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Bath Book Bash kicks off Sept. 7

The fourth annual Bath Book Bash is slated for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, with “Wings of Fire” author Tui T. Sutherland as the headliner. The festival will also feature over 30 children’s authors and illustrators along with family-friendly activities, games, workshops and more. “The mission of the Bath Book Bash is […]

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Stories from Maine: Riot epidemic hits 1850s Bath

In the spring of 1854 “a riotous epidemic” was “prevailing throughout … the country.” While the Kansas-Nebraska Act stoked the flames of abolition, new radical groups formed to divide the moral and political landscape of America. One of these groups had a destructive effect on the City of Bath. Many Americans were frustrated by the mid-18th […]

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Midcoast Literacy seeks new volunteers for fall training

Midcoast Literacy, a nonprofit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, is holding two training sessions for new volunteer tutors this fall: one for volunteers who want to work with kids and one for volunteer English language tutors for adults. Midcoast Literacy serves individuals in Sagadahoc, Lincoln and northern Cumberland counties, and […]