The Midcoast is offering many different New Year’s Eve celebrations and traditions to choose from while opening the door to 2025.
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The biggest Midcoast stories of 2024
Here are the top stories in the Midcoast from 2024.
Singer Lauren Crosby reflects on life and routine in her new album to be released next year
Midcoast musician is working on a new album with a tentative release in spring 2025 as she reminisces on life lived so far and the importance of slowing down to become more present.
Defense bill authorizes $5.4 billion in discretionary funding for BIW
The Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act has passed both chambers of Congress and is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
How to spot the menagerie of birds even in the dead of a Maine winter
As birdsongs quiet, some resilient species stay to outlast the cold. Midcoast Maine Audubon specialists shed light on who stays, who flees, and who should be migrating but aren’t due to the warming climate.
Children’s book author sails into Maine Maritime Museum exhibit
Maine Maritime Museum is displaying a whimsical yearlong exhibit featuring the work of Maine-based children’s book author and illustrator Chris Van Dusen.
From the Chocolate Church: Rounding out the year with back-to-back shows at the Annex
Newly renovated club space hosting eclectic programming.
After closing Bath-area schools Monday, police determine threat not credible
Local police expressed skepticism about the apparent threat made to RSU 1 but say the decision to close schools Monday was made out of an ‘abundance of caution.’
Studio Theatre of Bath suits up for its adults-only Twisted Christmas
The local theater is putting on an adults-only comedy, music, dance and improv show with a twist on classic Christmas themes to close out the year.
From the Chocolate Church: Join the annual holiday sing-along
I was lucky to call the late, great American composer, arranger and conductor Alice Parker a friend. She was also a guide and teacher of sorts to me — mostly through long conversations held in her kitchen. Alice once said, “Song is a right and need. It is human communication at its most elemental level.” […]