Joe Grady of Two Coves Farm in Harpswell leads a demonstration of sheep herding at the Topsham Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 8, with his border collie, Nuala. The 163rd annual fair runs through Sunday, Aug. 13. (Roger S. Duncan / For The Forecaster) George, an emu from RMT Farm in Litchfield, poses for a portrait […]

TOPSHAM — Construction of sports fields for a new Mt. Ararat High School will be well underway when School Administrative District 75 opens its doors to students Tuesday, Sept. 5. The SAD 75 Board of Director on Aug. 3 approved construction of new baseball and practice fields by Topsham-based Crooker Construction. The work was expected […]

TOPSHAM — Construction of sports fields for a new Mt. Ararat High School will be well underway when School Administrative District 75 opens its doors to students Tuesday, Sept. 5. The SAD 75 Board of Director on Aug. 3 approved construction of new baseball and practice fields by Topsham-based Crooker Construction. The work was expected […]

BRUNSWICK — Chamberlain Days, the biannual festival to celebrate Civil War hero Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, will take place Aug. 11-13. The weekend isn’t just for Civil War buffs: the three-day series of events range from scholarly lectures to a trivia night and mustache contest at Byrne’s Irish Pub on Station Avenue – a nod […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Downtown Association annual arts festival will take over Maine Street 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. More than 100 artists will occupy booths downtown, where activities, demonstrations and live music will also take place. A festival page with a schedule of exhibiting artists is available on the BDA website.

HARPSWELL — The Orr’s and Bailey Islands Fire Department will host its 24th annual auction and yard sale this weekend, Aug. 12-13. The yard sale will run from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the school house adjacent to the station at 1600 Harpswell Islands Road, and include furniture, antiques and collectibles. A silent […]