Bath COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, Thursday, 4:30 p.m., City Hall. BATH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Friday, 9 a.m., City Hall. Freeport SHELLFISH COMMISSION, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Freeport community center, 53 Depot St. Georgetown HARBOR COMMITTEE, Thursday, 7 p.m., town hall. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, Thursday, 7 p.m., town hall. Phippsburg ROAD COMMITTEE, Thursday, 7 p.m., town hall. PUBLIC […]

BRUNSWICK Jan Conway, a social worker at Mid Coast Hospital, will lead a discussion titled “Holiday Stress and You” from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. today at People Plus, 35 Union St. “Many people experience a particular kind of stress in December,” a People Plus release states. “The essence of the season places a sense […]

FREEPORT — The Maine Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club will put on a winter hiking skills workshop at 6 p. m. Tuesday at Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive. “ Chapter leaders Peter Broderick and Laura Flight will discuss clothing, gear, snow travel and other essential knowledge to prepare yourself for hiking in the […]

BATH Halcyon Yarn will collect hand-knit or crocheted hats, mittens, cowls and scarves for children ages 4 to 12 years old through Dec. 17 as part of its annual Caps for Kids campaign. The items will be distributed on Dec. 19 to students in local schools and Head Start programs, as well as at Mid […]

TOPSHAM — The Mid- Coast Retired Educators Association will gather at 9 a.m. Tuesday for breakfast at The Highlands on Elm Street. There will be a gift exchange in the annual Ugly Yankee Swap. This month’s internal fundraiser will be a bake sale, and proceeds will be donated to the MCREA scholarship fund. For more […]

BathCITY COUNCIL, Wednesday,7:30 p.m., City Hall.FORESTRY COMMITTEE,Wednesday, 7 p.m., City Hall.COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMITTEE, Thursday,4:30 p.m., City Hall.BATH DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION, Friday,9 a.m., City Hall.Bowdoinham250th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE, Wednesday, 7 p.m.,Coombs Municipal Building. BrunswickSCHOOL BOARD: AGENDABUILDING COMMITTEE,Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.,superintendent’s office.MARINE RESOURCE COMMITTEE, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Brunswick Station, 16 Station Ave.RESTORATION ADVISORYBOARD, Wednesday, 7 p.m.,Parkwood Inn, 71 Gurnet Road.DresdenFIRE DEPARTMENT, Wednesday, […]

BRUNSWICK The Teddy Bear Club at Mid Coast Hospital, a project of the Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary, provides about 200 stuffed animals a month to children who come to the hospital for both outpatient and inpatient services. These different surroundings can be a bit startling to a 2-year old, but the gift of a stuffed […]

BRUNSWICK Dr. Angela Perron and her staff will conduct their annual Christmas sock tree collection through Dec. 21. The podiatrist’s office will accept donations of new, clean socks through Dec. 21. The socks will be distributed to local shelters before Christmas. Donations can be dropped off in the waiting room at 81 Medical Center Drive, […]

In today’s poem Elizabeth Tibbetts of Hope proves that warmth and love are possible even in a cold Maine winter. COMING HOME BY ELIZABETH TIBBETTS Oh, God, the full-faced moon is smiling at mein his pink sky, and I’m alive, alive(!)and driving home to you and our new refrigerator.A skin of snow shines on the […]