Bath, ME

Happy Friday! Some happy news for your Happy Friday... the average DOM (Days on Market) for homes in Bath, Maine is now 75 days! A year ago in March it was 195 days...that's a 61% difference! Know what that means? Homes are selling! And they're selling much faster than they did a year ago. Now just to be fair, if you have a home that's market value is $150,000 and you are asking $225,000...well, the DOM statistics aren't going to help you much. But if your home is priced well, then you should expect to go under contract in about 75 days or less. So if you're interested in selling your home quickly, now is the time!

If you'd like other information about Bath Maine Real Estate, contact The Hershey Home Team!

If you'd like to discuss selling your Maine home, contact The Hershey Home Team!

Got any junk in the trunk? How about the attic? Under the bed...stuffed in the shed...in the back of the closet or crammed overhead? Okay...before this turns into a Dr. Seuss rhyme, let me tell you what I'm talking about!

Every year Bath, Maine celebrates Mayfair weekend. This celebration offers a variety of activities for young and old, but the biggest draw seems to be the city wide yard sale! Treasure hunters from surrounding counties descend upon our fair city to check out the goodies, and this year, we're planning to have some goodies of our own to offer!

Allen & Selig Realty is asking you to do some spring cleaning, clean out that shed, and bring us your unwanted items! We will be participating in the city-wide yard sale this year, and all proceeds will benefit the Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skate Park. We will accept household items, lawn & garden items, tools, toys, games, and small furniture. No clothing please, and, despite the title, no junk.

You can bring your donations to our office M-F 9am-5pm now through May 1st.

If you're in the area, stop by and say hi...have some coffee...and shop for a good cause! After all, you can't let that clean shed sit empty!

If you need directions to our office, call us at 207-319-5136!

See you there!

If you'd like more info on Mayfair Weekend, contact The Hershey Home Team!

If you'd like to learn more about the Bath,Maine Real Estate Market, contact The Hershey Home Team!

Regional School Unit #1 (RSU 1) students are launching a Community Garden! The vegetables they grow will go to the school cafeterias and local food banks.

Kicking off the gardening season, community members are invited to attend an Open House at the Bath Middle School Green House, Thursday, April 16, 2009 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Bring gardening gloves and trowels, if you have them, and come help dig the dirt! There will be opportunities for continued volunteerism throughout the spring and summer, as well.

The Community Garden will be located near the corner of Lemont and High Street in Bath - - they have a near half-acre plot, that has never been gardened before, and the Woolwich School 6th Graders have already tested the soil. A wide array of academic lessons are planned relative to this hands on effort and they are not limited to biology and earth science. Picture students writing a business plan for the garden, producing a documentary film about the development of the garden, or building an interactive topical map of the garden - there may be no limit to the possibilities.

A naming contest was held - The Winner: "LOCAL Garden" - - an acronym that stands for "Leading our Community in Agricultural Learning". The name was submitted by one of the Advanced Placement classes at Morse High School.

Given that Bath is an urban location, this is just one more of those things that makes our community a great place to live. Personally, I have had a small vegetable garden plot in my tiny backyard in Bath for the past 8 years - there are seeds sprouting in peat pots in my south-facing windows as I write this. I think this is a great way for kids to learn that food does not originate on the grocery store shelves and it's just one more thing that makes our community a special place in which to live.

If you'd like more information about what's going on in Bath or about relocating to Bath, please do not hesitate to contact me! "Talk to Terry"

HAPPY GARDENING !!

UPDATE: I went to the Friday night performance of the JUBILEE and it was a hoot! It was just about a full house and I sat and laughed and smiled for 2 hours. There are still performances tonite and tomorrow - - get tix if you can. The standout of the evening for me was Lauren Crosby singing her original song, "Just Want to Say" accompanied on guitar by Brian Dowd. Lauren has a beautiful, contemporary, clear-as-a-bell voice - - you can just hear the joy and see it in her sparkiling eyes, too - unbelievably talented. The other really special moment was late in Act II, Bath's own Codes Enforcement Officer, Scott Davis stepped out of the "Pit Band" and up on stage with his trumpet to croon "It's a Chocolate World", a parody of "It's A Wonderful World" - we've all known that Scot leads a double life, and this was a heartwarming performance. And then the Tambo Line, made up of local dignitaries, including City Council, Police Chief, A State Senator, a State Representative, and ex-BIW president, did a fine job with "Yankee Doodle Dandy." And I love Dr. Anglim as the MC - - his humor - - you just have to be there. AND IT ALL BENEFITS THE ARTS CENTER!

The Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath is once again hosting its "HOT CHOCOLATE JUBILEE" to benefit the Arts Center. Performances continue through Sunday, March 29th. The theme of this year's community variety show is "Around the World in 80 Ways." Local dentist, Tom Anglim will again be the Master of Ceremonies for the performances this weekend. This is a truly fun show not to be missed - - our area has a wealth of talent, and performers this year range in age from 12 to 82! Get tickets and more information now!

For more community information, always feel free to contact me!

EVERYONE'S IRISH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

Bath, Maine - Saturday, March 14, 2009

Bath’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held under clear, sunny skies this past Saturday – the kind of gorgeous day that reassured us all that spring really would come this year. The parade was organized by Main Street Bath, and sponsored by one of Bath’s most Irish, Joe Byrnes, Owner of Byrnes Irish Pub on Centre Street. Joe had a huge hand in planning and organizing this parade, the first of what will surely become a much-anticipated annual event.

Everyone came, decked out in their green, to watch the parade led by a sole piper. Other parade entrants included color guards, the “Pub Scout” Band, kazoo players led by Joe himself, green vehicles of all sorts, and fire departments from Bath and neighboring towns. The parade was followed by the singing of songs and an Irish blessing at the Library Park gazebo, followed by plenty of fun and refreshment at the Pub where the Public Safety Pipe & Drum Corps regaled the packed house with Irish music and song as a few pints were downed.

Byrnes’ Pub opened in Bath on March 17, 2008 – it became a popular spot for locals to gather the day the doors opened. With pub atmosphere and pub grub – it’s a great place to stop for a sandwich at lunch, to wet your whistle on the way home from work, or hang out and listen to live music (Thursdays and Saturdays). You can also stop for Sunday Brunch! And, don’t leave without trying the Bailey’s Irish Crème cheesecake – to die for - - seriously! When you see Joe’s wife, Pam, behind the bar looking for the Bailey’s bottles you know the fresh cheesecake is not far behind.

The parade kicks off a four-day celebration of the Pub’s first anniversary. When we told Joe what a great job he did with the festivities, he replied, “Wait 'til next year!"

This is the kind of fun that really makes Bath and its surrounding towns great places to live. If you’d like more information about the area or relocating to Maine, just let me know!