BOWDOIN The Bowdoin Central School Parent Teacher Club will host the Bowdoin Community 5K and Fun Run at the school on Saturday to raise book money. The 5K starts at 10 a.m. and departs from and ends at Bowdoin Central School, located at 1460 Main St. The Fun Run is a 400-meter dash for children […]

RICHMOND The Isaac F. Umberhine Library of Richmond has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Let’s Talk About It,” a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the library. The series “Making Sense of the Civil War,” begins Thursday, June 5 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the […]

BATH — The annual Memorial Day student concert kicks off Memorial Day at 11 a.m. on Monday at the Gazebo at Library Park. Phippsburg Elementary School and St. John’s School Band, under the direction of Kathy Downing, conductor of the Bath Municipal Band, will lead the 65-member band in patriotic songs and popular selections. The […]

BRUNSWICK Parkview Adventist Medical Center in Brunswick has been named Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems’ Best Performer in the categories of Overall Rating, Willingness to Recommend, Communication with Doctors and Care Transition Composites (Medium Hospital) by the national ranking Company Avatar. The hospital announced the awards Tuesday in a press release. Parkview […]

Mt. Ararat Middle School in Topsham recently released its honor roll results. Grade 6 High honors Mikaila Babb, Katherine Callahan, Alexa Eaton, Caleb Manuel, Annabella Perron, Amy Pollack, Jacob Sargent, and Caroline Thompson. Honor roll Morgann Allard, Rileigh Bayard, Randolph Beede, Lucas Bergeron, Sydney Bernier, Lisandro Berry- Gaviria, Zachary Bisson, Kathryn Blanc, Ian Brady, Shane […]

The following Mid-coast students — Peter Zimowski of Bath, Pamela Gerry of Bowdoinham, and Cynthia Dilling and Joanne Fielding, both of Brunswick — have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2014 semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. To be eligible for this honor, a student must compile an academic […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree announced that they have begun accepting applications from Maine high school students for appointments to the four U.S. service academies operated by the Army, Navy, Air Force and Merchant Marine. For more information, constituents should contact: — Sen. […]