The Midcoast Community Alliance was awarded the private funding for its transitional housing program for young adults through the Midcoast Youth Center.
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From the Chocolate Church: A weekend of popular arts, starting with Julia Gagnon
Popular entertainment — live and in person — is an art form that brings people together. It can be simple in structure, silly in spirit and sweet in its emotional payoff. But it also plays a deeper role, casting us into a shared experience as both audience and community. When performers are good — and […]
Morse High School senior reflects on community connections, orchard revival
Declan Wright, chairperson of the Morse High School Community Liaison Council, speaks about his experiences cultivating community through an apple tree restoration project. He looks forward to bringing what he learned into the future.
From the Chocolate Church: ‘Hildegarde Reanimated’ brings medieval mysticism to life
But first, get in some yoga with ‘Bach Bends.’
Topsham senator honors Morse High School valedictorian
Sen. Denise Tepler, D-Topsham, welcomed Aurora Guzzetti, a senior at Morse High School, to the Maine Senate on May 27 to present her with a legislative sentiment for being the named the valedictorian of the graduating Class of 2025. Guzzetti was joined by her mother, Jean Guzzetti, who serves as the Ward 2 city councilor […]
Bath shipyard partners with University of Maine System for tuition discount
A new partnership between General Dynamics and the University of Maine System will give Bath Iron Works shipbuilders discounted tuition for college courses.
From the Chocolate Church: Bath arts center welcomes Arabic and Colombian music ensembles
Within less then a week apart, the Chocolate Church Arts Center will host two very different musical ensembles from very different parts of the globe and very different (but both awesome) musical styles. The first group, made up of 11 musicians from our very own Midcoast Maine, plays a wide array of Arabic music. The […]
Bath softball fundraiser goes to bat for service and therapy dogs
The Bath American Legion Smith Tobey Post 21 returns to the softball field to raise money for the Oxford-based nonprofit Mission Working Dogs.
Midcoast nonprofits receive John T. Gorman Foundation grants
The John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded 77 grants totaling $1.2 million to support nonprofits providing food, shelter and other essential services to Mainers in need. Distributed through the Foundation’s 2025 Direct Services Grant Program, the funding will reach all 16 counties in the state. Several Midcoast organization will benefit from the grants, including Coastal […]
Celebrating business success and free Midcoast fun options for summer
In these columns, I spend a great deal of time looking ahead at what is to come. To be sure, I do some of that below because keeping you informed is a key role I play for the community. However, there have been a number of events in May, and despite this being one of […]