Tom Sexton divides his time between Alaska and Maine, spending half of every year in Eastport. His poem describes the movement of a porcupine through the twists, turns and surprises of a single sentence. Sexton writes, “I hope my short lines move as slowly as the porcupine does.” PORCUPINE BY TOM SEXTON Its movement onthe […]

Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Arrowsic BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6 p.m. town hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 7 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON RECYCLING BARN AND PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE, Thursday, 6 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick STAFF REVIEW, Monday, […]

Marine Corps Pfc. MATTHEW T. HARRIS, son of Annamarie Harris of Topsham, recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. Harris and fellow recruits began their daily training at 5 a.m., by running three miles and performing calisthenics. In addition to the physical conditioning program, Harris spent numerous […]

Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Arrowsic BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6 p.m. town hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. PLANNING BOARD, Tuesday, 7 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON RECYCLING BARN AND PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE, Thursday, 6 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick STAFF REVIEW, Monday, […]

BRUNSWICK — Jennifer Wachtl of Brunswick recently joined the Maine Conservation Corps ( MCC) as an AmeriCorps volunteer in the MCC’s 2012 Trail Training Academy. Wachtl is the daughter of Wendy Severson and Timothy Wachtl, both of Brunswick. She is a 2000 graduate of Brunswick High School and a 2004 graduate of the University of […]

Bowdoinham PLANNING BOARD, Thursday, 6 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick CIP COMMITTEE, Thursday, 3:30 p.m., municipal building, 28 Federal St. SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP, Thursday, 7 p.m., Brunswick Staton, 16 Station Ave. RECYCLING AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Brunswick Staton, 16 Station Ave. Lisbon PLANNING BOARD, Thursday, 7 p.m., town office. Reg. School Unit 12 […]

WOOLWICH — Shelter Institute will offer a variety of courses and workshops designed to teach women to build with confidence. The Tools for Women series offers a hands-on opportunity for developing building skills, beginning with workshops designed to introduce tool familiarity, tool maintenance, and building skills and culminating in a weeklong course that teaches students how […]

BRUNSWICK — Elementary, middle and high school teachers are encouraged to have their students participate in the annual Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest, an integral part of the seventh annual national Endangered Species Day, celebrated on May 18. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and numerous conservation organizations will observe Endangered Species Day to […]