BRUNSWICK — Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine (SASSMM), which plans to start an experiential based support group in 2012, seeks six to eight women “who have done some previous healing work and are interesting in expanding their personal process and moving forward in their healing journey,” according to a SASSMM release. “ This […]
2012
Monkey C Monkey Do adds faux ice
WISCASSET — Mother Nature wishes she had it so easy. While ice skating enthusiasts await the weather to turn water solid, the owners of a growing Wiscasset business are counting the days on a construction schedule. Monkey C Monkey Do, a two-yearold outdoor adventure center on Route 1, is about to debut an ice skating rink […]
Mahar closes The Barn Door
TOPSHAM — After more than six years of serving sandwiches, soups and sweets from its Lower Village location, The Barn Door Café and Bakery has closed its doors. Suzanne Mahar, the eatery’s owner, said the business closed Dec. 30. “We needed to make a decision with the year end coming around whether we were going to […]
Curtis Memorial shows off e-readers
BRUNSWICK — Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., will host two classes on how to use e-readers on Tuesday. Library staff will show how to borrow library books and send them to an e-reader, tablet computer or smartphone. Classes will be held in the library’s Adult Technology Room on Tuesday at 12: 15 p.m. and again […]
Foundation offers grant info to nonprofit groups
TOPSHAM — The Maine Community Foundation will host a free grant information workshop from 10 a. m. to noon Wednesday at Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. The workshop targets nonprofit organizations located in Sagadahoc, Lincoln and northern Cumberland counties. Maine Community Foundation staff will cover the guidelines and application process for the Community Building […]
Library hosts tax prep talk
BRUNSWICK — Curtis Memorial Library’s Money Works for Women program will present “Getting Ready for Income Taxes” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the library’s Morrell Meeting Room. Sharon Ross, director of the Midcoast CA$H Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program at Volunteers of America, will speak about basic tax concepts and tips to help people prepare their […]
RICHMOND POLICE
Summonses William Cressey, 36, of 819 Brunswick Road, Gardiner, Dec. 27, 12:07 a.m., charged with operating after suspension. Jason Hewitt, 31, of 28 Hatch St., Dec. 17, 4:08 a.m., charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, on Brunswick Road. [email protected]
The princess and the woodcutter
(an English fairytale) Once upon a time in a land of kings and castles, bakers and butchers, witches and fairies and dwarves, there lived a woodcutter named Henry who worked for the king. The king’s daughter, Princess Katherine, was a tiny girl with rosy cheeks and a spirit like Henry’s — happy, lively and kind. […]
SCHEDULED PUBLIC MEETINGS
Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Arrowsic SHELLFISH CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, Monday, 5 p.m., town hall. BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6 p.m. town hall. Bath COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, Thursday, 4:30 p.m., City Hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 7 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal […]
Chewonki offering winter camp session
WISCASSET — Enrollment for a youth winter vacation camp at the Chewonki Foundation’s 400-acre campus is now open. The winter vacation week program, from Feb. 20 to 24, will include programs and activities for first- through eighth-graders. Events will include a winter family day open to all ages on Feb. 20, with snowshoeing, pizza making […]