PORTLAND — Cumberland County Government, the Civic Center and Feld Entertainment have combined to provide special “Family Night” passes to the Thursday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 9, performances of “Disney On Ice Presents Worlds of Fantasy,” at 7 p.m. These special rates will allow attendees to purchase $25 tickets for only $10 when purchasing […]
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USM workshop demonstrates making Victorian-era Valentines
PORTLAND — Beth Baird, an avid literary arts collector and local ephemera dealer, will present a Center for Book Arts workshop on the construction of cobweb Valentines on Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. in the university events room located on the seventh floor of the University of Southern Maine’s Glickman Family Library. The workshop […]
Keep Me Warm series continues
POWNAL — Bradbury Mountain Arts presents the third event in the Keep Me Warm Concert and Art Series to be held Saturday, Feb. 9, at Mallett Hall, 429 Hallowell Road. The gallery opens at 6:30 p.m., and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door. The gallery will feature paintings and […]
Peace groups co-sponsor water film
BRUNSWICK — The film “Bottled Life — The Truth about Nestlé’s Business with Water” will play at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., on Sunday at 3 p.m. The film is sponsored by Occupy Maine: Bath- Brunswick, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, and PeaceWorks. Following the film, Chris Buchanan, Maine coordinator of Defending […]
Legislature honors Georgetown man
GEORGETOWN On Jan. 29, the Legislature honored John “Jack” Swift, a World War II veteran and Georgetown resident who passed away Jan. 5 at age 90. After graduating Trinity College in Hartford in 1942, Swift served in the Army Air Force in the Pacific theater during World War II. He was discharged as a captain […]
College coach arrested on OUI charge
BRUNSWICK Brunswick police arrested the assistant coach of the Bowdoin College women’s ice hockey team, alleging she was drunk when she struck the side of a college building with her vehicle late Sunday. Brunswick police responded to report of a motor vehicle into a building Sunday at 10:41 p.m. They arrested Holly Lorms, 24, of […]
Ice fishing derby is Sunday
PHIPPSBURG The 14th Annual Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association Ice Fishing Derby will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10. The Derby is held on Sagadahoc County waters from daylight to 4 p.m. Weigh in is from noon to 4 p.m. and no live fish will be weighed in. There are prizes for bass, trout, crappie, pickerel, white […]
City scratching the surface
BATH People living within the city limits who might like to have a few laying hens on the property have been pretty much out of luck. The prospects of owning chickens on lots of fewer than two acres, however, appear to be a bit brighter. Tonight, the Planning Board will conduct a workshop concerning a […]
Education to be focus in preventing scams
York County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Bill King speaks with residents of Lord Pepperell Apartments in Saco Wednesday about telephone scams that promise big lottery wins. The scams, which tend to originate in Jamaica and target elderly U.S. citizens, require “winners” to send money to help process their lottery win. Local people have been defrauded […]
Biddeford must move forward with airport plans
Sometimes it’s good to leave the past behind. That’s the approach Biddeford Mayor Alan Casavant is trying to take with discussions on the future of the Biddeford Municipal Airport, and we hope he has success. Few issues in Biddeford have as much baggage as this airport ”“ excuse the pun ”“ from the passions of […]