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County panel sets swearing-in date

The swearing-in ceremony for Cumberland County commissioners will be 6 p.m. Jan. 14 in the rotunda of the Cumberland County Courthouse. The ceremony will precede the first commissioners’ meeting of 2013, at 7:30 p.m. in the Peter J. Feeney Conference Room. The courthouse is located at 142 Federal St.

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SCHEDULED PUBLIC MEETINGS

BathCITY COUNCIL, Wednesday, 6p.m., City Hall.BowdoinBOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office.BOWDOIN HISTORIC PRESERVATION, Wednesday, 7 p.m.,town office.BrunswickMARINE RESOURCES,Wednesday, 7 p.m., BrunswickStation, 16 Station Ave.STAFF REVIEW, Thursday, 10a.m., Hawthorne School, 46Federal St.MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION, Thursday, 6 p.m., CurtisMemorial Library, 23 PleasantSt.DresdenFIRE DEPARTMENT, Wednesday,6:30 p.m., station No. 2.DurhamPLANNING BOARD, Wednesday, 6 p.m., Town Office, 630Hallowell […]

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Wiscasset lauds its ‘buy local’ campaign

Shoppers in the Wiscasset area filled up holiday “passports” with stamps documenting purchases from local businesses. The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce’s holiday buy-local campaign, “Think Outside the Box” included extended shopping hours, business showcases and the passport promotion. More than 40 businesses took part. In the passport campaign, every $20 a shopper spent at […]

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Brunswick accepts donation of trees

The Village Improvement Association donated two scarlet oak trees to the town of Brunswick for planting in the intown area. The trees were planted Nov. 28 by Brunswick Parks & Recreation Department employees in esplanades at 216 Maine St. and 10 Pleasant St. “As town arborist, I am very glad to receive this donation on […]

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School lauds scholar

Margaret Hayden visited Brunswick High School to receive a congratulatory gift from the faculty recently. Hayden, 21, was one of 32 American college students named as Rhodes Scholars this year. She hopes to become an anthropologist and a physician, and attends Stanford University The gift was a framed picture of the high school with an […]

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Crooker & Sons add to fund

Good news travels fast. I was standing in a crowded department store in Louisiana when my cell phone rang. It was my friend Bud Aumick, who was minding the fort while I was away. He sounded very excited when he called. His first words were, “Have you heard from Mort, our treasurer?” I said no, […]

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‘First Hikes’ offered locally Tuesday

The state will once again offer short guided hikes at four state parks on New Year’s Day, including Popham Beach and Wolfe’s Neck Woods state parks. First Day Hikes is a national initiative with participation by every state park systems in the country, the Maine Department of Conservation said in a news release. In Maine, […]

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Film examines religion in Iran

BRUNSWICK — “Education Under Fire,” a film and panel discussion about the denial of higher education to people of the Baha’i faith in Iran, will be presented by Amnesty International and the Baha’i community at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. The documentary will be followed by a panel […]

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Class introduction to self-employment

BATH — An Introduction to Self Employment class that covers the pros and cons of owning your own business, the major elements of a business plan and the many resources available to help you succeed, will be held 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 at University College Bath- Brunswick, 9 Park St., Bath. There […]

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Visit a place called Google Earth

A Google Earth introductory presentation will be offered 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7 at People Plus. Instructor Craig Snapp will demonstrate some of the powerful capabilities of Google Earth — include worldwide searching, Street View, 3D Buildings, Earth Gallery, historical satellite imagery, touring of scenic and important world sites, access to public map […]