Even though my children are all grown up with kids of their own, I still remember this time of year as being especially busy. Baseball practice, spring basketball league, track meets, concert rehearsals, voice lessons for the big recital, baton lessons, math meets – you name it, we were there. We ate more hot dogs, […]
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Coastal History: Maine's Charles F. Browne, a.k.a. Artemus Ward, and the birth of stand-up
Last week I wrote about Marshall Dodge and how he brought Maine humor to the nation through his “Bert and I” records. He was not the first to do so. A century earlier, a Maine humorist named Charles Farrar Browne earned nationwide fame with his writings and comedy tours. Along the way he invented stand-up […]
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Sande’s Picks: Farmers markets are back
Local farmers markets will soon be springing back to life. Here’s a schedule: May 3 Brunswick Farmers Market, Tuesdays and Fridays, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Park Row and Maine Streets, Brunswick. May 4 Bath Farmers Market moves to Waterfront Park for the season, Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 61 Commercial St., Bath. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Farmers Market at […]
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‘Perfect way to kick off May’: Popular trivia show returns to Bath
BATH — Pizza and cookies, local trivia, and a chance to win Gordy the Sloth: “The Return of So You Think you Know Bath” has it all. Back after a three-year hiatus, the game show will be held at Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., on Saturday, May 4. The 5:30-9 p.m. event will have […]
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Fairgrounds roof bid expected to get OK from Topsham board
TOPSHAM — The grandstand at the Topsham Fairgrounds may finally get a new roof this year. The Board of Selectmen was expected to vote Thursday on a bid received by the Sagadahoc Agricultural & Horticultural Society, which owns the Fairgrounds. Williams Construction submitted the lower of two qualifying bids, about $45,000, which an interview team and […]
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Brunswick cinema employee hopes the show will go on
BRUNSWICK — Gracia Babbidge started her career in cinema operations more than two decades ago by scooping popcorn. Now, with a decision by the owner of Eveningstar Cinema to sell the single-screen theater, she’s trying to purchase the place she has managed for the last 15 years. Babbidge is running a GoFundMe campaign to raise the $50,000 […]
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Bath Police Beat: April 19
Arrests 4/15 at 2:47 a.m. Kyle Dussault, 30, of Marguerette Street, Lewiston, was arrested by Officer Devin Hook on Central Avenue on a charge of domestic violence assault. Summonses 4/7 Eathan Cameron, 19, of Newell Brook Road, Durham, was issued a summons by Officer Devin Hook on Dikes Landing Road on a charge of illegal […]
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Topsham Police Beat: April 19
Arrests 4/12 at 1:55 p.m. Alexander Laurelez, 23, of Tedford Road, was arrested on a warrant by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Hamilton Court. 4/12 at 11:47 p.m. Connor Tamminen, 24, of Perkins Street, was arrested by Officer Mathew Bowers on Main Street on a charge of operating under the influence. 4/13 at 4:07 p.m. Kobe […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: April 19
Arrests 4/11 at 7:15 p.m. Hailey Bouchard, 28, of Lunt Road, was arrested on Tibbetts Drive by Officer Christopher Wolongevicz on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and possession of a scheduled drug. 4/12 at 2:18 p.m. Michael J. Schmidt, 28, of Perryman Drive, was arrested on Perryman Drive by Officer Christopher Balestra on a […]
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Harpswell doubles mooring fees, OKs ice cream stand
HARPSWELL — Nothing says summer like ice cream at the shore. Pammy’s Ice Cream Parlor started dishing up treats at Mitchell Field last summer and will be doing it until at least 2022, after the Board of Selectman last week unanimously granted owner Pam Douglas a three-year lease. Also at the meeting on April 11, […]