LISBON Despite the urging of administrators to stay inside the building, a group of six Lisbon High School students walked out Thursday in a demonstration against gun violence and a call for improved school safety. Unlike other Midcoast school districts, Lisbon took the position that any students leaving the building without permission would face normal […]

RICHMOND In order to comply with the state’s new ranked choice voting system in June, Richmond will shell out up to $1,500 to rent an additional ballot counting machine. Selectmen approved the rental on Wednesday. Richmond’s current voting machine could only be set up to count the ranked choice ballots in June, but wouldn’t be […]

RICHMOND Richmod selectmen Wednesday approved the purchase of a pair of new laptops for the Umberhine Library That decision had also been tabled at a past meeting as selectmen expressed concern about a $480 price tag for the new machines, and had requested more information. Library trustee Rose Beckwith outlined a timeline of the library’s […]

FREEPORT Maine Senior Guide has announced the speakers for Aging (Parents):101, a daylong forum scheduled for Saturday, April 7, at the Freeport Performing Arts Center. The program is provides a primer on paying for care, managing critical conversations, and discovering technology available for independence. Mid Coast Senior Health Center and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield […]

POWNAL — Girl Scouts of Maine announces that it will host a free Sprouting Daisies event for girls who are entering kindergarten or first grade, and their families 6 p.m. March 27 at Pownal Elementary School. Sprouting Daisies will bring together girls and their caregivers, and allow them to discover why Girl Scouting is important […]

TOPSHAM — Bruce Bourque of the Maine State Museum will provide a short historical sketch of the English settlers who lived and worked around Merrymeeting Bay until 1675, when they were either killed or driven away at the outbreak of King Philip’s War. Most of the surviving pioneers never returned, and the locations of most […]

TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat classes of 1988 and 1989 are planning a combined 29th-30th high school reunion this summer and are trying to track down classmates. The reunion is scheduled for Aug. 4. at McAvoy’s on the Green at the Brunswick Golf Club. The cost will be $25 per person and an RSVP is […]