A decline in swimming education, a lack of lifeguards and water temperatures that are often icy cold even when it’s hot out are all risk factors that swimmers and boaters should consider.
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Enjoy Lewiston’s art walk, Norland’s Strawberry Day and musical events | Get out!
Things to do this week in the area.
Bath Iron Works lays keel for its newest Navy destroyer
Bath Iron Works has started building its next Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, laying out the keel for the new ship this week.
The Browns of the Bethel Citizen look back
“The smells, sights, and sounds are long gone,” said Danna Brown Nickerson, “But they live on vividly in my memory. I’m glad I was born a Brown—and able to experience them.”
Get out! Flowers, physical comedy and Fleetwood Mac redux coming in the next week
Some suggested events in the area for April 23-30.
High schoolers resist phone rules — but their reasons might surprise adults
The Maine School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors is considering a proposal where student cellphones are secured in a special pouch that denies access until the pouch is unlocked at the end of the school day.
ArtWalk LA, local music and flower festivals | Get out!
Things to do this week in the area.
Rochelle Rice to perform at Bath arts center April 5
Rice is a vocalist, composer and storyteller whose artistry blurs the lines between jazz, soul, and contemporary pop.
Maine Arts Commission hosts Poetry Out Loud in Waterville
Pendo Dawe of Maine Coast Waldorf School in Freeport has been named the 2025 Maine Poetry Out Loud State Champion.
Hiring freezes, Trump’s plan for shipbuilding office send mixed signals to shipbuilders
Lawmakers representing districts with some of the nation’s largest naval shipyards are concerned the recent hiring freezes send mixed messages with the president’s recent commitment to “Make Shipbuilding Great Again.”