Last week, I wrote about International Maritime Day, coming up on May 22, and its celebration of maritime industry as well as the Savannah, the first steam-powered vessel to cross the Atlantic in 1802. One of the local connections to this holiday is this weekend’s upcoming Community Day at the Maine Maritime Museum — a […]
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Uptown apartments unveiled in redeveloped downtown Bath block
The housing development on the corner of Front and Summer streets is for tenants aged 55 and older.
From the Chocolate Church: One Beat brings global music to gazebo and Chocolate Church
Twenty musicians from around the world will gather at the Gazebo in Bath’s Library Park Friday at 1 p.m. for a free preview of their 7 p.m. performance at the Chocolate Church Arts Center. CCAC’s Artistic and Executive Director Matthew Glassman heard this extraordinary group of musicians perform Sunday night as part of their two-week […]
BoomerTECH Adventures: Spring has sprung
Like everyone else, we here at BoomerTECH Adventures are enjoying the longer days, later sunsets, warmer weather and May flowers. It’s not just the bees busily buzzing around the azalea, crocuses and daffodils, there’s a plethora of spring activities and resources being sponsored by many local, state and national organizations to engage us in the […]
Learn to build a business website with New Ventures Maine
New Ventures Maine in partnership with Empower by GoDaddy and Main Street Bath has opened registration for the Grow Your Business Online Main Street Bath cohort for spring 2024. The goal of the class is for participants to build or update their business website. This free, four-week class is open to business owners in Bath […]
People and Business: May 8
Hires, promotions, appointments Lindsay Colle joined the American Heart Association in Maine as development director for the Go Red for Women campaign. She was recently a senior development director for the association’s Heart Walk campaign in Hawaii and previously worked at the American Cancer Society overseeing the Relay For Life program and Making Strides Against […]
Bath-area school board approves new $43.8 million school budget
Regional School Unit 1’s 2024-25 plan reflects a 5% increase from the current school budget.
Coastal Journal Meetings: May 10-17
Bath Mon. 5/13 5:30 p.m. Community Forestry Committee Parks/Rec Wed. 5/15 2 p.m. Community Dev. Committee City Hall Wed. 5/15 4 p.m. Bike/Pedestrian Committee City Hall Wed. 5/15 6 p.m. City Council Zoom, City Hall Brunswick Mon. 5/13 5:30 p.m. Safe Routes to School Zoom Tue. 5/14 6 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Tue. […]
From the Chocolate Church: Next weekend brings multicultural music followed by the Fab Four
The weekend of May 10 and 11 at the Chocolate Church Arts Center offers “an exhilarating musical escapade” on Friday and a Beatles tribute show on Saturday. There are no shows the weekend of May 3 and 4. On May 10, OneBeat, a fellowship of 19 musicians from around the world, takes the stage for […]
Bath storm recovery panel, delayed by nor’easter, finally meets
The panel, which was delayed by severe weather in early April, finally met in Bath to discuss how waterfront communities are recovering after the January storms — and others that followed.