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Bath records 2nd rabid fox case in 3 weeks after yearslong lull
BATH, Maine — After several years without a rabies case in Bath, two animals have been found to have the deadly virus within the last few weeks. On Monday, Bath police responded to an area near Route 1 after receiving calls about a fox that was acting strange and weaving in and out of traffic.
Annual Bath Municipal Band Concert at Fort Popham
The annual Fort Popham Concert featuring the Bath Municipal Band under the direction of Kathy Downing will be on Wednesday, July 31 at 6:30 p.m. This outdoor concert within the walls of the historic fort is a magical experience. It is a perfect opportunity to gather family and friends, bring your own seating and snacks, and share in the joy of music in this.
Does Your Maine Dog Have These Spots? Don’t Panic!
According to the Veterinary Clinic in Brunswick, they've been getting a lot of calls about these spots that look like awful tick bites! They are not... With Memorial Day weekend upon us, I think of two things. One is that you never know what you'll get from the weather. You could be looking at the most beautiful weekend ever, or (most likely) there will be at least a day of rain. The second thing that Memorial Day weekend means is the start of the unrelenting blackfly season! Black flies are the absolute worst! They literally will change your plans! Or you could always try to win the war. Good luck with that.
A visitor’s guide to local history
Located in the 1874 home of Elizabeth F. Reed and the surrounding grounds of Fullerton Park, Boothbay Region Historical Society offers visitors six rooms full of artifacts, photographs, maps and memorabilia. For those interested in researching personal heritage, local archives including town records, newspapers, family histories, account books and more are also available. Keep an eye out for their forthcoming 2024 Speaker Series! Admission free. Donations encouraged.
Zu Bakery Owner Barak Olins’s Favorite Maine Place
For 22 years, Barak Olins ran Zu Bakery out of a South Freeport barn equipped with a wood-fired oven, toiling into the wee hours on Friday night to prepare for the Brunswick Farmers’ Market on Saturday morning. After he and his family moved from South Freeport to Portland, in 2012, Olins slept on a cot in the barn on Friday nights. At the market, “I saw these vendors who were older than me slowing down, and I was scared,” Olins says. So, in 2022, he opened a small Portland shop that operates on a schedule that doesn’t necessitate nocturnal baking. Instead, the staff bakes throughout the day, offering pastries at 9 a.m., various breads between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and pizzas and focaccia starting at 1 p.m. “For the most part, people have embraced the schedule,” Olins says. “And even said, ‘I appreciate that you don’t want to come in at 3 a.m.’”
John Vander: ‘Postcards From Sicily’
New works on paper by John Vander at Gold/Smith Gallery July 29 to Sept. 18. Said Vander, “This is a visual remembrance of a short trip to the island of Sicily this year in January. The classical and baroque share a loving cup of the local wine. Everything was very different from Tuscany. The sky was a deeper clearer blue, the sea a transparent turquoise and all the colors seemed to be electrified. Arriving at night, the half moon rising over the sea, heading to Mount Etna from Catania Airport, with its curve parallel to the sea was a profound and magical preface of things to come. I returned to Tuscany and began painting this new and extremely colorful experience.
Skechers files lawsuit against L.L.Bean over claims it copied sneaker design
FREEPORT, Maine — The footwear brand Skechers is suing L.L.Bean over claims that it copied a shoe design. According to court documents, Skechers alleges that L.L.Bean's Freeport Slip-On shoe uses a "Heel Cup" design that Skechers received a patent for in 2022. Skechers claims the Freeport-based company began using...
Furniture Maker Brings Artistry to Downtown Wiscasset
A comforting aesthetic, the familiar scent of wood, and the story of one man’s passion for creating await visitors at Bicyclette Furniture’s new showroom at 78 Main St. in Wiscasset. Bicyclette Furniture is owned by Philadelphia-native Brian Christopher, who started the business nearly eight years ago. The Wiscasset...
Harpswell Historical Society Museum to show textile exhibit
The Harpswell Historical Society Museum received a mysterious box a year or two ago. It was a modern cardboard box, but the contents included 20 neatly folded items of clothing, including dresses that date back to the early 20th century. The only clues left behind as to their origin were...
World’s Top Chamber Musicians Highlight Salt Bay Chamberfest
Music in Blue – the color, the emotion, the musical style – will be celebrated this August when Salt Bay Chamberfest returns to the Midcoast for its 30th season. “The musicians who come here are normally playing some of the most established and well-known concert halls in the world, like Carnegie Hall, or with some of the major orchestras, like the New York Philharmonic, and other such very, very high stature venues,” said Wilhelmina Smith, Chamberfest’s founder, artistic, and executive director.
Fetch ME a Home: Meet Bobbie, the 11-month-old rat terrier
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Bobbie is an 11-month-old rat terrier mix, rescued from the south. She's in foster care right now through Passion For Pets Rescue in Greater Brunswick and is one of the sweetest dogs we've had in our studio in a while. She sat patiently on my lap while we talked with Janet Heard, who's with the rescue organization.
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