TOPSHAM — The Topsham Public Library is hosting its annual book sale Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29. The sale will feature “an amazing selection of books, videos, DVDs and CDs. The sale of gently used books provides funding for virtually all of the library’s programs for children, teens, and adults,” a sale announcement […]

BRUNSWICK — Eleanor Jones Harvey, senior curator of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, will present a lecture titled “The Coming Storm: The Civil War and American Art,” 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in Kresge Auditorium’s Visual Arts Center at Bowdoin College. Sponsored by the Bowdoin College Museum of Art and the Maine Historical Society, the […]

BRUNSWICK — Frontier Café in Fort Andross will host the annual Farm to Sea Auction, to benefit the Community Schools at Opportunity Farm in Camden, on Oct. 3. The auction is 6 to 9:30 p.m. Items up for bid include jewelry and artwork, Red Sox tickets, New York Giants Club seats, 200 gallons of heating […]

FREEPORT — State Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, will host an evening information session on Affordable Care Act and the new Health Insurance Marketplace Monday, Sept. 30 at the Freeport Community Center Bradley Room, 6:30 to 8 p.m. All members of the public are invited. The Health Insurance Marketplace, a key part of the Affordable Care […]

BRUNSWICK — Shaw’s Supermarket, 147 Bath Road, will host a supply drive for Tedford Housing Emergency Shelters 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Shoppers will be offered a flier with a list of items most needed by the shelter, such as cleaning supplies, coffee, peanut butter and dry cereal. They can purchase items […]

BATH It’s getting cold: Now’s the time to learn what’s going to be available for heating assistance and other housing related assistance. A heating assistance and weatherization meeting for social service providers is set for 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at United Way of Mid Coast Maine, 34 Wing Farm Parkway. Representatives of […]

WSET BATH — Cases of local interest closed in Sagadahoc County courts in July: Kali Adams, 18, of Freeport, a minor consuming liquor, adjudicated, $200 fine, for an incident in Freeport on May 17. Jonathan D. Aday, 29, of Noble, Okla., the sale and use of drug paraphernalia, adjudicated, $350 fine, for an incident in […]

WEST BATH The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department arrested a woman on charges of operating under the influence of drugs after receiving reports of two crashes in West Bath. Lt. Calvin Temple said the sheriff ’s department got a report of a red pickup truck that struck a utility pole near the intersection of Foster’s […]