged with illegal […]
Malcolm and the ostrich egg’s daughter (a folktale from Southern Africa)
Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. Indeed, his hunting skills were so poor that he sometimes felt as if the whole world laughed at him. Even the animals seemed to make fun of him. The baboons laughed and the hyena did too, for even they […]
Scheduled Public Meetings
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, 6:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. 250th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE, Wednesday, 7 p.m., […]
Fall prevention classes start Thursday
BRUNSWICK — A Matter of Balance class to address falling concerns among older people will be offered at the Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive. Sessions will run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays from April 5 through May 24. “Matter of Balance is a nationally recognized program led by a trained […]
Local students forum looks at environment
BRUNSWICK — Students from Brunswick, Morse and Mt. Ararat high schools will discuss their own and their schools’ responses to today’s environmental challenges during a panel discussion Thursday in Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School. “Students Speak: An Environmental Forum,” will include questions from the audience and be moderated by a Bowdoin College environmental studies […]
House sustains mortgage bill veto
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers failed to muster enough votes Monday to revive a bill intended to address mortgage foreclosures in Maine — a measure that Democrats said would protect consumers from losing their homes to large mortgage companies that may not legally own them, but Republican Gov. Paul LePage said would create red tape for businesses. Representatives’ […]